Rockstar and Microsoft have something special planned in celebration of the launch of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City and The Ballad of Gay Tony. This weekend, anybody who wants to play both games as well as Grand Theft Auto IV over Xbox Live can do so for free.

Who says explosions and underground fistfights don't mesh with disco? Rockstar begs to differ, and the evidence lies in the fierce and funky first trailer for the second Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, The Ballad of Gay Tony. You've seen the screenshots, now check 'em out in action.

Warning: Highly Flammable. Keep out of reach of PS3 fanboys.

That didn't take too long. As soon as the NPD Charts for February was released, Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg spews out more fighting words, claiming that the PS3 "is hemorrhaging at retail."

The 6th Annual Video Game Awards of Spike TV is about to kick off next month, and we've got the list of nominees for this one. Cross your fingers tight and wish your personal fave bets good luck. See the list after the jump.

A new ad that popped up on Rockstar Social Club got the folks at Joystiq speculating that the Xbox 360 DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV might involve a potential zombie outbreak.

That would be freaky sweet.

Everyone's abuzz and excited on the upcoming DLC exclusive for GTA IV (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) on the Xbox 360. But after confirming that it will indeed be coming out this fall, Microsoft has stayed mum on the matter. So what could possibly be in it? Rumors on that, as well as on the upcoming dashboard update after the jump.

A recent survey from What They Play, a parental advisory website, revealed that parents seem to be more worried about their children's exposure to videogames than alcohol, pornography, or violence. Furthermore, a second survey by the group showed that parents considered content showing sex and sexuality as more offensive than depictions of violence. Learn more after the jump!

It's a different take of what Rockstar's founder actually did say in an interview as one of MCV Entertainment's exclusive feature, but it's factually accurate. Sam Houser, who many claim to be the driving force behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, was executive producer of Grand Theft Auto 3. That game  became the direction of the subsequent iterations of the sandbox game later on. He says that powerful people have been out to put Rockstar out of business, and they're quite plenty.

Still playing Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PS3)? Well, we certainly are, and we were recently greeted by a small patch for the game when we jumped in for our daily fix. As you can probably guess, we jumped onto the net to look for more information, and most of the fixes seem to be involved with online races. Find out the patch details after the jump!

With Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) and THQ's Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) sharing the same niche in the sandbox action genre, some people have to wonder if the latter title can still offer anything new to compete against its biggest rival. During a recent investors meeting, THQ CEO Brian Farrel explained some of the major differences between the two titles. Find out what Farrel had to say in our full article.