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Saturday, October 23, 2004

GTA San Andreas leaked on the net

This year's most awaited game GTA San Andreas was leaked on the internet. Firstly it was Halo 2 and then GTA. Rockstar Games famous sequels of GTA of which San Andreas is the latest one and is scheduled to launch on October,26. The game takes place in a fictional city of San Andreas. Till now Rockstar Games dont know from where was the original copy leaked. But Rockstar has released a statement on their website: "Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software are aware that an illegally obtained version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and images from the game and manual have been posted to various internet sites. The proper authorities are investigating the theft and are continuing to investigate all possible leads to ensure there is no further dissemination of our creative content." "Downloading, possession and distribution of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, including making the game available on the internet, is theft. We take the theft of our intellectual property very seriously and we are and will continue to diligently and aggressively pursue this matter. If anyone finds information on websites with links to unauthorized downloads, information, scans or videos, please contact us at piracy@rockstargames.com."