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weblogs.variety.com - 2/10/2009

Rockstar switching GTA IV music partnership from Amazon to iTunes

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One of the most innovative features of "Grand Theft Auto IV" when it launched last year was the ability to buy any one of the 150-plus songs on Liberty City's 19 radio stations via the in-gam "Zit" service and a...

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