...comes an announcement from the guys behind Grand Theft Auto:

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The newest add-on to GTA IV is titled "The Ballad of Gay Tony" and sees you playing as a bodyguard for a nightclub owner (the aforementioned Tony) in fictional Liberty City. I predict it'll turn out a mess. I fault the original GTA IV for its fruitily stereotyped gays and, worse, painting those characters as helpless, and I can't imagine Rockstar Games having a sudden editorial change of heart in time for this add-on's release in the fall for Xbox 360. At the very least, Microsoft can't be called out for banning the use of the word "gay" this time.