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Billboard advertising for Grand Theft Auto IV will return to Chicago buses and bus stations for six weeks as part of a settlement with the Chicago Transit Authority. Rockstar Games parent Take-Two Interactive sued Chicago’s public transportation body in May after the GTA IV ads were pulled following a Fox News report.
“We can confirm that Take-Two Interactive has filed suit against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),” a Take-Two spokesman said this morning. “Although we prefer to resolve these issues amicably, the CTA has refused to discuss with us its outrageous decision to pull advertising for the critically acclaimed game Grand Theft Auto IV while running ads for other forms of popular entertainment with similar content, including mature-themed TV shows and R-rated movies.”
As reported last night, Take-Two’s suing the Chicago Transit Authority and its ad agent, Titan Outdoor, for $US 300,000, in addition to insisting they run the ads. The ads were pulled just prior to GTA IV‘s release date after a Fox News report suggested a link between the game ads and violence in Chicago.
