New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO) has sued the Chicago Transit Authority and sales agent Titan Outdoor for pulling ads for its "Grand Theft Auto IV" game without any explanation, Reuters reports.

The company alleges violations of free speech rights and contractual obligations, and seeks damages of at least $300,000 -- the cost of the six-week bus and transit display ad campaign -- as well as an order compelling the transit authority to run the ads.

The ads were reportedly removed in the wake of a local Fox News report criticizing ads for the violent game following a spate of violent crimes in Chicago.

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