E3, 2006, and Microsoft have two very special announcements to make. Not only will Grand Theft Auto IV be launching on the Xbox 360, but there’ll also be exclusive downloadable game content in the form of 2 separate episodes, made available after the game is released. The deal worked amazingly well for Microsoft, and helped them beat PlayStation 3 in day one sales of the game by a ratio of about 60/40.
Two and half years later, and over 6 months since GTA IV was released, and the first details of any substance about the first piece of downloadable content have emerged. The Episode is called The Lost and Damned, and will be available on February 17th 2009. Which is slightly disappointing, as we were semi expecting to be playing it by Christmas Day. Anyway, definitely something to look forward to.
In the game, you’ll play as a protagonist Jonny Klebitz, who you may remember from the original game - he was the head of biker gang The Lost Brother hood, and one of the early missions actually features him. According to Rockstar boss Dan Houser: “Johnny is a very different character than Niko, with a very different background. 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."
Stay tuned for more details!
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