GTA IV Episodes: Difference between revisions

'''Episodes''', also known as '''Episodic Content''' or '''Downloadable Content''' are downloads for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] that add extra missions, areas, weapons, characters and more onto the standard game and a new storyline that interweaves with the main GTA IV storyline. Currently, both episodes are available for the [[Xbox 360]] version of the game, through [[Xbox Live]], and coming soon to the PS3 and PC. Each episode requires the original GTA IV disk in order to be played if downloaded online, but doesn't require the disk if the '''Episodes From Liberty City''' CD is used instead. The game retails for £34.99 in the UK and $39.99 in the US.

*'''[[The Lost and Damned|Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned]]''', featuring criminal biker [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[The Lost Brotherhood]] biker gang. - Released ''February 17th 2009''.

*'''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''', featuring Dominican criminal [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] and his boss [[Gay Tony|Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]]. - Released ''October 29th 2009''.

Both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony were also released on a single disc - '''[http://www.rockstargames.com/episodesfromlibertycity/ Episodes From Liberty City]'''. Unlike the individual episodes, this doesn't require the original GTA IV game. This was released on the same day as The Ballad of Gay Tony on 29th October 2009. The disc includes three exclusive radio stations to compensate the music not carried over from GTA IV. The DLCs do not have exclusive music but music from GTA IV are carried over. If a player does not have GTA IV installed on their console, some phone conversation dialog in Episodes From Liberty City will be missing.

If you were to download any episode from the marketplace and save a game using TLAD or BoGT using GTA IV, if you were to later use Episodes from Liberty City on your Xbox 360, the saved games will still be available, however, the GTA IV saved games will not be.