Xbox Live Deal Of The Week for August 24th – GTA IV: The Lost And Damned

Microsoft announced that Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned will be their next Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week for the week begining August 24th. That’s some pretty good news for those who have yet to pick up this highly acclaimed add-on for Rockstar’s award winning franchise. The price will drop from 1600 MS Points ($20 US) to 1200 MS Points ($15 US) and will be well worth it; but there is something to consider for those who have been blessed with the skill of patience.

Grand Theft Auto IV has its second downloadable episode, The Ballad of Gay Tony, hitting the retail spotlight on October 29th along with the simultaneous release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City which will be a retail pack that will include both expansions on a single disc at the cost of $39.99. Not only will this pack save you some precious hard drive space, but it will also not require the original GTA IV disc to play.

So now it’s up to you. Do you save a few bucks and purchase GTA IV: TLAD as the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week? Or do you wait a bit longer and get both episodic content in one fell swoop and save the hard drive space? You may want to ask yourself what is better in the long run. But like I said, this is only to be considered for those who have the patience.

New GTA IV: The Lost And Damned “Johnny” Video

Rockstar released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV’s episodic content “The Lost And Damned” focusing primarily on the persona of who is believed to be the main character Johnny Klebitz. If this trailer is any indicator on what the action sequences may be like, then you can probably assume there may be a decent amount of chase scenes and some ruthless beatings in this upcoming DLC.

If this trailer isn’t enough to scratch your GTA itch, you can check out some new screenshots for the content as well in the Videos & Screenshots section