Grand Theft Auto has always courted controversy, and Grand Theft Auto 5 is no exception. Between the game's violent content and broken and bug-filled online mode, Grand Theft Auto 5 has experienced a fair share of backlash. Now, a new scandal has emerged involving the game's use of music, just as new rumors have popped up about a PC version.
Ex member of the group Dogg Pound, Daz Dillinger, went to TMZ to explain that he believes Rockstar included two of his songs - "C-Walk" and "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" - in the game without his permission.
Dillinger explained that Rockstar approached the musician about the use of the songs for Grand Theft Auto 5, but after the rapper refused the "offensively low offer of $4,271.00 for both songs," he noticed that the game had his music in it anyway. He declared that Rockstar will have to pay him a substantial fee to continue using the songs, or face his new ultimatum: recall all unsold copies of Grand Theft Auto 5 and destroy them to stop the free distribution of his music without his permission. If Dillinger's successful, retailers would be left hanging. Rockstar would have to waste resources collecting the games and then make new copies without the songs. Daz Dillinger has given Rockstar 14 days to respond, and gave this brief statement to TMZ:
"Respecting an artist's work. Rockstar didn't do that here and I can't let them get away with it."
Rockstar has yet to release a statement, nor have they addressed a possible PC port for the immensely popular game. According to a report from Eurogamer, an anonymous source declared that Rockstar will bring the game to PC in the first quarter of 2014.
Intel had previously stated that the company expected the game to appear sooner rather than later for the PC, and gamers have taken to online petitions to try and convince the developer to port the game. Grand Theft Auto 4 was originally exclusive to consoles for eight months after launch before coming to the PC.