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‘Grand Theft Auto’ CEO on Gaming

6/9/2015 3:17PM     

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software, on keeping ‘Grand Theft Auto’ fresh five versions in and beyond. Photo: Jennifer Weiss for The Wall Street Journal

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