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Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to three years in state prison in a grand theft auto case.

Good news virtual gangsters: Rockstar Games has officially revealed via its website that the next installment in its famed "Grand Theft Auto" franchise is underway. Rockstar has yet to unveil any information about "Grand Theft Auto V" — only that it will be releasing a trailer for the game on Nov. 2. However, game site Kotaku reports that "a source familiar with the game" told them it will take place in some version of Los Angeles.

In December, Rockstar's top talent signed a deal with publishers Take-Two that would see them continue releasing games together until 2012 for a cut of the profits. It was today disclosed that Rockstar's best and brightest will receive 2,849,003 shares in Take-Two. That's $18 million dollars now. Imagine when the next GTA comes out!

Parents groups are warning about explicit footage in a new Grand Theft Auto video game, even as a California law banning such material from being sold to children was struck down as unconstitutional.