GTA 5 Modder Cancels Nintendo Switch Port Just Days Before Launch After Previously Taunting Rockstar: 'I Am Thankful For Take-Two's Mercy'
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"GTA 5 Modder Cancels Nintendo Switch Port Just Days Before Launch After Previously Taunting Rockstar: 'I Am Thankful For Take-Two's Mercy'" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Metro.co.uk, Android Headlines, ixbt.games and Android Authority. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (8)
- 'GTA 5' Modder Cancels Switch Port After Mocking Rockstar Backfires Polygon.com · 46d ago
- Take-Two Sends Cease-and-Desist to GTA 5 Switch Port Modder, Android Version Canceled techpowerup.com · 46d ago
- GTA 5 Modder Thanks Take-Two for its 'Mercy' After Trying to Port Game to Nintendo Switch IGN · 46d ago
- GTA 5 is finally on Nintendo Switch but Rockstar has already blocked it Metro.co.uk · 46d ago
- Rockstar has gotten an unofficial GTA 5 Android port shut down Android Headlines · 46d ago
- Modder challenged Take-Two lawyers - he was noticed and fan ports of GTA V on Android and Nintendo Switch were shut down ixbt.games · 46d ago
- The dream of running GTA V natively on Android just died Android Authority · 46d ago
- GTA 5 Modder Cancels Nintendo Switch Port Just Days Before Launch After Previously Taunting Rockstar: 'I Am Thankful For Take-Two's Mercy' Kotaku · 46d ago
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