NEW YORK (

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Take-Two Interactive Software

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shares were gaining almost 4% on Friday after

GameStop

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listed Grand Theft Auto 5 for release in January 2012 on its German Web site.

GameStop's listing states that the fifth edition of the popular Rockstar Games video game will launch on Jan. 15, 2012.

Media analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities told

TheStreet

he was certain that the news of GTA 5's January release was moving Take-Two's stock.

Rumors of a GTA 5 have been swirling since the game's publisher Take-Two registered several domain names related to the franchise. Last month, it was reported that character details were released via an online casting call for the project behind the supposed codename "Rush."

The title has not been officially announced by either company, but the listing ends months of speculation regarding a GTA 5 release.

Rockstar Games didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Take-Two's stock was climbing 3.9% in early afternoon trading on Friday to an intraday high of $15.88, while GameStop shares were moving up 1.5% to around $25.78.

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