Target Australia pulls Grand Theft Auto V from shelves after customer feedback on violence

By Ben Grubb
Updated February 8 2015 - 10:08am, first published December 4 2014 - 11:30am
The so-called "selfie girl" featured in ads for <i>GTA V</i>. Photo: Rockstar Games
The so-called "selfie girl" featured in ads for <i>GTA V</i>. Photo: Rockstar Games
A screenshot from GTA V ... Target's General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Jim Cooper, says the game has been taken of the shelves because of the 'significant level of concern about the game's content' in the community.
A screenshot from GTA V ... Target's General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Jim Cooper, says the game has been taken of the shelves because of the 'significant level of concern about the game's content' in the community.
Another screenshot from the game.
Another screenshot from the game.
An online petition is responding to the game's violence against women.
An online petition is responding to the game's violence against women.

Target Australia has pulled R-rated video game Grand Theft Auto V from its shelves and says it will no longer sell it following feedback from customers about the game's depictions of violence against women.

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