"Damaged or Incomplete File"

So I purchased Grand Theft Auto off of the App Store and interrupted the downloading the first time I downloaded it.
I got the normal "damaged or incomplete" error so I uninstalled it and cleared the App Store cache, and reinstalled it.
Its still not working and giving me the same error. I'm trying to maybe clear the application support cache and .plist files and see if maybe that does the trick.
Any other advice?
I can download and install and run other applications from the store just fine, its only this one thats giving me trouble.
Its just frustrating because I recently paid for it and I've been trying to install it all afternoon.

I'm trying out your suggestion. I have a pesky file named "test" on my Desktop that is incomplete or damaged. I need help deleting it. I have located the file. I've opened Terminal. I tried to drag the file onto the Terminal icon in the Dock, but nothing happened. So now I've dragged it into the Terminal window, which I guess is what you meant. When I did that, I saw this:
$ /Users/me/Desktop/test
Then I typed in "remove.rtf" like you said, and had this:
$ /Users/me/Desktop/test remove.rtf
Then I hit enter, and had this:
$ /Users/me/Desktop/test remove.rtf
-bash: /Users/me/Desktop/test: Permission denied
$
The file is still there. What do I do now?

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1. Locate file
2. Open Terminal (Finder -> Terminal)
3. Drag the file you are trying to delete into Terminal; this should open a new terminal file.
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I'm trying out your suggestion. I have a pesky file named "test" on my Desktop that is incomplete or damaged. I need help deleting it. I have located the file. I've opened Terminal. I tried to drag the file onto the Terminal icon in the Dock, but nothing happened. So now I've dragged it into the Terminal window, which I guess is what you meant. When I did that, I saw this:
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