In one mission, Luis is doing a solid for Bulgarin, the top Russian gangster in the city. You'll see a lot of the same characters and get to know some of the bigger crimelords a guy like Niko would never meet. As with The Lost and Damned, the events of Gay Tony take place around the same time as those of the main story from GTA IV. Luis Lopez is living more of a Goodfellas life. I'd compare Niko's tale to that of immigrant Vito Corleone in The Godfather II.
He lives the good life and deals with the upper echelon of Liberty City criminals. YES NO GTA IV let you experience the story of an immigrant in Liberty City, rising from rags to Gap khakis. But Tony's gotten himself into a bit of trouble and as is a common theme in Liberty City, he's a powerful man taking a tumble. Gay Tony owns the hottest straight nightclub and the hottest gay club in the city.
In Gay Tony, you play as Luis Lopez, bodyguard and business associate of the title character. The missions of Gay Tony ratchets up the ridiculousness. For those who missed the outlandishness of GTA: San Andreas, rejoice. Yeah, The Ballad of Gay Tony is a little over-the-top. That was shortly after leaping from an overpass onto the moving train, crawling along the top and blowing a dozen pursuing attack choppers to bits. Ten minutes into my first experience with The Ballad of Gay Tony, I hijacked a train by carrying it to an empty ballfield via helicopter. The disc includes both The Lost & Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, two solid additions to GTA IV. The content isn't changing, meaning that we can fill you in on what to expect from Episodes of Liberty City.
At the end of March, PS3 and PC owners will get to experience the same content.
In 2009, Xbox 360 owners were treated to a pair of exclusive downloadable episodes extended the story of Grand Theft Auto IV.