Rockstar Games Ships Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for PlayStation-R-2 Computer Entertainment System
NEW YORK - Oct. 29, 2002 - Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:TTWO - News), has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the critically acclaimed follow-up to last year's blockbuster video game title, Grand Theft Auto 3, has shipped to retailers.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is currently available at stores in North America, and will be available in Europe on November 8th. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is available exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.
"Grand Theft Auto 3 set the bar incredibly high but we are confident that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City dramatically exceeds the standards we set last year," said Sam Houser, president of Rockstar Games. "We are absolutely delighted with the game. The world feels totally immersive. The game play is fluid and organic. The experience is gripping and completely liberating."
"Vice City has been incredibly exciting to work on," said Les Benzies, development director of Rockstar North. "We already had an extremely efficient production methodology in place and it allowed us to get some very ambitious targets in terms of content for ourselves. I think players will truly appreciate the result."
Grand Theft Auto 3 has quickly become the fastest selling, highest grossing PlayStation®2 game released to date, with global sales exceeding 8 million units.
Additional information about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City can be found at
http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/.