i caught the itis. i said to myself, self, you are not gonna do any gta iv posts, everyone else will and no one cares what you think. then self said, but you don't wanna work, c'mon, just a tiny post. so rather than post my impressions (do like), lets do some speculation on possible locations for the downloadable content that we'll be treated to towards the end of the summer.

Atlantic City: New Jersey
Location: south of Alderney
Possible fake Names: Rut Vegas, Shitlantic City,
What it's got going for it: Gambling and hookers. For those not in the know, atlantic city is the east coasts answer to vegas, but replace the glitz and glamor with coke and hookers. seriously. this location could be placed in the game as-is, and would stand out as the worst neighborhood in the GTA IV universe. gambling mini-games. the steel pier, offering the opportunity for carnival style mini games. a boardwalk, beach front properties, hotels ranging from shanties to 5 star shit your pants nice (borgata). accessible by both water and land, to me, this is the natural choice.

Long Island
Location: East of Dukes and Broker (spans the same size as both north to south)
Possible Fake Names: Strong Island
What it's got going for it: NOTHING! i keed, its just where i grew up, so i rightfully dislike it. long island's got it all, and rockstar knows how to crap 50 lbs of monkey shit into a 5 lb bag. we could have the affluent northern nassau county, the middle of the island is middle class to lower middle class, and certainly isn't without its share of crime, and when you get all the way out east, you've got the hamptons. playground to the super rich over the summer. it could definately open up a world of opportunity.

Grenwich CT
Location: north of Bohan
Possible Fake Names: vinceville, cuntneticunt
What its got going for it: Very affluent suburbs. home of the wwe and the grenwich mean street posse. other than that, just a nice suburban area off the thru way for manhattan commuters that don't want to live in NY.

Albany
Location: north of Alderny
Possible Fake Names: Craptown
What its got going for it: It's the capital of new york, filled with politicians, and could expand upon the story that way. its also got its share of poverty and crime. the city itself though, lacks personality, and wouldn't fit in with the bustling world of gta unless some major liberties were taken with the surroundings.

Philadelphia
Location: west of Alderny
Possible Fake Names: cheesesteaktown, iladelph
What its got going for it: this would rock so hard. so much americana in such a small area. and cheesteaks. and charles barkley. the rivalries that could take place between two large metropolitan areas would be epic. choosing sides. traffiking drugs. all cool things if you ask me. but a city like this couldn't stand on its own, and would require its own suburbs, and a ton of work. its nice to dream.

other possibilities:
someplace foreign accessed by international airport in liberty city. but i hope this isn't the case. hopefully the DLC will flow seemlesly with the game, allowing you to cross into new areas without loading or cut scenes. if its, drive to the airport to fly to LA or Madrid or anyplace, i'm gonna be bummed.


so what are you hoping for? what do you want to see? i know we're all just discovering liberty city, but there's nothing wrong with wanting more, and wanting it now.