Grand Theft Auto IV

[boomhauertjs]

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Are we ever going to hear about the DLC? Will it get released in 2008?

[Blzer]

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So basically, I knew these weren't retroactive, but I didn't know that I had to create a new game save to actually activate them. Oh well, gone are my 35+ hours of random mayhem and chaos with like... eight missions completed.

Michelle and I were doing well, though.

[Rawdeal28]

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i dont know if i feel like going through the story again. maybe next year.........lol

[ehh]

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Does anyone know when you unlock Manhattan? I just met Dimitri in the wearhouse with Little Jacob and had the big shoot out w. the guys who Niko owed money to back in Europe.

[Eton Rifles]

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you do have to do some missions and then it will open up. I forgot how long but you will know when you get sent on a mission there.

[bkfount]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Are we ever going to hear about the DLC? Will it get released in 2008?

If we haven't heard anything by now it's 100% guaranteed to not come out in 2008. It might be february or even on the 1 year anniversary for all we know.

[bcruise]

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After several months of on, then off, then back on gameplay thanks to PS3 trophies, I finally completed GTA IV's story last night. Assorted spoilers ahead....

Spoiler

I had picked up early on in the story that Niko seemed to have a thing for Kate, and decided to play out the game according to that. Of course, that paid off big time in the "Kill Dmitri First" version of the ending that I chose. I get how people who had no attachment to Kate were probably put off by that ending, but for me it worked really well. I think it's interesting that each of the characters own decisions results in their death (Roman wants the deal, he dies; Kate (sort of) wants revenge, she dies).

Other decisions I made throughout the game:

Killed Playboy (had this one spoiled by a work buddy, unfortunately)
Killed Clarence (first chance, with a sniper rifle without even entering the apartments! )
Spared Cherise
Killed Derrick - was going to kill Francis, but I actually called him up during the meeting, watched him get up and answer the phone -through the scope - and actually offer me more money to kill him! He acted like I was a sergeant asking for a "raise". I had to do it after that, just to see what would happen. Still got the wanted clear, btw.
Killed Darko - This was the reason Niko came to LC in the first place, and it didn't seem real to let him forget about it. Plus, if you were dating Kate, Niko tells her about some of the things that happened as a result of Darko's actions (that I don't think were mentioned anywhere else in the game). That, along with Darko's price for his actions, was enough for me to do it. The brutal execution scene was actually quite fitting.

Took revenge - explained above - did what Kate wanted.

The whole game was a very satisfying experience for me, and I like that I can still load the game clear save up and wreak some random havoc!

[boomhauertjs]

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Sounds like the DLC won't be released this year...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171210

[Flawless]

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'Grand Theft Auto' yields road to the 'Lost and Damned'

The upcoming episode of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV looks to be a wild one.

GTA IV, which was released in April for the Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, focused on former Eastern European soldier Niko Bellic and his escalating life of crime in the boroughs of Liberty City. This new episode, available Feb. 17 via download exclusively for those who own the Xbox 360 version (no price yet), stars Johnny Klebitz, a member of Liberty City biker gang The Lost.

"Johnny is a very different character than Niko, with a very different background," says Dan Houser, vice president of creative development for Rockstar Games. "I can't go into too much detail on the story, because we try not to give away too much plot before the game is released. But I can say that the story will show you a different side of Liberty City."

The episode, titled The Lost and Damned, requires players to have the full version of the Mature-rated GTA IV (ages 17 and older) and an Xbox Live membership to download. It's likely to carry an M rating, too. (Parents can use the Xbox 360's parental controls to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content.)

GTA IV is the top video game this year; nearly two-thirds of the 5 million copies sold have been for Xbox 360, according to The NPD Group.

In the original game, Niko crossed paths with The Lost several times. This time, Niko has only a bit part, Houser says. "The story is not directly impacted by decisions you took in the main game," he says. But "tons of details and mysteries from the main story get explained, so it will add a lot of color to the main story."

Rockstar Games has been fine-tuning its explorable 3-D virtual worlds since launching its first "sandbox" game with Grand Theft Auto III in 2001.

The new game will let you download more sandbox time. "We feel like we've only scratched the surface in terms of the depth and detail in" GTA IV's mythical Liberty City, says Houser.

Previous games have used downloads to add "new stages, weapons and costumes," says GamePro Media features editor Dave Rudden, "but GTA IV's content will reportedly add hours of gameplay."

Rudden hopes the episode costs $15 or less, but Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter expects a $20 price and says Rockstar could sell 2 million to 3 million downloads. "I see episodic content as a natural progression of the quality of downloadable content."

[boomhauertjs]

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Can't wait for February. Gonna miss Niko, though.

[frostbyte06]

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Wish it would've been in January to get me through until SF IV and RE5, oh well I'll still get the DLC

[ExtremeGamer]

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Absolutely love that the story doesn't involve Niko, moves into a whole new direction.

[ThaGenecyst]

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Here are the first screenshots of the DLC:

[CaptainZombie]

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Those screenshots look cool.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Something cool about being in a biker gang..LOL