Boston Police said a ticked off mom called 911 on Saturday complaining that she couldn’t get her son to stop playing video games.

Around 2:30 a.m., police received a domestic disturbance call for a Boston mother whose son refused to go to sleep, said Boston Police spokesman Eddy Crispin, in a phone interview. The mother told police that her son was playing Grand Theft Auto all night, and refused to go to bed when she told him to. The son, 14, also reportedly ran around the house turning all the lights on when the mother ordered him to bed.

Crispin said police receive calls all the time about kids who refuse to obey their parents, but it was the first time he could remember video games being involved.

“I can’t say never — you name it, we’ve gotten it,” Crispin said.

Two police officers responded and talked with the boy, convincing him to listen to his mother and go to bed.

After playing Grand Theft Auto IV for the first time, the first thing I said to myself was, “You know what this game needs?  More drugs, violence and storylines!”

Of course, this was clearly an exercise of sarcasm as Grand Theft Auto IV was a perfect representation of how to develop a game.  Yet, it seems that the people at Rockstar went ahead and fulfilled my request anyway with their release of Episodes from Liberty City.

This stand-alone title, available for around $40, allows veterans and new fans of the series to play the add-ons for GTA IV, the critically acclaimed Lost and the Damned and the highly anticipated release of The Ballad of Gay Tony, without actually having to own a copy of the original game.  This set-up is perfect for those who played Grand Theft Auto IV as a rental or just never bothered to download the additional episodes, combined with the drop of The Ballad of Gay Tony and a fair price (costing as much as downloading the two separate add-ons in the Xbox Live Marketplace) make Episodes from Liberty City a very intriguing title heading into the holiday season.

First, let’s briefly go over The Lost and the Damned before we focus on The Ballad of Gay Tony and then review the complete package of Episodes of Liberty City as a whole.  (For our more in-depth review of The Lost and the Damned, check out this link). The Lost and the Damned allows players to take control of Johnny Klebitz, a member of the biker gang called The Lost.  Johnny, vice president of the club, is tasked with spending most of his time fixing the mistakes of the president, Billy, who has been in rehab for narcotics possession for a long while.  Of course, upon the release of Billy from rehab, the club is divided by those who prefer Johnny as their leader and those who prefer Billy.  Now, players must find a way to reunite the club, while also dealing with controlling Billy’s out-of-control behavior, gang wars, jail raids and other craziness.  Like The Ballad of Gay Tony, The Lost of the Damned has plenty of mini games and multiplayer modes unique to the add-on.  By itself, The Lost and the Damned is worth downloading due to its unique story and decent amount of gameplay, but how will it look when combined with another add-on?

The Ballad of Gay Tony is the newest release from the folks at Rockstar, which will be available both in downloadable and hardcopy format as found in Episodes From Liberty City, which we’ve been focusing on in this article.  This add-on has a completely different vibe than the previously described The Lost and the Damned episode, which should not really come as a surprise.  Instead of being centered around the gritty activities and conflicts of a biker gang, The Ballad of Gay Tony focuses on the not-so-glamorous life behind the velvet ropes and glitz of the Liberty City club scene.

Players take control of Luis Lopez, a juvenile delinquent turned club-owner body guard.  Luis is introduced as Gay Tony’s (AKA Tony Price) confidant, muscle and eventual business partner.  Of course, coming from a childhood of crime and mischief, Luis has plenty of profitable and questionable connections and opportunities with his life back home as well.  Throughout the game, Mr. Lopez will have to deal with the struggles of balancing business with family in order to become the biggest success he can be.  Plenty of in-game decisions will have to be made by the player, so be prepared to have to make some moral choices as you try to make it to the top.

The Ballad of Gay Tony begins with a funky intro; the term “funky” meaning filled with 70′s and 80′s style of music, complete with synthesizers and heavy bass slaps…. not strange or odorous.  Anyway, the point is that The Ballad of Gay Tony lets you know right from the start that this episode is not like any other Grand Theft Auto title that you’ve seen.  This installment will be filled with a new level of flamboyancy and classiness that players have only gotten mere tastes of in the previous games.  However, rest assured that there are plenty of drugs, swearing, murders and conflicts in this episode, which will surely keep the GTA purists satisfied to a reasonable extent.

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City has launched, so we’re in for a hell of a treat. This weekend, from Friday, Oct 30 to Sunday, Nov 1, we’ll be able to experience multiplayer in Liberty City with special gamers from Rockstar North and singer/composer Henry Santos Jetere (from Aventura). The Multiplayer experience will be FREE all weekend for people playing Grand Theft Auto IV or Episodes from Liberty City. Here’s the breakdown:

Friday, October 30: 5 — 10 p.m. ET: Game with Developers session featuring members of the Rockstar North team.

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Saturday, October 31: Xbox LIVE All-nighter – Jump in to Xbox LIVE and play Grand Theft Auto from dusk ‘til dawn with the Xbox LIVE community.

Sunday, November 1: 3 — 5 p.m. ET: Game with Fame session featuring Henry Santos Jeter of Aventura.

Gamertag: GwFHenryHH

And if that wasn’t enough, here’s something to get you in the mood for the weekend. Here’s a character clip which highlights a new character, Luis Lopez. Luis Lopez is “Gay Tony” Prince’s personal bodyguard. He watches after Tony despite the impresario’s uncontrollable neuroses and drug problems.

Everything’s looking good for Rock Star. With the new release of GTA: Chinatown Wars and Episodes from Liberty City, it’s no surprise they want to give something back to us, their fans. So if any of you are on the fence about checking out Episodes from Liberty City, we have a set of new screens from The Ballad of Gay Tony. The graphics look awesome and hopefully the game will be as good (if not better) than Grand Theft Auto 4.

Source: Rock Star Games

Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatwon Wars on the PSP and PSPgo today, and to complement the release, the studio also set loose a new gameplay trailer.

The video, titled “Out For Revenge,” shows main character Huang Lee, and all the violence, mayhem, and weaponry, the game has to offer.

Additionally, Rockstar today released new additions to the Rockstar Games Social Club including Peking Duck Hunt, a browser-based mini-game that earns players in-game cash and other goodies.

Check out the entire Rockstar announcement at the Rockstar Newswire

Are you ready to head back to Liberty City and raise some hell in Rockstar’s latest GTA IV expansion?

In this trailer for “The Ballad of Gay Tony,” we’re formally introduced to Yusuf Amir, a cutthroat real estate and construction kingpin in Liberty City. He lives an “over-the-top” lifestyle and lusts for women and money. He’s quite the personality that’s for sure.

GTA IV’s second expansion “Gay Tony” hits Xbox Live exclusivley October 29 for $19.99.

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City ‚ contains both groundbreaking episodes of DLC of GTA IV in on CD.

The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are featured on the cover of the game and are available without Xbox Live Connectivity or an original copy of GTA IV. In addition to the cover, we also have screens from the upcoming trailer for The Ballad of Gay Tony which will go live tomorrow at 1:00 p.m EST. Be sure to come back tomorrow for our coverage of the trailer. Below is the gallery. Tell us what you think about the cover and the screens!

Grand Theft Auto III‚ changed everything.

Featuring a brave, bold and truly open three dimensional world where players could come and go as they please; and their actions had deeper consequences then a game-over screen, coupled with innovative graphics and an incredibly deep branching storyline, one thing was evident “" the gaming industry was growing up.‚  Now, nearly a decade later, the series is rewriting everything we thought we knew.‚  From the massive size of Liberty City, to its strikingly gritty, yet gorgeous visuals “" everything about‚ GTA IVis truly an achievement.

Fresh off the boat from Eastern Europe, Niko Bellic,‚ GTA IV’s protagonist, is looking for a fresh start and his shot at “the American Dream.” However, the visions of an endless supply of money, women and fame his cousin Roman promised quickly fade and reality sinks in as Niko finds himself in the middle of a gang-war that will grip Liberty City by its core. Of course you’ll be stealing, shooting and killing like in previous installments of the series, butGTA IV‚ manages to make even these series standards seem new and exciting.

Sure, Niko is the game’s poster boy, but undoubtedly‚ GTA IV’s main character is Liberty City itself.‚  Yes, you’ve been to Liberty City before, but not like this “" not even close. More than ever, Liberty (clearly based off New York City), is alive. From the bums in the back alleys to the suits in the financial district, Rockstar has done a great job creating a‚  believably rich and populated environment that seems like it could go on even without you there. You’ll get stuck in traffic, watch construction jobs go from start to completion, even establish relationships with your fellow city folk, but remember “" this is‚ GTA, and most people you meet aren’t the type to bring home to mom and dad.

Truly,‚ GTA IV‚ is the deepest title of the franchise, if not the entire industry has ever seen. Think of it as the love-child of‚ The Godfather‚ and‚ The Sims. Like‚ Vice City‚ and‚ San Andreasbefore it,‚ GTA IV‚ gives players the freedom to truly explore and enjoy the city around them. Feel like hitting up the local bowling alley, but don’t want to leave the house?‚ GTA IVfeatures its own fully functional bowling-alley complete with bowling mini-game and purchasable snacks. You can go out to nightclubs (and yes, that includes those nightclubs), restaurants, amusement parks and even famous landmarks like the Statue Of Happiness; Liberty’s version of the Statue of Liberty.

Even with all of its functionality, Liberty City looks amazing. In the game’s opening moments, we’re treated to a cinematic opening that rivals that of most major Hollywood productions, and things just keep getting better from there. The city and the characters (especially in the superbly acted cut scenes), the entire world that‚ GTA IV‚ pulls us into is covered in a brilliantly gritty art scheme that seems to combine real life with the seedy side of New York City we see in the movies. It’s hard not to marvel at certain moments in the game “" watching the sunset over the river or standing in the middle of Times Squa…excuse me, I mean Star Junction… is nothing short of breathtaking.