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Statement from R*
On 26th April 2018 a bunch of the licensing agreements for music featured in Grand Theft Auto IV will expire. The game was initially released worldwide on PS3 and Xbox 360 on 29th April 2008, so it looks like there were 10-year agreements in place which will shortly lapse. This exact situation has happened with Grand Theft Auto games before:
the PC version of GTA: Vice City temporarily disappeared thanks to a dispute over a Michael Jackson license, and GTA: San Andreas had a PC patch that removed songs. In both cases, this happened around ten years after those games' release dates.
Due to music licensing restrictions, we are required to remove certain songs from the in-game soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto IV and its Episodes, in particular, a large portion of the Russian pop station, Vladivostok FM. However, we are replacing some of those songs with a new set of songs on that station. We will update our customer support website with new information as soon as it is available.
As of right now the update (or downgrade tbh) is currently available on Xbox 360/Xbox One (Via 360 BC) and could be out on Steam and PS3 later today.
The guys over it GTAForums are currently scanning through the Radio stations to hear which songs have been removed and the new song that has been added to the game:
http://gtaforums.com/topic/908139-iv...piring/page-11
What a way to celebrates its 10th anniversary (which is this Sunday BTW) SMH...
Update: Welp they have confirmed that Schweine is gone! FUCK! this sucks
Update2:
Removed from Liberty Rock Radio
The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979" (1995)
Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen" (1981)
Electric Light Orchestra - "Evil Woman" (1975)
David Bowie - "Fascination" (1975)
Bob Seger - ''Her Strut''(1980)
The Journey
Terry Riley - "A Rainbow in Curved Air" (1969)
Michael Shrieve - "Communique: 'Approach Spiral'" (1984)
San Juan Sounds
Angel y Khriz - "Ven Báilalo" (2004)
IF99 - International Funk
Gil Scott-Heron - "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" (1971)
Liberty City Hardcore
Cro-Mags - "It's the Limit" (1985)
Leeway - "Enforcer" (1988)
K109 The Studio
Tamiko Jones - "Can't Live Without Your Love" (1979)
The Vibe 98.8
Mtume - "C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)" (1984)
Radio Broker
Ralph Myerz - "The Teacher" (2006)
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