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.
Game world
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.
- The Code Wanker Meet takes place this year, as evidenced in an 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.