Entertainment · Gaming · 7 hrs ago
How Grand Theft Auto grew into a cultural force
Grand Theft Auto began in 1997, made by Scottish developer DMA Design as a game about stealing cars in fictional US cities.
Its early top-down gameplay also offered players freedom, vivid settings and dark humour.
Rockstar Games later developed the series, drawing on films, books and other art while building its own influences.
GTA V has sold more than 230 million copies since its 2013 launch, showing the scale the franchise has reached.
GTA VI is expected to arrive this November, and is said to have cost more than $1 billion to make.
Its first in-depth reveal came in a Netflix special, and rival games have shifted their release dates around it.
The new game is poised to be a major release, with effects reaching beyond video games into other media.
Grand Theft Auto has grown from a 1997 game by Scottish developer DMA Design into a major cultural and commercial force.
Grand Theft Auto V, released in 2013, has sold more than 230 million copies.
The article says Grand Theft Auto VI is due for release this November and reportedly cost more than $1 billion to make.
Rockstar Games’ latest game received its first in-depth reveal in a Netflix special.
The series has drawn on film, literature, music and visual art while offering players freedom, a strong sense of place and dark humour.
- Who
- Rockstar Games, the developer of the series, and the players of Grand Theft Auto.
- What
- The series has grown into a cultural and commercial force. Grand Theft Auto VI is described as an unprecedentedly large release.
- When
- The first Grand Theft Auto was made in 1997; Grand Theft Auto V launched in 2013. Grand Theft Auto VI is due this November.
- Where
- The first game featured fictional US cities. Rockstar Games is based in London, according to the article.
- Why
- Not stated
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Scottish developer DMA Design made the first Grand Theft Auto.
Grand Theft Auto V launched.
The Guardian spoke to game designer Paul Farley about the first game’s development.
Grand Theft Auto VI is due for release, according to the article.
- First game
- Made in 1997 by Scottish developer DMA Design
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Launched in 2013
- Grand Theft Auto V sales
- More than 230 million copies
- Grand Theft Auto VI reported cost
- More than $1 billion
- Grand Theft Auto VI reveal
- First in-depth reveal was in a Netflix special
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