Details on next GTA IV DLC 'coming soon'
by Ben Gilbert 
{ May 15th 2009 at 10:45AM } 
Stating as vaguely as possible, "Details on 2nd episode of GTAIV downloadable content coming soon," Rockstar has officially started the ball rolling on wild speculation. Though it's possible the company will bust out details on the next expansion to Liberty City pre-E3, we're not betting anyone's baby on it. But then really, who bets a baby? You monster!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jason Statham (Aka Vegeta) @ May 15th 2009 10:53AM
Well there is a rumor going around that Rockstar planned to have the DLC based on the two individuals who were with Nico when they were delivering the drugs. So since Lost and the Damned followed Johnny, it would kind of make sense for the next episode to follow the other guy who was there.
whylekat @ May 15th 2009 11:37AM
Dude, who are you? How do you know this stuff??
MrSpaceCowboy @ May 15th 2009 1:03PM
Playboy X you reckon?
Hmm....
Desert Eagle @ May 15th 2009 5:07PM
No, Luis Fernando Lopez. That the name of the one guy who breaks the on-going deal in the museum.
If I recall correctly, he was also in that one mission where Niko and the McRearys rob a bank. I think it's called "Three Leaf Clover". Also, he was present during the Gay Tony diamond deal.
Gary @ May 15th 2009 11:39PM
i'd love to play as mccreary. hooray micks!
MarkHawk @ May 15th 2009 10:56AM
Alpha Males Baby!
DGautreau86 @ May 15th 2009 10:59AM
I bet babies!!
tenor77 @ May 15th 2009 10:58AM
Yeah I heard this is going to be called Blood and a Four Leaf Clover. I've kinda gotten tired of GTA though. I know, herasy but I said it.
Jason Statham (Aka Vegeta) @ May 15th 2009 11:33AM
umm good for you? Do you want a cookie or something?
tenor77 @ May 15th 2009 11:50AM
Yes, I need it for all these babies I've won.
ronEbear @ May 15th 2009 11:03AM
I bet that they`re going to do something with the abandoned amusement park, bringing it to life. New enemies/gangs might include the killer clowns and the ringmasters. Silly string will be a new weapon and Niko can be outfitted with new accessories such as a clown nose and wig. CLOWNS!
baby sea tuna @ May 15th 2009 11:32AM
I'm still amazed that they didn't do anything with that amusement park (aside from being home to a pigeon or two.) What a waste of resources.
Jak Logan @ May 15th 2009 3:34PM
Yeah. I was thinking either an Orthodox Jew for the main character (because of the whole Impossible Trinity theme, or a teenager who can use all that amusement park stuff. And they seem to put a lot of effort into skateparks and skate companies (Curbcrawler) in LC, that they could definitely add in skateboarding as a feature. Here's hoping anyway.
MystileArmor @ May 15th 2009 9:55PM
Who needs a skateboard when you can take a superbike into the halfpipe?
dantebk @ May 15th 2009 11:11AM
Coming soon?! Wow that's soon!
RiccochetJ @ May 15th 2009 11:15AM
*sniff*
I lost my child in a bet.
My cards were all red! I thought I couldn't lose! But the bastard had two cards that had the same number on them... What are the odds of that?!?
*sob*
Burns11 @ May 15th 2009 11:17AM
Yawn
WREturns @ May 15th 2009 11:44AM
That's exactly what I thought when I read your comment!
(Well, not exactly, it was actually more like, "Great, another wannabe elitist with that ridiculous teenager mentality that hates everything once it hits mainstream acceptance.")
pete @ May 15th 2009 11:46AM
hmm, sounds like WRE just described himself pretty well
WREturns @ May 15th 2009 3:15PM
I challenge you to show where I've succumbed to that mentality even once, pete. My profile is open. Go ahead.
wweecw @ May 15th 2009 11:22AM
Rockstar Games rules
j.howlett @ May 15th 2009 11:22AM
how do you start up the expansion for gta? does it start at the main menu or in a safehouse then you go into options?
LocketRaunchers @ May 15th 2009 4:06PM
When it's first downloaded the game starts you right into the DLC, and after that it starts whatever version you saved in last.
ultimatepryceman @ May 15th 2009 11:26AM
Just occured to me - there's never been a female GTA protagonist. That'd be interesting.
@ Jason Statham (AKA Vegeta) - the third guy in that mission is Playboy X, who I doubt will be playable because [SPOILER ALERT]there's a point in the main story where you have to choose to kill either him or Dwayne and the DLC story can't really depend on a choice the player makes in the main game[END SPOILER]
I'd like to play one of the following:
- Grunt working for Jimmy Pegorino or similar (with mob-wars style gameplay)
- Gerry McCreary (during his [SPOILER] relatively short stretch in prison - imagine all the characters you'd meet inside [END SPOILER])
- Brucie and/or Roman (for teh lulz)
Jason Statham (Aka Vegeta) @ May 15th 2009 11:35AM
Wait...fuck you're right.
dammit.
profoundbuffoon @ May 15th 2009 12:12PM
Actually, you're wrong. The 'other guy' is Luis Fernando Lopez, not Playboy X, and is only seen as a bodyguard of Tony Prince. Once in the Impossible Trinity (where Playboy isn't even present), once in Diamonds Are Girl's Best Friend (again, no Playboy) and once in Lost and Damned. He fits the bill perfectly, and his story seldom crosses paths with Niko or Johnny, giving the developers enough free hand for the story.
As for the woman protagonist - sure, it might be interesting, but ... 1) Most of GTA players are male 2) I can't really see a woman beating up tough bikers and stealing trucks. Not being sexist ... just realistic. And I'm not saying it's impossible, it's just ... awkward.
ultimatepryceman @ May 15th 2009 12:31PM
Well this is what happens when your research is a look at a few screenshots.
Since when did the player base being male mean there had to be a male protagonist? Never stopped Lara Croft or Joanna Dark. I know plenty of women who would fuck up a biker if they needed to.
damnreds @ May 15th 2009 1:15PM
actually, the rumor relates specifically to the "Impossible Trinity" achievement that you get during the museum heist, which involves Nico, Johnny Kelbitz, and Luis Fernando Lopez. so if the rumor is true, Luis would actually be the protagonist of the 2nd DLC pack.
http://demonjsblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/gtaiv-the-impossible-trinity/
MystileArmor @ May 15th 2009 9:58PM
The protaganist HAS to be male. Hookers don't bounce on females, as far as I know.
Teabag @ May 15th 2009 11:30AM
Well...great. I hope it will be cheaper this time or MORE worth the money if it's the same. I can hope, can i not?
MuRRaY @ May 15th 2009 11:39AM
Looks like those rumors are coming to life, giving me hope about the MGS4 port to 360 :P
WREturns @ May 15th 2009 11:41AM
You should play as that undercover cop from the drug bust.
Tep @ May 15th 2009 11:48AM
Can we get this on a disc please? I don't believe in this digital crap.
psychohog @ May 15th 2009 12:02PM
This "digital crap" is the future, get used to it.
Neuromancer @ May 15th 2009 12:08PM
Just because it's on a disc doesn't mean it's not digital.
B3astofthe3ast @ May 15th 2009 11:57AM
San Andreas PLZ!!!!
Deedubbadoo @ May 15th 2009 12:06PM
Just let me take control of Brucie and get the fuck out of my way bro.
Neuromancer @ May 15th 2009 12:08PM
I hear in this DLC, you can take your friends out on man-dates to all kinds of new locations! I can't wait!
Alex @ May 15th 2009 12:39PM
how about some DLC for Vice City? That game was actually entertaining.
Cosmo @ May 15th 2009 12:41PM
I hope the Lost and Damned and this DLC can arrive on PC soon. I did hear there will be some good news on Games for Windows LIVE at E3 2009, maybe we'll also get Gears of War 2? : )
Alex @ May 15th 2009 2:25PM
Co-op Zombie Mode please!
xbox420king @ May 15th 2009 5:45PM
You hear that rockstar?! we want a zombie mode!
Alex @ May 15th 2009 3:05PM
Is it confirmed that it will be 360 only again? or is there a possibility of it coming to PC this time around?
The Dark Wayne @ May 15th 2009 3:19PM
Hey, that picture's inaccurate, you couldnt get gloves in the game, something I was severely disappointed about
donHefe @ May 15th 2009 3:49PM
In the credits of lost and damned it looked pretty clear to me that the next game would be with the irish. Maybe packie? Personally I would like to see a whole new story set in liberty city.
The Dark Wayne @ May 15th 2009 10:38PM
i'd love to play as packie, if he werent so fucking ugly
cafecito @ May 15th 2009 5:09PM
Hope we get to see some female nudity this time. Or at least, no more male nudity :P
Jeffrey Haywood @ May 16th 2009 1:21AM
planes yet...? ='[
Bootleg Zani @ May 16th 2009 2:20AM
This DLC needs to come out already.
Cameron @ May 17th 2009 11:31AM
Why can't R* make some fun DLC, like say a Mod Pack - with the inclusion of a cheat creator ; give the community a bunch of variables and attributes and maybe a few object lists. Then open up to the inclusion of custom skin packs, level creator, objects ect - it would make for a fun game. I would happily pay to be able to access a cheat creator - handgun firing rockets while in matrix HERE I COME.
On a side note : a zombie mod would be fun too - where the mod turns the crowd to zombies except from a few (there is already the character skin!), and they chase you, jump on your car ect - they could even work in a story to it. Say - you go to your phone book and then go to Modes ; it comes up with "Sandbox Mode", "Matrix Mode" (see earlier) and of course "Zombie Mode". Once you activate it, you spawn in some safehouse and have to run the gauntlet from A to B and pick up various characters along the way. It would be sweet.