Fake News Report Teases GTA: Gay Tony

[John Funk]

Fake News Report Teases GTA: Gay Tony

There's trouble afoot in Liberty City, and Weazel News is on the scene to report live as it happens in this Ballad of Gay Tony promo video released by Rockstar.


Man, Liberty City must be a really crappy place to live in. I mean, not only do you have the regular noise, congestion, and pollution of the real-life New York City, but it seems like every other day something's blowing up, or chickens are getting sniped and exploding in a poof of feathers. Strangely enough, it seems like all these incidents happen whenever one particular Northwood Dominican gang member - Luis Fernando Lopez - is in the picture. Bah, that's probably just a coincidence.

Presented in the over-the-top and tongue-in-cheek style of GTA's own radio shows (or The Onion), this Weazel News report covers some of the new methods of destruction available in The Ballad of Gay Tony, from sticky explosives, auto-shotguns, and explosive ammunition to the old GTA standby - the military attack helicopter.

While it's certainly amusing enough to watch even in low resolution, I recommend viewing it in glorious high-definition [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wI41ocBEow] if only to read the news ticking across the feed below: "Swine Flu Scared by Woman in Mask," "Economy Still Getting Good Ratings, Say TV Networks," "Magicians 'Not Creepy' Claim Union."

Gay Tony will be released on October 29 in both digital form via Xbox Live and as part of a physical retail collection called Episodes from Liberty City, which includes both Gay Tony and the previous DLC expansion, The Lost and Damned.

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[Hybridwolf]

This is what they should have done with the original game. But it took a poor release, and Saints row 2 to strike the message home to rockstar, that realism is not fun. Still I liked GTA IV but it felt like two steps forward, and five backwards compared to their last major game...

 

[thenumberthirteen]

"Argentina not crying, just chopping Onions".

I love GTA. All we need now are tanks.

 

[findler]

"Ginger haired man 55 times more likely to be victim of a hate crime"

Nice... I'm ginger.

 

[Jamash]

Did I detect a topical joke about Obama's health reforms in the news ticker?

PARENTS DEMAND SCHOOL CLOSING - SAYS PUBLIC EDUCATION IS SOCIALISM

The new weapons look like fun, ironically they seem ripped straight out of Saint's Row 2, but still fun nevertheless. Originality is an overrated concept anyway, especially in games.

It's much better that Rockstar paid attention to other games and what fans were saying on the net, including weapons which are popular, rather than try to include unique weapons which nobody enjoys using.

Not wishing to flog the dead horse of GTA vs Saint's Row any more than is necessary, but those 2 games are a great example of how competition is a great thing and ends up making both games better.

 

[ae86gamer]

The ticker at the bottom made me laugh.

"Woman blows breathalyzer officer."
"Shooting Blanks: How playing computer games make people sterile."
"Ginger haired men 55 times more likely to be the victim of hate crime."

Thats awesome.

 

[Tony Harrison]

It looks like they've remembered why people loved GTA, this just might get me back in to it.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

that's an awesome commercial, i love the Weasel News stuff, it's a great stab at Fox News

 

[GonzoGamer]

Wow. This might actually be worth $20.

Although, I'm not sure how I feel about it. This is what GTA4 should've had in the first place.

As a PS3 owner I have to say FU R* and I usually don't care about stuff like this but this is one time I'm actually envious of the 360 owners. Not envious enough to actually buy one but just envious enough to now hate R*.
The pricks.

 

[MR T3D]

PC has free mods...
i'd argue they are better than DLC, espicially for price

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

This is what they should have done in the first place. For that reason I'm not buying it, and I want to buy Brutal Legend, Uncharted 2 and more so I'll need to keep my money.

 

[Hitman 43]

Are they ever going to stop making GTA games or are they going to continue like Pokemon?

 

[Phyroxis]

This is what they should have done in the first place. For that reason I'm not buying it, and I want to buy Brutal Legend, Uncharted 2 and more so I'll need to keep my money.

Brutal Legendddddd o/'


Gonna > everything else.

 

[Andronicus]

Are they ever going to stop making GTA games or are they going to continue like Pokemon?

I think it will be more like Final Fantasy than Pokemon, but no, I doubt they'll stop making them, seeing as there's plenty more milk to be made from this particular cow.

Apparently gamers are a dying breed. Who knew?