[December 06, 2012]

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition Now Available for iOS Devices

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software (News - Alert), Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10^th Anniversary Edition is now available for select iOS devices. The successor to the groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City turned the open-world series from a critically acclaimed bestseller into a cultural phenomenon.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition is now available for select iOS devices. (Photo: Business Wire)

"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is everything we loved about the 80's packed into a sprawling open world action game," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "We're thrilled to let mobile and tablet players experience everything Vice City has to offer."

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10^th Anniversary Edition is an enhanced version of the award-winning original game, optimized for mobile and tablet devices with several new mobile-specific features including an intuitive, fully scalable and customizable user interface, new camera controls, upgraded textures, greater resolutions and increased draw distance.

The Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10^th Year Anniversary Edition App is available for $4.99, and can be purchased for iOS via the App Store on iPad, iPhone (News - Alert) or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was originally eleased in October 2002 for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, just one year after its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto III, changed the gaming landscape forever with its combination of open-world freedom, humor and action in a living, breathing city. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City expanded upon the open world gameplay of Grand Theft Auto III, combined with nostalgia for the 1980s to create one of the true high points in the marriage of video games and mainstream pop culture, loved by hardcore gamers and casual players alike.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under the 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play brands. Our products are designed for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.

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