The stories for GTA IV, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony were written by Dan Houser and Rupert Humphries. Rockstar says, 'Players will struggle with the competing loyalties of family and friends, and with the uncertainty about who is real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price.' According to Rockstar's official website, 'The Ballad of Gay Tony injects Liberty City with an overdose of guns, glitz, and grime.' Sam Houser, the founder of Rockstar Games, said before its release 'This episode's focus on high-end night life contrasts with the biker gangs portrayed in The Lost and Damned, whilst giving us a lot of new gameplay possibilities.'Īs a downloadable expansion, it costs $19.99 (USD) on both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.Īt first, The Ballad of Gay Tony, along with the first piece of downloadable content, The Lost and Damned, was going to be released to the PS3 and PC on March 30, but due to Sony Computer Entertainment wanting to edit some of the radio stations, it was released on the later date of April 13 in North America and April 16 in Europe.

The game is also the first game in the series to implement a scoring system for missions. As with The Lost and Damned, new radio and in-game television programming is included. As well as a new storyline, missions, and characters, it also features new game mechanics, vehicles, weapons, side missions, collectibles and achievements/trophies. The storyline intertwines with the original game and first episode, most notably the Museum Piece mission that involves all three protagonists. The protagonist is Luis Fernando Lopez, a part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant to legendary nightclub impresario Tony Prince.

The PlayStation 3 and PC versions were later released on Apin North America and on Apin Europe. It is the fourth expansion pack in the Grand Theft Auto series and the 13th release in the series. It was released on October 29, 2009. Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (official abbreviation TBoGT) is the second episode of two downloadable add-ons for Grand Theft Auto IV.

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