Some of the best personalities in the Grand Theft Auto series have always come from the secondary characters. Manny in Grand Theft Auto IV, Tenpenny in San Andreas, they are always sure to use their best writing on random people the protagonist meets on his journey. In this new trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, they introduce Armando and Henrique, who have potential to take the title as "those guys you totally know and don't want to hang out with in real life let alone Liberty City."

That's not to say that they don't seem interesting, just that I'm sure, on more than one occasion, they're going to get Luis into some trouble. The trailer ends with some footage of Lost & Damned, and promotes the wonderful Episodes from Liberty City bundle Rockstar is pushing for the holidays. It's a bit deceiving, since it means the amount of new footage in the trailer is only half of what it seems like, but whatever, new Gay Tony footage is new Gay Tony footage. Rockstar has to be gold bars on the table somehow.

I'm pretty sure I'm more excited for Gay Tony than I was for Lost & Damned. Not sure why, but there's something about it that makes me very, very excited. I suppose, for as, erm, gay as it might sound, I feel like I'll be able to sympathise with the characters of Gay Tony more than Lost & Damned, despite sharing a first name and religion with the main character of L&D. It's due out October 29th, and we'll have full coverage closer to launch.