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'GTA IV' launch could top 'Halo 3' (MSNBC)

The run-up to “Grand Theft Auto IV” has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year’s over-the-top “Halo 3” debut. Yet when “GTA IV” parks on store shelves on April 29, it could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history — and one that many people may not even know about.

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Quiet but deadly: Inside Rockstar Games' hush-hush push of `Grand Theft Auto IV' (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

LOS ANGELES - There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. The run-up to "Grand Theft Auto IV" has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top "Halo 3" debut.

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Heard about the new Grand Theft Auto? You will soon (Dallas Morning News)

LOS ANGELES – The run-up to Grand Theft Auto IV has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top Halo 3 debut. Yet when GTA IV parks on store shelves Tuesday, the latest entry in the controversial video game franchise could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history – and one that many people may not even know about.

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`GTA IV' expected to sell 9 million copies at launch (The State)

There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. The run-up to "Grand Theft Auto IV" has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top "Halo 3" debut. Yet when "GTA IV" parks on store shelves on April 29, the latest entry in the controversial video game franchise could be the most lucrative ...

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Picks and pans: 'Condemned 2,' 'Naruto: Ninja Destiny,' 'Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack' (The State)

CONDEMNED 2: BLOODSHOT 3 stars "Condemned: Criminal Origins" was a brutal piece of work that stood out in the Xbox 360's early days for its extreme violence and genuinely unsettling mood. "Condemned 2: Bloodshot" is even creepier and at least as violent - the M rating is wholly earned. There are nightmare visions of a city covered in a rotten black slick, of howling man-shapes that ooze out of ...

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