Sources
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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- Dyer, M. (2013, August 25). Grand Theft Auto V Has Gone Gold. IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/25/grand-theft-auto-5-has-gone-gold
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- Halo 2 leaked onto the internet. (2004, October 14). BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3743110.stm
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- Pitman worker pleads guilty to posting video game shots. (2005, June 14). Courier-Post, 2B.
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Vice City Stories & Chinatown Wars
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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- Cascagne, G., Jr. (2008). GTA IV. GTA Warehouse. https://www.gtawh.com/events/gta4
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- Gibson, E. (2008, March 31). BBFC removes GTA IV info from site. Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/bbfc-removes-gta-iv-info-from-site
- Leaked GTA IV surfaces on the Internet. (2008, April 23). RockstarWatch. https://rockstarwatch.net/news/454/Leaked-GTA-IV-surfaces-on-the-Internet/index.html
- Martin, M. (2008, April 1). No cuts to GTA IV as BBFC clears game for release. GamesIndustry.Biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/no-cuts-to-gta-iv-as-bbfc-clears-game-for-release
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Grand Theft Auto V
- Dyer, M. (2013, August 24). Grand Theft Auto V Soundtrack Leaks via PS3 Pre-Load. IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/24/grand-theft-auto-v-soundtrack-leaks-via-ps3-pre-load
- Goldfarb, A. (2013, September 20). GTA 5 Sales Hit $1 Billion in Three Days. IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/20/gta-5-sales-hit-1-billion-in-three-days
- Grand Theft Auto 5 leak sparks Sony apology to Rockstar. (2013, August 27). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23848851
- jumbo cactuar. (2013, August 23). GTAV Digital Version on PSN Store now—Can we grab link ? [Online post]. PS3iso. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827121957/http://www.ps3iso.com/ps3-general-chat/210889-gtav-digital-version-psn-store.html
- Makuch, E. (2013, October 8). Guinness claims GTAV day-one sales total 11.2 million copies. GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/guinness-claims-gtav-day-one-sales-total-112-million-copies/1100-6415455/
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- McWhertor, M. (2013, August 24). Grand Theft Auto 5 soundtrack allegedly leaks through pre-load files. Polygon.Com. https://www.polygon.com/2013/8/23/4652806/grand-theft-auto-5-soundtrack-allegedly-leaks-through-pre-load-files/
- Phillips, T. (2013, August 25). Sony apologises for Grand Theft Auto 5 leaks. Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-apologises-for-grand-theft-auto-5-leaks
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- Richtel, M. (2008, May 7). A $500 Million Week for Grand Theft Auto. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/technology/07game.html
- Rockstar clarify: Leaks about GTA V are all fake, release date is the same. (2013, August 24). Behind the Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827094012/http://www.behindgames.com/rockstar-clarify-leaks-gta-v-fake-release-date
- Rose, M. (2012, May 17). PlayStation Network gets game pre-loading functionality. Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playstation-network-gets-game-pre-loading-functionality
- Shuman, S. (2013, August 24). Grand Theft Auto V Update. PlayStation.Blog. https://blog.playstation.com/2013/08/24/grand-theft-auto-v-update/