A few days prior to GTA IV's launch on Apr. 29, the Chicago Transit Authority pulled ads for Rockstar's newest game from its vehicles when a Fox News report questioned why the ad was allowed to run after a wave of violent crimes in Chicago. Today, Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the CTA for violating its free speech and contractual rights, as the two companies had a six-week, $300,000 ad campaign agreement.
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Grand Theft Auto IV
Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Publisher: Take Two
Developer: Rockstar
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Genre: Action
Publisher: Take Two
Developer: Rockstar
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Take Two Suing Over Pulled 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Ads in Chicago
by Rainier on May 5, 2008 @ 7:09 p.m. PDT

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