Videos
All the official GTA IV videos in release order, from the first trailer in March 2007 to the Complete Edition spot in 2020, with what each shows and the music used.
The official GTA IV videos, from the first trailer in March 2007 to the Complete Edition spot of 2020.
Trailer #1: Things Will Be Different, 29 March 2007
The first trailer runs 1:03. Niko Bellic speaks the only lines: "Life is complicated; I killed people, smuggled people, sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different." The music is "Pruit Igoe" by Philip Glass, which also plays on The Journey in the game.
Trailer #2: Looking for That Special Someone, 28 June 2007
"Looking for That Special Someone" (1:04) has Niko say, in a car, "We're all looking for that special someone". It gives a first partial look at his cousin Roman. The song is "Arm in Arm (Shy Child Remix)" by The Boggs, heard on Radio Broker.
Trailer #3: Move Up, Ladies, 6 December 2007
"Move Up, Ladies" is the longest of the four main trailers at 2:04. It was announced together with the box art, which Rockstar unveiled on 28 November 2007. The song is "King Ring" by Seryoga, from Vladivostok FM.
Trailer #4: Good Lord, What Are You Doing?, 27 March 2008
The official site called it "Good Lord, What Are You Doing?" AKA "Everyone's a Rat" and debuted it in the Videos section on 27 March 2008. It was the last trailer before release (1:17). The song is "Real McKoy" by Mavado, from Massive B Soundsystem 96.9.
Vlad Glebov, 8 February 2008
Rockstar released five short teasers on 8 February 2008, the day the official site launched, and this 0:27 clip is one of them. The site described Vlad as a "Russian-born money lender, bully, top international business man and patron of the bar Comrades."
Manny Escuela, 8 February 2008
The second teaser of the batch (0:31). The site's caption: "Manny is very interested in giving back to the community. He's even more interested in being filmed while giving back."
Roman Bellic, 8 February 2008
A 0:34 teaser for Niko's cousin, whom the official site introduced with one line: he "has lived in Liberty City for 15 years."
Whiz Mobile Ad, 8 February 2008
The 0:33 wireless ad is the one teaser built around a company rather than a person. The site called Whiz "Liberty City's number one provider of unexplainable headaches and awkward silences."
Steinway Beer Garden, 8 February 2008
The last of the five, and at 0:47 the longest. The site described the bar as a "Popular, but culturally confused, part-Irish part-German watering hole."
Delettante, 21 February 2008
The official site update of 21 February 2008 added videos of Phil Bell and of the Dilettante hybrid car. This 0:41 clip is the car, captioned "Upset an oil executive by driving a car that takes money from their pocket."
Phil Bell, 21 February 2008
The other half of the same update (0:33). The site introduced him as "Alderney businessman Phil Bell."
Packie McReary, 7 March 2008
The 7 March 2008 update brought new videos of "hard-living Irish-American Patrick 'Packie' McReary" and a message from the LCPD's recruitment division. The 0:30 Packie teaser uses "A Day in the Life" by Murphy's Law, from Liberty City Hardcore.
LCPD Recruitment, 7 March 2008
The recruitment message from the same update (0:45). In it police officer Brian O'Toole describes his job to attract new recruits. The site called it a "Poorly put together promotional video made by terrible city-appointed advertising agency."
Playboy X, 11 April 2008
The 11 April 2008 update added two videos, this one for Playboy X and another for the Liberty City Gun Club. The 0:31 teaser plays "Wet 'Em Up" by Tru Life, from The Beat 102.7.
Liberty City Gun Club, 11 April 2008
The second video of that update runs 1:00. The site's caption: "It's written in the constitution, and that can't be changed, which is exactly why they amended it."
Niko Bellic, 25 April 2008
On 25 April 2008, four days before release, the official site got a video clip of Niko Bellic (1:20). The music is "Z Twig" by Aphex Twin, which plays on The Journey in the game.
Official TV Commercial, April 2008
On launch day, 29 April 2008, the official site pointed visitors to this commercial in its Videos section (1:06). The music is "Vagabond" by Greenskeepers, from Radio Broker.
UK TV Commercial, April 2008
This is the long version of the spot aired in the UK (1:00), set to "Get Innocuous!" by LCD Soundsystem, which is also on Radio Broker. Niko walks through Liberty City and ends by stealing a Dewbauchee Super GT.
GameStop TV Commercial, April 2008
GameStop and Rockstar made this spot together (1:01). It is a tourist guide to Liberty City hosted by the celebrity Jeremy St. Ives, set to "Move" by Miles Davis from Jazz Nation Radio 108.5.
PC Trailer, October 2008
A Fall 2008 TV commercial that served as the trailer for the PC version (1:07), with "Cry" by Godley & Creme from Liberty Rock Radio. On 6 August 2008 Rockstar had announced the PC release for 2 December in North America and 3 December in Europe.
Complete Edition, 30 April 2020
GTA IV: Complete Edition went on sale on the Rockstar Games Launcher and Steam on 24 March 2020, bundling Grand Theft Auto IV with Episodes from Liberty City. The update also dropped the earlier Games for Windows Live requirement. The 1:00 video presents the three protagonists: Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez.