Source “Confirms” Two New GTA4 Episodes
- Scribbled on July 5th, 2009 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rumor Mill, Xbox Live Marketplace
Xboxist is claiming that a Rockstar source has confirmed to them that two new episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV will be coming for the Xbox 360 in 2010, one to be titled Blood and a Four Leaf Clover.
Sources from outside of Rockstar have also independently confirmed this report. According to Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell, Take-Two and Rockstar are expected to release these two brand new downloadable episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV in fiscal 2010, and are gearing up to release GTA V the following financial year.
Microsoft allegedly paid up to $50 million to support development of two exclusive downloadable episodes for the Xbox 360,The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. While Rockstar has been tight lipped about actual sales numbers, it is estimated that Lost and Damned has sold more than 1 million units, making it the number one selling game add-on available on Xbox Live. Following the commercial success and high quality of The Lost and Damned, Rockstar wishes to extend the life of GTA IV as far as possible while it works on the true follow-up.
2010 will see the release of a few major Xbox 360 titles, including Alan Wake and Crackdown 2, so two new episodes may add some spice to the 2010 lineup.
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