Grand Theft Auto III (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Grand Theft Auto III" in English language version.

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gamespot.co.uk

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ign.com

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Perry, Douglass C. (3 October 2001). "An Interview With DMA's Les Benzies". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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Perry, Douglass C. (13 May 2002). "The Cars of Grand Theft Auto III". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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Miller, Greg (18 October 2011). "Dan Houser Talks Grand Theft Auto III". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 2. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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