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Hotly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin June 25
Pre-sales of Grand Theft Auto VI, the feverishly anticipated video game release, will begin on June 25, Rockstar Games said on Thursday. GTA VI, due to be released on November 19 after two delays, is the eighth main entry in the blockbuster franchise and is set to arrive more than 13 years after GT...
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What happenedHotly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin June 25.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Hotly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin June 25". The right frames it as "Fury after civil servants paid to play Grand Theft Auto video game".
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CenterHotly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin June 25
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Right / center-rightFury after civil servants paid to play Grand Theft Auto video game
Hotly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin June 25
Pre-sales of Grand Theft Auto VI, the feverishly anticipated video game release, will begin on June 25, Rockstar Games said on Thursday. GTA VI, due to be released on November 19 after two...
Fury after civil servants paid to play Grand Theft Auto video game
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Civil servants were paid to play violent video game Grand Theft Auto in what critics branded a 'perfect microcosm of everything broken about the civil service.'
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Pre-Orders to Open June 25; Take-Two Jumps
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. will open pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25, kicking off the launch of one of the most anticipated video games of all time.
