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This is a list of in-game websites accessible on the [[Internet in GTA IV|Internet]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. These are not real websites but most of the domains are owned by [[Rockstar Games]] and redirects to the official GTA IV website in real life. The [[wp:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] links in brackets refer to the real life websites it is believed the game's websites parody.
This is a list of in-game websites accessible on the [[Internet in GTA IV|Internet]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. These are not real websites but most of the domains are owned by [[Rockstar Games]] and redirects to the official GTA IV website in real life. The [[wp:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] links in brackets refer to the real life websites it is believed the game's websites parody.


'''Note:''' Unlike the real-world Internet, all sites whose URLs are entered manually ''must'' include "www." otherwise they will not work.
'''Note:''' Unlike the real-world Internet, all sites whose URLs are entered manually ''must'' include "www." otherwise they will not work. This wiki indexes the websites with the www. omitted for clarity.


== Interactive sites ==
== Interactive sites ==
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* '''[[eyefind.info]]''' ([[wp:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]) - Niko's email and homepage.
* '''[[eyefind.info]]''' ([[wp:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]) - Niko's email and homepage.
** '''[[mail.eyefind.info]]''' ([[wp:Yahoo! Mail|Yahoo! Mail]]) - Read and reply to emails.
** '''[[mail.eyefind.info]]''' ([[wp:Yahoo! Mail|Yahoo! Mail]]) - Read and reply to emails.
* '''[[craplist.net]]''' ([[wp:Craigslist|Craigslist]]) - Classified ads website. It is interactive only in the sense that if the player responds to [[Alexandra Chilton]]'s post, she will begin dating Niko
* '''[[craplist.net]]''' ([[wp:Craigslist|Craigslist]]) - Classified ads website. It is interactive only in the sense that if the player responds to [[Alexandra Chilton]]'s post, she will begin dating Niko.
* '''[[autoeroticar.com]]''' ([[wp:DuPont Registry|DuPont Registry]]) - Website of the [[Auto Eroticar]] dealership, which plays central role in the first [[I'll Take Her]] mission.
* '''[[littlelacysurprisepageant.com]]''' - An apparent child pornography website taken over by the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] as a sting operation, the player attains a 5-star [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]] if accessed
* '''[[littlelacysurprisepageant.com]]''' - An apparent child pornography website taken over by the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] as a sting operation, the player attains a 5-star [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]] if accessed
* '''[[love-meet.net]]''' ([[wp:Match.com|Match.com]]) - Interactive dating website
* '''[[love-meet.net]]''' ([[wp:Match.com|Match.com]]) - Interactive dating website through which Niko can gain two additional girlfriends.
* '''[[vipluxuryringtones.com]]''' ([[wp:Jamba!|Jamster]]) – Niko can purchase ringtones and themes for his [[cell phone]] here.
* '''[[vipluxuryringtones.com]]''' ([[wp:Jamba!|Jamster]]) – Niko can purchase ringtones and themes for his [[cell phone]] here.


==== News sources and other useful information ====
==== News sources and other useful information ====
The game's traditional news websites (discounting LCPD's website and the secret blog) actually change as the story progresses, many of their news articles documenting missions Niko does in the game.
The game's traditional news websites (discounting LCPD's website and the secret blog) change as the story progresses, many of their news articles documenting missions Niko does in the game and providing backstory or aftermath to those missions. Occasionally a friend may also alert Niko to a news story appearing on one of the sites.


* '''[[libertycitypolice.com]]''' ([[wp:New York City Police Department|NYPD]]) - Website of the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]], also has online access to the criminal database
* '''[[libertycitypolice.com]]''' ([[wp:New York City Police Department|NYPD]]) - Website of the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]], also has online access to the criminal database
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Niko is unable to use social networking sites, only communicating through his standard email. These are mostly meant as comedy pieces, but surfing them carefully enough reveals information about two characters Niko eventually meets, [[Eddie Low]] and [[Alexandra Chilton]].
Niko is unable to use social networking sites, only communicating through his standard email. These are mostly meant as comedy pieces, but surfing them carefully enough reveals information about two characters Niko eventually meets, [[Eddie Low]] and [[Alexandra Chilton]].
* '''[[a-thousand-words.net]]''' ([[wp:Flickr|Flickr]]) - Photo hosting and sharing website
* '''[[a-thousand-words.net]]''' ([[wp:Flickr|Flickr]]) - Photo hosting and sharing website
* '''[[blogsnobs.org]]''' ([[wp:Blogger (service)|Blogger]]) - Blog publishing website
* '''[[blogsnobs.org]]''' ([[wp:Blogger (service)|Blogger]]) - Blog publishing website. Once Niko begins dating Alex Chilton, her blog here will periodically update with (sometimes-graphic) descriptions of her dates with Niko.
* '''[[electrictit.com]]''' ([[wp:Youtube|YouTube]]) - Video streaming website
* '''[[electrictit.com]]''' ([[wp:Youtube|YouTube]]) - Video streaming website
* '''[[friendswithoutfaces.net]]''' - ([[wp:Facebook|Facebook]]) - Social networking site for [[wp:Pen pal|pen pals]]
* '''[[friendswithoutfaces.net]]''' - ([[wp:Facebook|Facebook]]) - Social networking site for [[wp:Pen pal|pen pals]]

Latest revision as of 14:11, 29 November 2012

This is a list of in-game websites accessible on the Internet in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony. These are not real websites but most of the domains are owned by Rockstar Games and redirects to the official GTA IV website in real life. The Wikipedia links in brackets refer to the real life websites it is believed the game's websites parody.

Note: Unlike the real-world Internet, all sites whose URLs are entered manually must include "www." otherwise they will not work. This wiki indexes the websites with the www. omitted for clarity.

Interactive sites

Gameplay-effecting sites

The most important websites in the game consist of emails (used during main and side missions from time to time) and online dating (where Niko Bellic can meet three possible girlfriends).

News sources and other useful information

The game's traditional news websites (discounting LCPD's website and the secret blog) change as the story progresses, many of their news articles documenting missions Niko does in the game and providing backstory or aftermath to those missions. Occasionally a friend may also alert Niko to a news story appearing on one of the sites.

Other sites

Social networking and media hosting

Niko is unable to use social networking sites, only communicating through his standard email. These are mostly meant as comedy pieces, but surfing them carefully enough reveals information about two characters Niko eventually meets, Eddie Low and Alexandra Chilton.

Online shopping websites

Niko is unable to shop online, with the tiny exception of the mission I'll Take Her, in which Niko simply collects a phone number from Auto Eroticar's site to communicate with the seller (and, having only set a trap for her, abandons the car he was supposedly going to buy).

Company and other professional websites

Guide, community or subculture oriented websites

Possible scam websites

Niko's email is complete with authentic spam mail for comedic purposes, many of which redirect to some of these websites:

The Lost and Damned

These sites were added in The Lost and Damned. These websites can only be accessed in this episode.

The Ballad of Gay Tony

These sites were added in The Ballad of Gay Tony. Like TLAD, these websites can only be accessed in this episode.

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Locations
Characters
Content
Information
Episodes


The Lost and Damned
Characters Characters | Johnny Klebitz | Billy Grey | Ashley Butler | Category
Content Radio Content | Trailers | TV Shows | Vehicles | Websites | Weapons
Gameplay Completion | Cheats | Missions | Multiplayer | Seagulls
Plot Related Diamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)


The Ballad of Gay Tony
Characters Characters | Luis Lopez | Gay Tony | Ray Bulgarin | Gracie Ancelotti | Category
Content Features | Radio content | Safehouses | Trailers | Vehicles | Weapons
Gameplay Achievements/Trophies | Cheats | Missions | Nightclubs (Maisonette 9 and Hercules) | Seagulls
Plot Related Diamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)
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