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Ballad of Gay Tony: A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen

The Power Review: When you have one of the most popular gaming franchises that has inspired more lawsuits than any other series of video games in history, you would think that the developers wouldn't purposefully release an expansion whose title screams, "Please sue me!"

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Sunny_D5426d ago

We gays don't like being discriminated. We like to be treated equal... (pointing hand gesture) :P

UNCyrus5426d ago

It's really not that farfetched to think about how many lawsuits this expansion will inspire...

Blaze9295426d ago (Edited 5426d ago )

the original and true meaning for Gay: having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music. And that will likely be there defense for any stuid lawsuits that pop up. As for the GAME, I didnt know it was an offense to have a gay character in a video game :-/.

This is a business and Rockstar..they know what they are doing. Controversy will stir up, talk will rise and continue, while they sit back and receive more press on the game helping to rise sales.

andron5426d ago

"Gay Tony" sounds like a classic mobster name. I'm sure it's a pop cultural reference like many other of R* in jokes...

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gaffyh5426d ago (Edited 5426d ago )

I wonder if the usual skinhead/14 year old types that usually buy GTA games will buy this DLC, even if it is on a disc. Cos those types of people wouldn't usually touch anything with the word "gay" on it with a bargepole, let alone buy a game with gay in the name.

We should see how much difference the GTA name makes though at least.

BLuKhaos5426d ago (Edited 5426d ago )

Tell me about it, these people are really fvcking annoying.They label you a homophobe if you don't support their movement 100%.You could be completely apathetic towards them and still be considered a bigot by them.They remind me of the muppets behind the modern feminist movement.I fvcking hate that pack mentality of either you're with us or you're against us.

Syronicus5426d ago

Come on, since when did they ever release anything (other than Table Tennis) that did not cry for a lawsuit? Never if you ask me but that's what makes them one of the best. They are willing to take massive risks to get us some cool games.

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TheColbertinator5426d ago

The lawsuit will bring some free publicity with it further increasing sales for GTA 4 Episode 2

Sheikh Yerbouti5426d ago

you killed Tony in GTAIV would be the problem. I got up, shot him and went out. Easy mission. Was Tony supposed to put up a fight? How he was portrayed was laughably stereotypically, and not only him either. Watch the Men's Room? Rockstar has no problem toying with homosexual memes, regardless whom it may offend.

There will be no lawsuit.

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jdktech20105426d ago

Rockstar and controversy??????

Who would have thought? You had to know they realized what could happen when they created this thing

UNCyrus5426d ago

yeah, I know... who would have thought they they would actually stoop to the level of naming a game something that would inspire controversy

SKUD5426d ago

Anything GTA today comes with a lawsuit.

Cheeseknight285426d ago

Took the words out of my mouth.

And besides, nobody made too much noise about the full frontal male nudity in Lost & Damned, so I can't see how this will be that bad.

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Major Changes Are Coming To GTA IV And Episodes From Liberty City

The Steam versions of Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes From Liberty City are combining, and players who own one or the other are in for some changes.

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annoyedgamer1533d ago

I woupdn't update the game. It doesnt have game breaking issues and I would lose one of the radio stations.

jeromeface1533d ago

steam has removed this option

monkey6021533d ago

"Thankfully, players will seemingly easily be able to update their game to the new version easily by simply installing "

What the fuck kind of sentence structure is that?!

GTA4 was the worst game in the entire series and the only one I've ever truly hated

SegaSaturn6691533d ago

I really liked the tv stations on gta 4. Other than that, I agree. Horrible racing missions.

CrimsonWing691533d ago

I guess they can’t afford editors.

umair_s511533d ago

I loved 4 ...want a remaster for PS4 Xbox one

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Orionsangel1533d ago

They'll never get rid of how slow and sluggish these games feel. Your character and vehicles feel too heavy. Even on the most powerful rigs. I love how GTAV fixed it though.

Profchaos1533d ago (Edited 1533d ago )

Your character was a mid 30/40 year old personally I felt like he controlled the way most people in that age range move.
And it had better driving physics than v did cars have weight and it felt correct compared to v everything drives like a sports car and turns corners on a dime

DerfDerf1533d ago

The driving physics in GTA4 were far superior to 5. Everyone complains because of the physics engine used but it's one of the things I love about 4

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Looking back to 2009 and the action packed Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Nick writes: "If you fancy some GTA nostalgia, and/or want to dive back into the GTA IV package in its entirety, I would say that if nothing else strikes your fancy, The Ballad of Gay Tony should."

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SegaGamer1643d ago (Edited 1643d ago )

One of the very rare cases where DLC was done right. This is what DLC should have been, a proper expansion pack, not what it has become today.

PowerOfTheCloud1642d ago

Right, the dlc's were better than the actual game imo

chrisx1643d ago

Ballad of gay Tony was great

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PhoenixUp1643d ago

Back in a time when we got single player DLC for GTA when it was promised

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Top 5 Grand Theft Auto Games

KeenGamer: ''The GTA series has been around for over twenty years, spanning four console generations & fifteen games. These crime epics have provided uncountable hours of memories over the years, but some instalments stand out from the rest. Here are my top 5 GTA games to date.''

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MrSwankSinatra1721d ago

"A recent update also added a fully functioning casino that requires players to use real money, in order to buy fake money, then gamble it!" This is not true, again this is a bullshit narrative being pushed, which is furthest from the truth.

PoSTedUP1721d ago

Ill always like 3 the best. Still play it till this day.

CertifiedGamer1721d ago

Grand Theft Auto 3 is the game that made it into a console selling game so that's why its my number #1