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These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and the state of [[Alderney]]. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from [[2008]] to [[2010]].
These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and the state of [[Alderney]]. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from [[2008]] to [[2010]].


==Chronological release list==
==Games in the GTA IV Era==
As it currently stands:
 
===GTA IV===
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{| class="wikitable"
![[Grand Theft Auto IV]]
! Name/Boxart
![[The Lost and Damned|Grand Theft Auto IV:<br>The Lost and Damned]]
! Release Date
![[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Grand Theft Auto:<br>The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
!Platform(s)
![[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|Grand Theft Auto:<br>Chinatown Wars]]
|-
|[[File:Iv boxart.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'''
|''2008''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|-
|}
|''Main Game''
 
|colspan=2|'' 'Episode' Expansion Packs''
===Episodic Expansion Packs===
|''Mobile Game''
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|-
|[[File:Tlad boxart.JPG|150px]]
|[[File:Iv boxart.jpg|150x140px]]
'''[[The Lost and Damned]]'''
|[[File:Tlad boxart.JPG|150x140px]]
|''2009''
|[[File:CoverArt-TBoGT.JPG|150x140px]]
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|[[File:GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars.png|150x140px]]
|-
|-
|[[File:CoverArt-TBoGT.JPG|150px]]
|[[2008]]
'''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'''
|[[2009]]
|''2009''
|[[2009]]
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|[[2009]]
|-
|-
|colspan=3|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Playstation Portable|PSP]], [[Apple iOS]]
|}
|}


===GTA Chinatown Wars===
 
{| class="wikitable"
'''Grand Theft Auto IV'''
! Name/Boxart
[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.
! Release Date
 
!Platform(s)
'''Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned'''
|-
[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is [[Johnny Klebitz]], Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of [[The Lost Brotherhood]].
|[[File:GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars.png|150px]]
 
'''[[Chinatown Wars]]'''
'''Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony'''
|''2009''
[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]], and the story follows him and his boss [[Gay Tony]], who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.
| [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]] <br> [[Playstation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
 
|-
'''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'''
|}
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] ([[2009]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] based on the GTA IV rendition, in the year 2009. It is the first Grand Theft Auto game to be released on the [[Nintendo DS]], and was announced at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference on July 15, 2008. This game has several new features, such as touch screen mini-games. It is also available on the [[PSP|Sony PSP]] and [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]]. The PSP version features drastically improved graphics.
 
The game focuses on the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]], and protagonist [[Huang Lee]], the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head [[Wu Lee]]. The game's storyline does not intertwine with those of GTA IV and its episodes, nor is it part of the trinity that connects them, leading some to question its canonicity.
 
 
===Combination Discs===
===Combination Discs===
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==Chronological plot list==
*[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (2008)
*[[The Lost and Damned]] (2008)
*[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (2008)
*[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] (2009)


==Locations in the GTA IV Era==
==Locations in the GTA IV Era==
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*[[Capital City]]
*[[Capital City]]


==Games in the GTA IV Era==
===Grand Theft Auto IV===
[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.
===Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned===
[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is [[Johnny Klebitz]], Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of [[The Lost Brotherhood]].
===Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony===
[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]], and the story follows him and his boss [[Gay Tony]], who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.
===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars===
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] ([[2009]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] based on the GTA IV rendition, in the year 2009. It is the first Grand Theft Auto game to be released on the [[Nintendo DS]], and was announced at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference on July 15, 2008. This game has several new features, such as touch screen mini-games. It is also available on the [[PSP|Sony PSP]] and [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]]. The PSP version features drastically improved graphics.
The game focuses on the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]], and protagonist [[Huang Lee]], the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head [[Wu Lee]]. The game's storyline does not intertwine with those of GTA IV and its episodes, nor is it part of the trinity that connects them, leading some to question its canonicity.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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