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The '''Grand Theft Auto IV Era''' refers to a canonical era of [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]], which includes [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], its two expansion packs ([[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]), and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. All GTA IV Era games are set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. They all take place in the [[Universes|HD Universe]], as designated by Rockstar.

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 [[2010]]. With a few exceptions (most notably dialogue by radio host [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] on [[Integrity 2.0]] which makes frequent references to locations in earlier games, and the use of some footage from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] in some TV programmes), the GTA IV games are not considered to exist in the same "universe" or continuity as any of the games of the [[GTA III Era]].

[[Grand Theft Auto V]] starts a new era, but is part of the same [[Universe]] as the GTA IV Era. This means that some characters, businesses and some storylines ''could'' cross over into the new era. However, the vast majority of features and characters will not appear in the GTA V Era. 


==Games in the GTA IV Era==

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin: 0 auto;"
![[Grand Theft Auto IV]]
![[The Lost and Damned|Grand Theft Auto IV:<br>The Lost and Damned]]
![[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Grand Theft Auto:<br>The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
![[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|Grand Theft Auto:<br>Chinatown Wars]]
|-
|''Main Game''
|colspan=2|'' 'Episode' Expansion Packs''
|''Mobile Game''
|-
|[[File:GTAIV-Boxart.jpg|150x140px]]
|[[File:Tlad boxart.JPG|150x140px]]
|[[File:TBOGT-Boxart.jpg|150x140px]]
|[[File:GTACW-Boxart.png|150x140px]]
|-
|[[2008]]
|[[2009]]
|[[2009]]
|[[2009]]
|-
|colspan=3|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], [[Apple iOS]]
|}


'''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 takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.

'''Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned'''
[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], which 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]].

'''Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony'''
[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]], and the story follows him and his boss [[Gay Tony]], who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.

'''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'''
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] ([[2009]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2009, a year after the events of GTA IV and the two DLCs with a story focusing on the Liberty City Triads. 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 [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]]. The PSP version features drastically improved graphics.

The game focuses on the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]], and protagonist [[Huang Lee]], the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head [[Wu Lee]]. The game's storyline does not intertwine with those of GTA IV and its episodes, nor is it part of the trinity that connects them, leading some to question its canonicity.



The Main story and it's episodes' missions and how they connect can be viewed in the [[Missions in GTA IV Era]] page.


===Combination Discs===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:GTA EFLC Neutral Cover.jpg|130px]]
'''[[Episodes From Liberty City]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|[[File:GTA4-Complete-Case.png|150px]]
'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition| The Complete Edition]]''' 
|''2010''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}

==Locations in the GTA IV Era==
===State of Liberty===
*[[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
*[[The Carraways]]

===State of Alderney===
*[[Alderney City]]
*[[Westdyke]]
*[[Leftwood]]
*[[Berchem]]
*[[Acter]]
*[[Normandy]]
*[[Tudor]]
*[[Port Tudor]]
*[[Acter Industrial Park]]

===State of San Andreas===
*[[Las Venturas]]
*[[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]
*[[San Fierro]]
*[[Red County]]
*[[Flint County]]
*[[Tierra Robada]]
*[[Bone County]]
*[[Whetstone]]

===State of Florida===
*[[Vice City in GTA IV Era|Vice City]]
*[[Cottonmouth]]

===Other===
*[[Carcer City]]
*[[Bullworth]]
*[[Capital City]]

[[Category:Eras]]
[[Category:GTA IV Era]]