Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
Developer(s)Rockstar North[N 1]
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Producer(s)Leslie Benzies
Programmer(s)
  • Adam Fowler
  • Alexander Roger
  • Obbe Vermeij
Artist(s)Aaron Garbut
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Stuart Hart
SeriesGrand Theft Auto
EngineRAGE
Platform(s)
ReleaseXbox 360
  • WW: 17 February 2009
PS3, Windows
  • NA: 13 April 2010
  • PAL: 16 April 2010
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is the first of two episodic expansion packs of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. The game was released individually for the Xbox 360 on 17 February 2009,[2] and as part of the disc-based package Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for PlayStation 3 and Windows on 13 April 2010. The package also includes the second Grand Theft Auto IV expansion, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and does not require the base game to be played.[3] Microsoft added Episodes from Liberty City to its backwards compatibility list for Xbox One platforms in February 2017.[4]

Set concurrently with the events of Grand Theft Auto IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony, The Lost and Damned follows the exploits of Johnny Klebitz, vice-president of the Liberty City chapter of The Lost MC, a motorcycle club which, along with himself, feature in a number of missions in both games. The main storyline of the episode focuses on Johnny's efforts to keep the chapter running, while dealing with internal conflicts, gang warfare, drug running, and various enemies. The episode portrays Johnny's perspective in the storylines of the blood diamonds and heroin, which are depicted from the other protagonists' perspectives in Grand Theft Auto IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

The game received highly positive reviews upon release.

  1. ^ Rockstar North (13 April 2010). Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (Windows). Rockstar Games. Level/area: Credits.
  2. ^ Bramwell, Tom (22 January 2009). "Rockstar prices GTA: The Lost and Damned". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  3. ^ Greg Miller (18 March 2010). "Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Gets Delayed – PlayStation 3 News at IGN". Ps3.ign.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results". Take Two. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.


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