New GTAIV DLC gets release date

By Ellie Gibson Published 23 July, 2009

Ballad of Gay Tony here for Halloween.

Rockstar has announced the next batch of downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV will be available via Xbox Live on 29th October.

The Ballad of Gay Tony will see you playing as Luis Lopez, who works for nightclub boss Tony "Gay Tony" Prince. As previously announced it will cost 1600 Microsoft Points (GBP 13.60 / EUR 19.20).

Or you could pick up Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, a disc release featuring both DLC episodes released so far. It's also out on the 29th and will cost $39.99 over in the States. We're checking with Rockstar for a European price.

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Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • bad09 #1 3 years ago

    Oooh nice a disc version. I'll go for that and free up some space on my 20gb as well. Bloody MS HDD pricing.....

  • the_dudefather #2 3 years ago

    I would have thought the disc version 'installs' the game to your hard drive anyway, no?

  • Ryze #3 3 years ago

    It's standalone, according to a previous report.

  • SBfistfun #4 3 years ago

    Wish MS would sort out the hdd pricing. I would upgrade in an instant if it wasn't a complete rip off. Juggling space witha 20 gb drive is no fun at all :(

  • rotmm #5 3 years ago

    @SBfistfun,

    Argos have it for £68. I dunno if you feel that is still too expensive, but it is comprable to a boxed 120gb 2.5" drive you'd buy at retail (yes, I know OEM's online can be found much cheaper ;))

    I just had a look and there's a used 120gb 360 drive at Play via Play'n'Trade for £45

  • Negotiator #6 3 years ago

    Another great exclusive for Xbox this year, GTA4 best game this gen.

  • krudster #7 3 years ago

    I bought a 500Gb 2.5" external drive from *PC World* of all places for £79.99 the other day...

  • Moonprince #8 3 years ago

    Negotiator: - Failed to recieve enough love as a child.

  • SBfistfun #9 3 years ago

    thanks rotmm spose thats not too bad actually (well compared to what they have been priced at!).

    It doesnt make sense to me. If MS want us buying digital content, surely they realise the pricing and size of the HDD's are going to put people off
    Edited by 1 at 23/07/09 @ 09:22

  • kinky_mong #10 3 years ago

    Perfect timing now there's a Bioshock 2 sized hole at that time of the year thanks to it being putting back so all those cooks can spoil the broth.

    I'm in the same boat in regards to running out of room on my meagre 20GB HDD and find the price of a 120GB takes the piss somewhat.

  • rotmm #11 3 years ago

    I suspect (though it's just as likely that I'm wrong) MS will be releasing a new 360 SKU with a 250GB HD sometime around August/Sept and that the 120GB model will be phased out. I also suspect that the RRP for the 120GB standalone HD will go down to £50.

    I have no basis for that suspicion other than the fact that is about when they'll be launching the Game Marketplace and will want people to spend money on it.

    So, unless you are desperate for a HD now, it may be worth holding off.

  • carlitoswagon #12 3 years ago

    Also running out of space on the 20GB.

    Anyone familiar with the 360 data transfer cable and if you can transfer from 20 to 60gb?

  • mkreku #13 3 years ago

    Hmm. A Western Digital Scorpio 500GB 2.5" harddrive costs 895 SEK. A 120 GB Xbox 360 harddrive costs 1250 SEK. You'd think Microsoft could at least include a 320 GB harddrive in the package for that price..

  • WinterSnowblind #14 3 years ago

    I was initially disappointed with GTAIV, but Lost and Damned fixed a lot of the little niggling things that annoyed me (MISSION CHECKPOINTS!) and was overall just a much better experience than the main game. I don't think Johnny was quite as good as Niko, but he was still a great character and it was interesting to see the city and characters from a totally different perspective, even though you're going through the same city, it didn't feel like it.

    Bottom line: I'm looking forward to this, but I'm another 20gb owner that just has no space to install it.

  • Merefield #15 3 years ago

    Will these things ever see the light of day on the PC?

  • DanWhitehead #16 3 years ago

    "Anyone familiar with the 360 data transfer cable and if you can transfer from 20 to 60gb?"

    It should work fine, although you may have to request a data transfer kit from Microsoft (for free) since I believe they only package them with 120Gb HDD.