{{expand}} The '''Grand Theft Auto IV Era''' refers to a current and ongoing canonical era of [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]]. These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and the state of [[Alderney]]. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from 2008 to present. ==Locations in the GTA IV Era== ===State of Liberty=== *[[Liberty City]] *[[The Caraways]] ===State of Alderney=== *[[Alderney City]] *[[Westdyke]] *[[Leftwood]] *[[Berchem]] *[[Acter]] *[[Normandy]] *[[Tudor]] *[[Port Tudor]] *[[Acter Industrial Park]] ===State of San Andreas=== *[[Las Venturas]] *[[Los Santos]] *[[San Fierro]] *[[Red County]] ===State of Florida=== *[[Vice City in GTA IV Era|Vice City]] ===State of New Hampshire=== *[[Bullworth]] ===Other=== *[[Carcer City]] ==Chronological release list== *[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (2008) *[[The Lost and Damned]] (2009) *[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] (2009) *[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (2009) ==Chronological plot list== *[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (2008) *[[The Lost and Damned]] (2008) *[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (2008) *[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] (2009) ==Games in the GTA IV Era== ===Grand Theft Auto IV=== [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game once again takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The game takes place in 2008 and the [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old from Serbia who came to Liberty City to seek revenge. ===Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned=== [[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of two confirmed [[GTA IV Episodes|DLC]] packs for GTA IV. TLAD requires a full version of GTA IV to run and was exclusive to the [[Xbox 360]]. It can downloaded via Xbox Live, or if you purchase [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], it will include the TLAD. The Latter does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost Brotherhood. TLAD takes place in [[2008]], just like GTA IV. ===Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony=== [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second of two confirmed DLCs. It is also the last DLC of GTA IV. TBoGT's storyline also runs along the main GTA IV storyline. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]. The story in TBoGT is that [[Gay Tony]] is losing his proprietorship in his clubs, owing him many people. ===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars=== [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] ([[2009]]) is set in the same [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] as GTA IV, but in 2009, one year later. It is the first Grand Theft Auto game to be released on the [[Nintendo DS]], and was announced at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference on July 15, 2008. This game has several new features, such as touch screen mini-games. It is also available on the [[PSP|Sony PSP]] and [[wp:iOS (Apple)|Apple iPhone OS]] (iPhone & iPod Touch). The game focuses on the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]], and protagonist [[Huang Lee]], the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head [[Wu Lee]]. ==Trivia== *The GTA IV Era is the only era in which all of the protagonists are able to swim. [[Category:Eras]] [[Category:GTA IV Era]]