
Original Story: Ten years after the release of GTA 4, music licenses for some of the songs featured in its soundtrack are about to expire.Īs is often the case with music licenses in games, there comes a time when publishers must either extend these licenses, or remove the songs from their games. We will update our customer support website with new information as soon as it is available." "However we are replacing some of those songs with a new set of songs on that station. "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," a Rockstar spokesperson told GameSpot. Secondly, Rockstar plans to replace the music that is taken away.

First off, a large portion of the licenses expiring are from the in-game Russian radio station.


Update: Rockstar has confirmed that music will be removed from GTA 4 due to expiration of licenses.įortunately, this news is not all doom and gloom.
