GTA IV Rides Again in Lost and the Damned

Download-only add-on episode revs new life into franchise's fourth outing

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2009 10:22 AM CST

(Newser) – Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned brings gamers back to a Liberty City as gritty and darkly funny as ever, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times. The add-on episode, only available as a download through the Xbox Live service,... Read full story »

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