Rockstar Games Sets October Release for "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 1, 2004 - 7:21am.

New York -- Rockstar Games, the video game publishing unit of Take-Two Interactive responsible for the "Grand Theft Auto" franchise, announced on Monday that it will release the next game in the series, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" for PlayStation 2, on Oct. 19 in North America and Oct. 22 in Europe. New York-based Rockstar said that over 30 million units of the Grand Theft Auto franchise have been shipped to date, including over 11.5 million units of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and over 10.5 million units of "Grand Theft Auto 3." The games have also been a continuous source of controversy for their violence, prompting an outright ban in Australia, protests over the treatment of Haitians within the game, and impetus for U.S. lawmakers in several states to attempt to impose penalties on the sales of such games to minors.
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