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Crime Pays for Grand Theft Auto Maker

Game blows away sales records, jacks up profit forecasts

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 6, 2008 3:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Profit forecasts have shot through the roof at Take-Two Interactive Software, thanks to the runaway success of Grand Theft Auto IV, reports MarketWatch. The company is boasting a $100 million second-quarter profit, up from a $50 million loss for the same period last year—even... Read full story »

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