<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
series	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
David	O
Jones	O
and	O
Mike	O
Dailly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
references	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
grand	B-Application
theft	I-Application
auto	I-Application
"	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
motor	O
vehicle	O
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
has	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
are	O
set	O
in	O
fictional	O
locales	O
modelled	O
after	O
real-life	O
cities	O
,	O
at	O
various	O
points	O
in	O
time	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
1960s	O
to	O
the	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
encompassed	O
three	O
cities	O
—	O
Liberty	O
City	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
)	O
,	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
San	O
Francisco	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
Miami	O
)	O
—	O
but	O
later	O
titles	O
tend	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
setting	O
;	O
usually	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
three	O
locales	O
,	O
albeit	O
remodelled	O
and	O
significantly	O
expanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DMA	O
Design	O
began	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
main	O
title	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
landmark	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
brought	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
setting	O
and	O
more	O
immersive	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
titles	O
have	O
followed	O
and	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
concept	O
established	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
received	O
significant	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
influenced	O
other	O
open-world	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
label	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clone	O
on	O
similar	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
main	O
3D	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
frequently	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
and	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
it	O
has	O
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
370	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth-best	B-Application
selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
British	O
design	O
icons	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
British	O
Design	O
Quest	O
organised	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
the	O
Design	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
The	O
Telegraph	O
ranked	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
among	O
Britain	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
exports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Title	O
Developer	O
Platform(s )	O
Universe	O
Home	O
console	O
Computer	O
Handheld	O
Mobile	B-Application
Other	O
Main	O
series	O
1997	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
DMA	O
Design	O
PS1	B-Device
GBC	B-Device
2D	O
1999Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
2	O
Windows	O
GBC	B-Device
2001Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
III	O
3D	O
2002Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Vice	O
CityRockstar	O
North	O
2004Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
2008Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
IV	B-Application
Windows	O
HD	O
2013Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
V	B-Application
Windows	O
scope	O
=	O
"	O
row	O
"	O
Untitled	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
game	I-Application
colspan	O
=	O
7	O
style	O
=	O
"	O
text-align:center	O
;	O
"	O
Expansion	O
packs	O
1999	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
1969	I-Application
Rockstar	O
Canada	O
PS1	B-Device
2D	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
1961	I-Application
2009	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
Rockstar	O
North	O
Windows	O
HDGrand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
Windows	O
Handheld	O
games	O
2004Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
AdvanceDigital	O
EclipseGBA	O
3D	O
2005Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Liberty	O
City	O
StoriesRockstar	O
Leeds	O
PS2PSP	O
2006Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
PS2	B-Device
PSP	B-Operating_System
2009	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
HD	O
Compilations	O
and	O
remasters	O
1999Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Director	O
's	O
CutDMA	O
Design	O
/	O
Rockstar	O
Canada	O
2D	O
2003Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
The	O
Classics	O
Collection	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	O
Double	O
PackRockstar	O
North	O
3D	O
2005Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
The	O
Trilogy	O
2009Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Double	O
PackRockstar	O
Leeds	O
PSPGrand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Episodes	O
from	O
Liberty	O
CityRockstar	O
North	O
Windows	O
HD	O
2010Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
IV	B-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
Windows	O
2021Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
The	O
Trilogy	O
–	O
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
Grove	O
Street	O
Games	O
Windows	O
Switch	B-Application
3DNotes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
split	O
into	O
separate	O
fictional	O
universes	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
primary	O
level	O
of	O
graphics	O
capability	O
used	O
in	O
each	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansions	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
are	O
considered	O
the	O
"	O
2D	O
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
are	O
considered	O
the	O
"	O
3D	O
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansions	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
are	O
considered	O
the	O
"	O
HD	O
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
later	O
receiving	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
also	O
featured	O
three	O
instalments	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	O
;	O
a	O
deal	O
between	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
resulted	O
in	O
their	O
timed	O
exclusivity	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
before	O
receiving	O
ports	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2001	O
title	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
two-dimension	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
graphics	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
to	O
three-dimension	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
computer	O
graphics	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
speaking	O
protagonist	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ray	O
Liotta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
introduced	O
various	O
new	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
character	O
customisation	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
map	O
encompassing	O
three	O
cities	O
and	O
surrounding	O
rural	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
main	O
instalments	O
were	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
title	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
realism	O
and	O
detail	O
,	O
removing	O
various	O
customisation	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
published	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
featured	O
three	O
playable	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
with	O
various	O
enhancements	O
,	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
Windows	O
;	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
S	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
has	O
spawned	O
numerous	O
additional	O
games	O
and	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
received	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
1969	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
1961	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
names	O
suggest	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
different	O
setting	O
–	O
a	O
fictional	O
version	O
of	O
London	O
–	O
and	O
new	O
missions	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
featured	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
it	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
:	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
;	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
are	O
otherwise	O
unrelated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
expansion	O
packs	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
;	O
a	O
"	O
strategic	O
alliance	O
"	O
between	O
Rockstar	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
timed	O
exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansions	O
focus	O
on	O
characters	O
who	O
played	O
a	O
relatively	O
minor	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
whose	O
stories	O
take	O
place	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
,	O
titled	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episodes	I-Application
from	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
received	O
ports	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
tenth	O
anniversaries	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
were	O
both	O
re-released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
RT	O
;	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
port	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Double	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
III	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trilogy	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
revised	O
package	O
for	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
pulled	O
from	O
shelves	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
controversial	O
Hot	O
Coffee	O
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
suggested	O
that	O
Rockstar	O
Dundee	O
was	O
leading	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
;	O
following	O
some	O
leaks	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
officially	O
announced	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
on	O
8	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
11	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
release	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episodes	I-Application
from	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
episodes	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
on	O
one	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2010	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
added	O
Episodes	O
from	O
Liberty	O
City	O
to	O
its	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
list	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
platforms	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
release	O
of	O
Episodes	O
from	O
Liberty	O
City	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
single-player-only	O
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacked	O
:	O
The	O
Outlaw	O
Story	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
a	O
book	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Kushner	O
chronicling	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
BBC	O
Two	O
announced	O
The	O
Gamechangers	O
,	O
a	O
90-minute	O
docudrama	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
McFarland	O
&	O
Company	O
published	O
The	O
Meaning	O
and	O
Culture	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compiled	O
by	O
Nate	O
Garrelts	O
,	O
the	O
264-page	O
book	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
essays	O
regarding	O
the	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
to	O
help	O
audiences	O
better	O
understand	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
point	O
about	O
due	O
diligence	O
of	O
game	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
Corman	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
the	O
unrelated	O
1977	O
film	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
any	O
attempted	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
responded	O
to	O
Corman	O
's	O
claims	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
owns	O
all	O
rights	O
for	O
films	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
can	O
and	O
will	O
take	O
appropriate	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
anyone	O
attempting	O
to	O
misuse	O
our	O
intellectual	O
property	O
by	O
attempting	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
film	O
titled	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
"	O
;	O
it	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
successfully	O
taken	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
similar	O
attempts	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
taxi	O
driving	O
,	O
firefighting	O
,	O
street	O
racing	O
,	O
bus	B-Operating_System
driving	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
learning	O
to	O
fly	O
helicopters	B-Application
and	O
fixed-wing	O
aircraft	O
are	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
titles	O
,	O
notably	O
those	O
released	O
after	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
more	O
developed	O
storyline	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
overcome	O
an	O
unfortunate	O
event	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
being	O
betrayed	O
and	O
left	O
for	O
dead	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
motivation	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
advance	B-Application
up	O
the	O
criminal	O
ladder	O
and	O
ultimately	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
triumph	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
free-roaming	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
called	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
grants	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
freedom	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditional	O
action	O
games	O
are	O
structured	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
track	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
with	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
the	O
player	O
can	O
determine	O
the	O
missions	O
that	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
undertake	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
relationship	O
with	O
various	O
characters	O
are	O
changed	O
based	O
on	O
these	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Influenced	O
by	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
Turbo	B-Application
Esprit	I-Application
,	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
roamed	O
freely	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
examples	O
of	O
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
environments	O
which	O
offer	O
accessible	O
buildings	O
with	O
minor	O
missions	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
more	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
radio	O
stations	O
,	O
which	O
simulate	O
driving	O
to	O
music	O
with	O
disc	O
jockeys	O
,	O
radio	O
personalities	O
,	O
commercials	O
,	O
talk	O
radio	O
,	O
pop	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
American	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
details	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
flesh	O
out	O
an	O
open-ended	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
&	I-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
crime	O
or	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
,	O
which	O
reverses	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
police	O
officer	O
and	O
criminal	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
goes	O
undercover	O
in	O
gangs	O
for	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criminal	O
activities	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
do	O
not	O
go	O
unnoticed	O
by	O
the	O
police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
stars	O
increase	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
and	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
response	O
will	O
increase	O
;	O
a	O
single	O
star	O
might	O
have	O
a	O
few	O
police	O
cars	O
chase	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
5	B-Application
or	O
6	O
stars	O
,	O
tanks	O
and	O
attack	O
helicopters	B-Application
will	O
chase	O
down	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
set	O
in	O
fictional	O
parodies	O
of	O
well-known	O
United	O
States	O
cities	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
original	O
cities	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
is	O
only	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
other	O
U.S.	O
cities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Philadelphia	O
,	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
Boston	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
and	O
Baltimore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
version	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
prequels	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
was	O
also	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
(	O
all	O
three	O
set	O
in	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
handheld	O
game	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alderney	O
is	O
absent	O
in	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
original	O
cities	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reimagined	O
version	O
of	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
state	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
again	O
imagined	O
as	O
a	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
southern	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
is	O
occupied	O
mostly	O
by	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Los	O
Santos	O
(	O
which	O
resembles	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
much	O
more	O
closely	O
than	O
its	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
counterpart	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
northern	O
portion	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Blaine	O
County	O
,	O
is	O
less	O
inhabited	O
,	O
featuring	O
vast	O
areas	O
of	O
desert	O
,	O
forest	O
,	O
and	O
mountain	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
small	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
the	O
only	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
feature	O
any	O
map	O
limitations	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
entire	O
island	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Los	O
Angeles	O
was	O
extensively	O
researched	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
team	O
organised	O
field	O
research	O
trips	O
with	O
tour	O
guides	O
and	O
architectural	O
historians	O
and	O
captured	O
around	O
250,000	O
photos	O
and	O
hours	O
of	O
video	O
footage	O
during	O
these	O
visits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
Miami	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
original	O
cities	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
real-life	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
tropical	O
city	O
,	O
easily	O
distinguished	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
its	O
beaches	O
and	O
palm	O
trees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
landmasses	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Beach	O
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Mainland	O
,	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
body	O
of	O
water	O
and	O
connected	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
to	O
two	O
smaller	O
islands	O
,	O
Starfish	O
Island	O
and	O
Prawn	O
Island	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
road	O
bridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Beach	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
being	O
gradually	O
unlocked	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
setting	O
would	O
be	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
different	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
universe	O
version	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
has	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
introduced	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
referenced	O
in	O
both	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
London	B-Application
1969	I-Application
and	O
London	B-Application
1961	I-Application
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
take	O
place	O
within	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
version	O
of	O
London	O
during	O
the	O
1960s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Anywhere	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
US	O
retro	O
futuristic	O
metropolis	O
with	O
no	O
apparent	O
inspiration	O
from	O
any	O
real-life	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
areas	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
switch	B-Application
between	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
:	O
the	O
Downtown	O
District	O
,	O
the	O
Residential	O
District	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Industrial	O
District	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
features	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
Ludendorff	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
North	O
Yankton	O
(	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
North	O
Dakota	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
two	O
missions	O
and	O
is	O
inaccessible	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2020	O
update	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Cayo	O
Perico	O
Heist	O
,	O
introduced	O
the	O
eponymous	O
fictional	O
island	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
tropical	O
paradise	O
"	O
off	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
coast	O
of	O
Colombia	O
privately	O
owned	O
by	O
notorious	O
drug	O
lord	O
Juan	O
"	O
El	O
Rubio	O
"	O
Strickler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
its	O
mission	B-Application
packs	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
and	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
did	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
voice	O
credited	O
to	O
specific	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
was	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
which	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
limited	O
budget	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
low	O
profile	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
featured	O
several	O
notable	O
actors	O
from	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
rare	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
such	O
high-profile	O
actors	O
,	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
pioneer	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
more	O
film	O
actors	O
,	O
including	O
Ray	O
Liotta	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
following	O
title	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
also	O
featured	O
many	O
notable	O
film	O
actors	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
Samuel	O
L	O
.	O
Jackson	O
,	O
Peter	O
Fonda	O
and	O
James	O
Woods	O
—	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
such	O
actors	O
should	O
be	O
reduced	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
leading	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
prominent	O
roles	O
in	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
lower	O
profile	O
actors	O
or	O
rappers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
through	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
continued	O
using	O
lesser	O
known	O
actors	O
to	O
voice	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
uses	O
celebrities	O
and	O
real-life	O
radio	O
personalities	O
to	O
voice	O
the	O
DJs	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
radio	O
stations	O
featured	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
was	O
condemned	O
in	O
Britain	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
France	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
extreme	O
violence	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Brazil	O
banned	O
it	O
outright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversies	O
flared	O
up	O
again	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
since	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
made	O
the	O
violence	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
could	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
prostitutes	O
to	O
restore	O
their	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
they	O
wished	O
,	O
kill	O
them	O
to	O
get	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
money	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
also	O
came	O
under	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
was	O
criticised	O
initially	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
gangster	O
"	O
elements	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
drugs	O
,	O
prostitution	O
,	O
and	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
modders	O
managed	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
unused	O
code	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
released	O
unofficial	O
patches	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
(	O
with	O
a	O
modchip	O
)	O
versions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
Action	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
code	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
these	O
sexual	O
mini-games	O
(	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Hot	O
Coffee	O
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
euphemism	O
for	O
sex	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
drive	O
while	O
drunk	O
in	O
the	O
GTA	B-Application
IV	I-Application
expansions	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
possible	O
to	O
drive	O
drunk	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
successor	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
condemned	O
by	O
US	O
parents	O
group	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
who	O
issued	O
a	O
public	O
warning	O
against	O
the	O
pack	O
's	O
content	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
full-frontal	O
nudity	O
scene	O
during	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK-based	O
charity	O
Freedom	O
from	O
Torture	O
publicly	O
condemned	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
torture	O
scenes	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
organisation	O
,	O
who	O
works	O
to	O
rehabilitate	O
survivors	O
of	O
torture	O
,	O
joined	O
other	O
human	O
rights	O
charities	O
who	O
were	O
outraged	O
at	O
a	O
torture	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
pull	O
teeth	O
and	O
electrocute	O
an	O
unarmed	O
man	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
extract	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Houser	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
co-founder	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
sometimes	O
overlooked	O
their	O
portrayal	O
of	O
women	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
weight	O
towards	O
male	O
characters	O
"	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
tell	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
lawyer	O
Jack	O
Thompson	O
has	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
attempts	O
to	O
get	O
families	O
of	O
murder	O
victims	O
to	O
hold	O
the	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
accountable	O
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
their	O
loved	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
families	O
of	O
Aaron	O
Hamel	O
and	O
Kimberly	O
Bede	O
,	O
two	O
young	O
people	O
shot	O
by	O
teens	O
William	O
and	O
Josh	O
Buckner	O
(	O
who	O
in	O
statements	O
to	O
investigators	O
claimed	O
their	O
actions	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
filed	O
a	O
US$246	O
million	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
publishers	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
,	O
retailer	O
Walmart	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
manufacturer	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
brought	O
upon	O
the	O
makers	O
and	O
distributors	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
claiming	O
the	O
games	O
caused	O
a	O
teenager	O
to	O
shoot	O
and	O
kill	O
three	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Alabama	B-Application
police	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shooting	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
when	O
Devin	O
Moore	O
,	O
17	O
years	O
old	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
taken	O
in	O
for	O
questioning	O
by	O
police	O
in	O
Fayette	O
,	O
Alabama	B-Application
regarding	O
a	O
stolen	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Moore	O
's	O
attorneys	O
,	O
Jack	O
Thompson	O
,	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Autos	I-Application
graphic	O
nature	O
—	O
with	O
his	O
constant	O
playing	O
time	O
—	O
that	O
caused	O
Moore	O
to	O
commit	O
the	O
murders	O
,	O
and	O
Moore	O
's	O
family	O
agrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damages	O
were	O
being	O
sought	O
from	O
branches	O
of	O
GameStop	O
and	O
Wal-Mart	O
in	O
Jasper	O
,	O
Alabama	B-Application
,	O
the	O
stores	O
from	O
which	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
purchased	O
and	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
publisher	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
manufacturer	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
Jack	O
Thompson	O
appeared	O
via	O
satellite	O
on	O
the	O
Glenn	O
Beck	O
program	O
on	O
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
Headline	O
News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thompson	O
mentioned	O
Devin	O
Moore	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
regarding	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
doubt	O
in	O
my	O
mind	O
 [ ... ] 	O
that	O
but	O
for	O
Devin	O
Moore	O
's	O
training	O
on	O
this	O
cop	O
killing	O
simulator	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
kill	O
three	O
cops	O
in	O
Fayette	O
,	O
Alabama	B-Application
who	O
are	O
now	O
dead	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suit	O
alleged	O
that	O
were	O
it	O
not	O
for	O
his	O
obsessive	O
playing	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
the	O
murders	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modding	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
content	O
,	O
either	O
within	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
or	O
recreated	O
via	O
other	O
software	O
,	O
had	O
generally	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
community	O
since	O
around	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
conversions	O
being	O
the	O
recreation	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
within	O
the	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2017	O
,	O
Take	O
Two	O
began	O
taking	O
action	O
against	O
these	O
mods	O
,	O
specifically	O
issuing	O
a	O
cease	O
&	O
desist	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
OpenIV	O
that	O
allowed	O
modders	O
to	O
alter	O
content	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
V	B-Application
.	O
Take-Two	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
its	O
issue	O
was	O
not	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
mod	O
itself	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
enables	O
recent	O
malicious	O
mods	O
that	O
allow	O
harassment	O
of	O
players	O
and	O
interfere	O
with	O
the	O
GTA	B-Application
Online	I-Application
experience	O
for	O
everybody	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
OpenIV	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
amenable	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
modding	O
community	O
worked	O
under	O
this	O
response	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
mods	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
within	O
the	O
bounds	O
set	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
issued	O
a	O
Digital	O
Millennium	O
Copyright	O
Act	O
(	O
DMCA	O
)	O
takedown	O
of	O
two	O
projects	O
hosted	O
at	O
GitHub	B-Application
that	O
had	O
reverse-engineered	O
the	O
game	O
engines	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
such	O
reversing	O
engineering	O
was	O
disallowed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
EULA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
proceeded	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
in	O
California	O
against	O
the	O
programmers	O
behind	O
this	O
effort	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
programmers	O
"	O
are	O
well	O
aware	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
possess	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
copy	O
,	O
adapt	O
,	O
or	O
distribute	O
derivative	O
GTA	B-Application
source	O
code	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
doing	O
so	O
constitutes	O
copyright	O
infringement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
issued	O
another	O
takedown	O
notice	O
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
the	O
mods	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ever	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
,	O
both	O
critically	O
and	O
financially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
370	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth-highest	B-Application
selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Activision	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
one	O
of	O
Britain	O
's	O
top	O
10	O
designs	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
British	O
Design	O
Quest	O
organised	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
the	O
Design	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
British	O
design	O
icons	O
which	O
included	O
Concorde	O
,	O
Jaguar	O
E-Type	O
,	O
Aston	O
Martin	O
DB5	O
,	O
Mini	O
,	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
K2	O
telephone	O
box	O
,	O
London	O
tube	O
map	O
,	O
AEC	O
Routemaster	O
bus	O
and	O
the	O
Supermarine	O
Spitfire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
records	O
include	O
Most	O
Guest	O
Stars	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
Series	O
,	O
Largest	O
Voice	O
Cast	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
(	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Largest	O
In-Game	O
Soundtrack	O
(	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Most	O
Successful	O
Entertainment	O
Launch	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
(	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
also	O
ranked	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
in	O
third	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
50	O
console	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
based	O
on	O
initial	O
impact	O
and	O
lasting	O
legacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
is	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
according	O
to	O
The	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
2009	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
currently	O
lie	O
at	O
the	O
2nd	O
,	O
5th	O
and	O
6th	O
highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
rated	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
rated	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
98	O
,	O
only	O
trailing	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
lie	O
at	O
11th	O
,	O
24th	O
,	O
27th	O
,	O
93rd	O
and	O
2nd	O
best	O
PC	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
are	O
currently	O
placed	O
35th	O
and	O
59th	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Year	O
Game	O
Sales	O
Acquired	O
label(s )	O
1997	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
3.5	O
million+	O
PS1	B-Device
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
Platinum	O
1999	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
1969	I-Application
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
1961	I-Application
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
1	O
million	O
PS1	B-Device
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
2001	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
17.5	O
millionInternet	O
Archive	O
Wayback	O
Machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS2	B-Device
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
Platinum	O
2002	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
20	O
million	O
PS2	B-Device
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
Platinum	O
2004	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
27.5	O
millionGTA	O
IV	B-Application
Overtakes	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
in	O
Lifetime	O
Sales	O
 [ Correction ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
100,000	O
2005	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
8	O
million	O
2006	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
4.5	O
million	O
2008	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
25	O
million+	O
2009	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
1	O
million+GTA	O
IV	O
DLC	O
to	O
sell	O
2m	O
by	O
year	O
end	O
by	O
Matt	O
Martin	O
(	O
6	O
March	O
2009	O
)	O
Edge	O
Magazine.comAnalyst	O
:	O
Lost	B-Application
And	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
Sales	O
At	O
1	O
Million	O
,	O
All-New	O
GTA	B-Application
In	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
history	B-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
interviews	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
series	O
,	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
exaggeration	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
changed	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
can	O
basically	O
separate	O
the	O
time	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
emergence	O
as	O
distinct	O
eras.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
games	O
that	O
follow	O
this	O
formula	O
of	O
driving	O
and	O
shooting	O
have	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
even	O
extended	O
this	O
label	O
to	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
even	O
though	O
this	O
series	O
began	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clones	O
are	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
drive	O
any	O
vehicle	O
or	O
fire	O
any	O
weapon	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
comparable	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
are	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
Scarface	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
World	I-Device
Is	I-Device
Yours	I-Device
,	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Streets	I-Application
of	I-Application
LA	I-Application
,	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
,	O
Sleeping	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
,	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
.	O
</s>
