2008

Events concering the Grand Theft Auto series in 2008.

Real world

 * Grand Theft Auto IV was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 29.
 * Grand Theft Auto IV was released for PC on December 2.

2D Universe

 * Trey Walsh marries Petula Shoe in Anywhere City.

HD Universe

 * The events of Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad Of Gay Tony all take place in autumn.
 * Niko Bellic arrives in America.
 * Vladimir Glebov is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Billy Grey gets out of rehab.
 * The war between The Lost MC and The Angels of Death reignites.
 * Jason Michaels is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Lyle Rivas is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Mikhail Faustin is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Tom Rivas is killed by Niko.
 * An Angels of Death clubhouse is attacked by The Lost and the cocaine is stolen from then.
 * An drug deal ends in a shootout after the buyers reveal that they are cops.
 * Arthur Stubbs is killed by Johnny Klebitz.
 * Manny Escuela and Jay Hamilton are killed by Elizabeta Torres.
 * The Bank of Liberty in Chinatown, Algonquin is robbed.
 * Tom Goldberg is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Billy Grey arranges the Triad ambush on Johnny Klebitz and is arrested.
 * Brian Jeremy creates his own gang and a civil war happens between The Lost members.
 * Brian Jeremy is killed by Johnny Klebitz. (or spared, but killed later in the game anyway)
 * Jayvon Simson is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * The Trunchez Brothers are all killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Elizabeta Torres is arrested and given a 300 year sentence for thirty counts of cocaine distribution.
 * Roman Bellic is kidnappped by two bikers, and is then saved by Niko Bellic.
 * Oleg Minkov is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Adam Dimayev is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * One of the following events happen:
 * Playboy X is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Dwayne Forge is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Three union officials are killed in a series of explosions by Luis Lopez.
 * Eduard Borodin is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Tony Black is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Frank Garone is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Gerald McReary is imprisoned for racketeering and armed robbery offences. Possibly doing a 20 or 50 year prison sentence, 20 if for racketeering, 50 for racketeering and armed robbery.
 * Bucky Sligo is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Teddy Benavidez is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Vic Manzano is killed by Luis Lopez.
 * Aiden O'Malley is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * One of the following events happen:
 * Derrick McReary is killed by Niko Bellic, or dies some point after Out of Commission or A Revenger's Tragedy.
 * Francis McReary is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * An ambush and shootout on a diamond deal at the Platypus freighter ship see several Lost MC bikers and Evan Moss killed by Johnny Klebitz.
 * Frickie Van Hardenburg is killed by Luis Lopez.
 * Luca Silvestri, Johnny Barbosa and Joseph DiLeo are all killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Tahir Saeed and Ahmed Khalil are killed by Luis Lopez.
 * Gracie Ancelotti is kidnapped by Niko Bellic.
 * A botched diamond deal occurs at The Libertonian.
 * Jim Fitzgerald is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Isaac Roth is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Johnny Klebitz leads an assault on Alderney State Correctional Facility, Billy Grey is killed by Johnny Klebitz.
 * The Lost MC Clubhouse burns down.
 * NOOSE agents are killed by Luis Lopez in an ambush created by Ray Bulgarin.
 * Niko Bellic steal a truck full of cocaine from the Triads.
 * Luis Lopes steal an APC.
 * A war between the Pegorinos and the Pavanos start after Jimmy Pegorino is caught in an ambush created by the Pavanos.
 * Marki Ashvilli is killed by Luis Lopes.
 * Luis Lopez steal an subway train.
 * Charles Matteo is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Ray Bulgarin betrays and try to kill Luis Lopes.
 * An deal is made to try to free Gracie, but ends in a shootout.
 * Kim Young-Guk is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Anthony Corrado is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Ray Boccino is killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Darko Brevic is either killed or spared by Niko Bellic.
 * The Hercules & Maisonette 9 nightclubs are shut down by the Liberty City mayor's office.
 * One of the following events happen:
 * Niko accepts Jimmy's offer and makes a deal with Dimitri Rascalov. Roman Bellic is killed by one of Dimitri's hitmen, with leads to Pegorino being killed by Dimitri and Dimitri being killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Niko rejects Jimmy's offer and kills Dimitry. Kate McReary is killed by Pegorino, with leads to Pegorino being killed by Niko Bellic.
 * Ray Bulgarin is killed by Luis Lopez.
 * Jon Gravelli dies at the age of 85 in his hospital bed.
 * The US government spends $700 billion to bail out several major banks.
 * Fruit computers[[ voted "Best Ornament that goes Beep" at the Code Wanker Meet takes place this year, as evidenced in an [[Mr. E. Mann|email in GTA Chinatown Wars.
 * Ego Chaser Energy Bars is introduced on January 1.
 * Franklin Clinton is arrested and is placed in Bolingbroke Penitentiary.
 * Steve Haines becomes the host of the TV show, The Underbelly Of Paradise.
 * Dale Jenkins is voted for British's Atheist of the Year.

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