Article: 'GTA IV' hits 10 million; EA Sports meeting ESPN [Derived headline]

"GTA IV' hits 10 million;

EA Sports meeting ESPN

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How huge is "face=+Bold; Grand Theft Auto IVface=-Bold; "? Take-Two Interactive has announced that it has sold 10 million copies of the game since its April 29 launch.

To put that in perspective, 2007's best-selling video game, "face=+Bold; Halo 3face=-Bold; ," sold just 4.8 million. And "GTA IV" still has the holiday season, as well as a PC version, to look forward to.

The game's revenue of $600 million also puts it ahead of the year's most popular movie, "face=+Bold; The Dark ...

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