"grouped as ""Myst clones"". Some video game genres are founded by archetypal games of which all subsequent similar games are considered derivatives; notably, early first-person shooters were often called """"Doom"" clones"", while the success of the open-world formula in ""Grand Theft Auto"" led to the genre of GTA clones. The genre of endless runners is based on the success and simplicity of the game ""Canabalt"". In these cases, games that are ""clones"" of another are generally not implied to have committed any intellectual property infractions, and otherwise considered legally acceptable practices, although calling such games clones is generally considered derogatory."
"incorporate violent and criminal themes. Notable games that are comparable to ""Grand Theft Auto"" are ""Saints Row"", """", """", ""Watch Dogs"", ""Sleeping Dogs"", ""Just Cause"", """" and """". Grand Theft Auto Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series references the term used in the US for motor vehicle theft. Most games in"
"Grand Theft Auto Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series references the term used in the US for motor vehicle theft. Most games in the series are set in fictional locales modelled on cities, usually either Liberty City, Vice City or San Andreas, which are stand-ins for New York City, Miami and"
"Gran Turismo (series) Gran Turismo (Italian for ""grand tourer"" or ""grand touring""), abbreviated GT, is a series of racing video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Developed for PlayStation systems, ""Gran Turismo"" games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in December 1997, over 80 million units have been sold worldwide for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Portable, making it the highest selling video game franchise under the PlayStation brand. ""Gran Turismo"" can trace back"
"Hulu. Gran Turismo (series) Gran Turismo (Italian for ""grand tourer"" or ""grand touring""), abbreviated GT, is a series of racing video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Developed for PlayStation systems, ""Gran Turismo"" games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in December 1997, over 80 million units have been sold worldwide for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Portable, making it the highest selling video game franchise under the PlayStation brand. ""Gran Turismo"" can trace"
"and the Design Museum. In 2013, ""The Telegraph"" ranked ""Grand Theft Auto"" among Britain's most successful exports. The series has also been controversial for its adult nature and violent themes. The ""Grand Theft Auto"" series is split into separate fictional universes, named after the primary level of graphics capability used in each era. The original ""Grand Theft Auto"", its expansions and its sequel are considered the ""2D universe"". ""Grand Theft Auto III"" and its sequels are considered the ""3D universe"". ""Grand Theft Auto IV"", its expansions and ""Grand Theft Auto V"" are considered the ""HD universe"". Each universe is considered"
"Grand Theft Auto (video game) Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game developed by DMA Design and published by BMG Interactive. It was first released in Europe and North America in October 1997 for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on 12 December 1997 in Europe and 30 June 1998 in North America for the PlayStation. It is the first instalment of the ""Grand Theft Auto"" series, to be followed by 1999's ""Grand Theft Auto 2"". The series, which has led to five main entries and several special edition games over 16 years, has sold more than"
"Sega GT Sega GT, released in Japan as , is a sim racing video game co-developed by Wow Entertainment and TOSE, and published by Sega for their Dreamcast home console. The game was released in 2000. A Microsoft Windows version was published the following year—in Japan and North America by Sega, and in Europe by Empire Interactive. ""Sega GT"" was intended by Sega to rival Sony's popular ""Gran Turismo"" racing series, which was driving the strong sales of the PlayStation console and raising interest in the Dreamcast's closest competitor, the yet-unreleased PlayStation 2. While ""Sega GT"" was met with positive"
"fixed. Grand Theft Auto (video game) Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game developed by DMA Design and published by BMG Interactive. It was first released in Europe and North America in October 1997 for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on 12 December 1997 in Europe and 30 June 1998 in North America for the PlayStation. It is the first instalment of the ""Grand Theft Auto"" series, to be followed by 1999's ""Grand Theft Auto 2"". The series, which has led to five main entries and several special edition games over 16 years, has sold more"
"40. Sega GT Sega GT, released in Japan as , is a sim racing video game co-developed by Wow Entertainment and TOSE, and published by Sega for their Dreamcast home console. The game was released in 2000. A Microsoft Windows version was published the following year—in Japan and North America by Sega, and in Europe by Empire Interactive. ""Sega GT"" was intended by Sega to rival Sony's popular ""Gran Turismo"" racing series, which was driving the strong sales of the PlayStation console and raising interest in the Dreamcast's closest competitor, the yet-unreleased PlayStation 2. While ""Sega GT"" was met with"
"Multi Theft Auto Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is a multiplayer modification for the Microsoft Windows version of Rockstar North games ""Grand Theft Auto III"", """" and """" that adds online multiplayer functionality. For ""Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"", the mod also serves as a derivative engine to Rockstar's interpretation of RenderWare. The release of ""Grand Theft Auto III"", a critically acclaimed sandbox-style action-adventure computer and video game developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) represented the first 3D title in the ""Grand Theft Auto"" (""GTA"") series. Despite its success, it was the first ""Grand Theft Auto"" game to ship without"
"""Grand Theft Auto"" games form a ""trilogy, [featuring] our distorted look at the East Coast around the time of the millennium (""Grand Theft Auto III""), followed by our reinterpretation of '80s Miami (""""), and lastly, our look at early-'90s California ("""")."" Despite their status as creators of ""Grand Theft Auto"", one of the most successful video game franchises of all-time, Houser and his brother Dan have shied away from the media spotlight, focusing instead on the Rockstar Games brand, rather than any one person getting the credit for the games' success. In 2009, both Sam and Dan Houser appeared in"
"Grand Theft Auto (Game Boy Advance) Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Rockstar Games for the Game Boy Advance, released on 26 October 2004. The game is referred to as Grand Theft Auto Advance on its title screen; the game's cover art and promotional material refer to it as ""Grand Theft Auto"". The game is played from a top-down perspective; this view angle was seen on the first two games in the series, ""Grand Theft Auto"" and ""Grand Theft Auto 2"", but vehicle-based side-missions (such as ""Vigilante"" and ""Paramedic""), the heads-up"
"1997, ""Grand Theft Auto"" fans were able to experience the first game of the series. Sam Houser Sam Houser (born 1971) is a British video game producer. He is the co-founder and president of Rockstar Games and one of the creative driving forces behind the games in the ""Grand Theft Auto"" franchise, being producer since the third game. He is responsible for taking ""GTA"" into the 3D-environment era, creating realistic cities under fully 3D-engines and turning the series into huge profits during video gaming's sixth-generation era. Sam Houser was born in London in 1971. He is the son of solicitor"
"Ana. The story focuses mainly on Raul's attempts to find the Ana's killer. Like games in the Grand Theft Auto series, has elements from driving games and third-person shooters, and features ""open-world"" gameplay that gives the player more control over their playing experience. It was released on November 10, 2011. It was followed by a sequel, ""Gangstar Vegas"", in 2013. ""Gangstar Vegas"" is set in modern-day Las Vegas, Nevada. The story revolves around Jason Malone, a skilled MMA fighter who is targeted by Frank Veliano after winning in a match. Like games in the Grand Theft Auto series, ""Gangstar Vegas"""
"games in the ""Grand Theft Auto"" series, ""Gangstar Vegas"" has elements from driving games and third-person shooters, and features ""open-world"" gameplay that gives the player more control over their playing experience. During its release, it received mixed reviews from critics and players alike, whom they criticized the laggy graphics, animation, and its frequent updates, but praised the music and the extensive use of 3D graphics, which some players noted as an improvement of the previous game. It was also a commercial success, having been downloaded 50 million times from iOS and Android. ""Gangstar Vegas"" is structured similarly to previous games"
"which allowed players to commandeer various automobiles and shoot various weapons within a mission-based structure. Unlike later games in the series, and indeed many earlier influences, the first two ""GTA"" games were 2D. In 1998, DMA moved many of these design concepts into a 3D world, with ""Body Harvest"", a Nintendo 64 game developed by DMA Design (which eventually became Rockstar North when it was acquired by Rockstar Games). This title featured an open world with nonlinear missions and side-quests, as well as the ability to commandeer and drive a variety of vehicles. As such, it has been retroactively called"
"Player"" described ""Death Race"" as the ""spiritual predecessor"" of the ""Grand Theft Auto"" game series developed by DMA Design, which applies major gameplay elements from ""Death Race"". BMG Interactive published the first ""Grand Theft Auto"" game in 1997. ""Death Race"" is set in eight American cities, which the player visits in succession: San Diego, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; Raleigh, North Carolina; and New York, New York. In each city, the player drives an armored sports car equipped with surface-to-air missiles and rapid-fire guns. Player performance is measured by the number of kills."
"and other benefits they had before being chased. The ""wanted level"" gameplay concept has become common in other ""GTA"" Clones and similar open world games. The ""Grand Theft Auto"" series is set in a fictional version of the world, in a number of different time periods. The original ""Grand Theft Auto"" introduced three main cities: Liberty City, based upon New York City, Vice City, based upon Miami, and San Andreas, based upon mostly parts of California. In the first ""Grand Theft Auto"" game, San Andreas was based on San Francisco and parts of Las Vegas. Expansion packs later set the"
"the action-adventure genre, while racing games also saw success for the company. One of such action-adventure game franchises is ""Grand Theft Auto"", which Rockstar Games took over from BMG Interactive, which published the series' original 1997 entry. The most recent game in the series, ""Grand Theft Auto V"", has shipped over 95 million copies since its release in September 2013, making it one of the bestselling video games of all time. Other popular franchises published by Rockstar Games are ""Red Dead"", ""Midnight Club"", ""Max Payne"" and ""Manhunt"". In May 1998, Take-Two Interactive acquired the assets of dormant British video game"
"most profanity used in a video game, particularly the word ""fuck"", which is spoken over 200 times, beating previous record holder, """", until it was beaten by ""Grand Theft Auto V"", which the word ""fuck"" is spoken over 1000 times. Mafia (series) Mafia is a series of action-adventure video games developed by 2K Czech (formerly Illusion Softworks) with the third installment by Hangar 13, and published by 2K Games. Games in the ""Mafia"" series are set in fictional locales modeled after American cities, and usually take place in a historical setting, from Great Depression-era Lost Heaven in the original game,"
"one of the top ten most influential games of all time. Subsequent games that follow this formula of driving and shooting in a free-roaming level have been called ""Grand Theft Auto"" clones. Other critics, however, likened ""Grand Theft Auto III"" to ""The Legend of Zelda"" and ""Metroid"", as well as ""Shenmue"" in particular, and noted how ""GTA III"" had combined elements from previous games and fused them together into a new immersive experience. For instance, radio stations had been implemented earlier in games such as Sega's ""Out Run"" (1986) and Maxis' ""SimCopter"" (1996), open-ended missions based on operating a taxi"
"Vision Gran Turismo The Vision Gran Turismo program (commonly abbreviated Vision GT or VGT) is a series of fictional concept cars for the Gran Turismo video game series, developed by a cross-section of the world's top automobile manufacturers. These vehicles appeared originally in the video games ""Gran Turismo 6"", and later in ""Gran Turismo Sport"", both from Polyphony Digital. For the most part, they apply present-day technology and materials, with two notable exceptions that utilize novel propulsion and aerodynamic technologies. Their appearance as free driveable cars has been staggered since the launch of the game in 2013, with each one"
"industry. The most famous were Rockstar Games' ""Manhunt"" and ""Grand Theft Auto"" games (""Grand Theft Auto III"" and """") facing lawsuits over alleged racial slurs and influencing minors to commit crimes, while """" was briefly given an adult rating and removed from most stores over the availability of an abandoned sex mini-game using the Hot Coffee mod. The sixth generation also coincided with the September 11 attacks in New York City and the Pentagon, which had a huge impact on the entertainment industry, including the video game industry; in the subsequent market climate, multiple games were edited in response to"
"have created a number of alternate names for this genre. Some reviewers have focused on the pervasive criminal themes and content in the genre, using terminology such as ""crime games"", ""crime-based action games"", and what CNN called the ""gangsta genre"". Other journalists have emphasized gameplay by describing the genre as ""free roaming action adventure games"", ""driving-and-shooting games"", and ""driving action hybrids"". ""Grand Theft Auto"" clones offer players the ability to steal and drive a number of vehicles. Games have included all kinds of vehicles, such as cars, helicopters, boats, jet-skis, fixed-wing aircraft, and military vehicles. Reviewers have compared these games"
"game in London. The second entry in the franchise, ""Grand Theft Auto 2"", set the game in the future in a locale named ""Anywhere City"". Subsequent games in the series have re-imagined and expanded upon the original locales. ""Grand Theft Auto III"" is set in a different rendition of Liberty City only loosely based on New York City. A revised Vice City and San Andreas are depicted in """" and """", respectively, the latter of which takes the form of an entire state, instead of a single city. The state of San Andreas is based on the states of California"
"world, such as Ubisoft's ""Watch Dogs"" and Deep Silver's ""Saints Row"" series, were labeled, often disparagingly, as ""Grand Theft Auto"" clones, much as how many early first-person shooters were called """"Doom"" clones"". Other notable examples include ""World of Warcraft"" and ""The Elder Scrolls"" series of games, which feature a large and diverse world offering tasks and possibilities to play. The popular ""Assassin's Creed"" series, which began in 2007, allows players to explore historic open-world settings. These include the Holy Land during the Crusades, Renaissance Rome, New England during the American Revolution, the Caribbean during The Golden Age of Piracy, Paris"
"Store. The PlayStation Vita consists of games available on both its physical media, the PlayStation Vita card and digital download from the PlayStation Store. Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios is a group of video game developers owned by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is dedicated to developing video games exclusively for the PlayStation series of consoles. The series has produced several best-selling franchises such as the ""Gran Turismo"" series of racing video games as well as critically acclaimed titles such as the ""Uncharted"" series. Other notable franchises include ""God of War"", ""Twisted Metal"" and more recently, ""LittleBigPlanet"" (series), "" InFAMOUS"", and"
"merit, four GT Academy drivers have been barred entry to the British GT (specifically the 'gentleman driver' section of the competition). The ""Gran Turismo"" video game series has been one of the most popular over its lifetime, appealing to an audience ranging from casual gamers to fans of realistic racing sims. Because of the success of the ""Gran Turismo"" series, Guinness World Records awarded the series 7 world records in the ""Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008"". These records include ""Largest Number of Cars in a Racing game"", ""Highest Selling PlayStation Game"", ""Oldest Car in a Racing Game"", and ""Largest"
"Controversies surrounding Grand Theft Auto V ""Grand Theft Auto V"" is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Upon its release for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 17 September 2013, the game generated controversies related to its violence and depiction of women. A mission that requires players to use torture equipment in a hostage interrogation polarised reviewers, who noted its political commentary but felt that the torture sequence was in poor taste. The mission also received criticism from politicians and anti-torture charity groups. The game became subject to widespread online debate"
"Controversies surrounding Grand Theft Auto IV ""Grand Theft Auto IV"" is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Upon its release on 29 April 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, ""Grand Theft Auto IV"" generated controversy. The game's depiction of violence received mass commentary from journalists and government officials, occasionally being referred to as a ""murder simulator"". The ability to drive under the influence of alcohol in the game also received criticism, resulting in a request for the ESRB to change the game's rating. Similarly, some gameplay features were censored"
"the domination of the Japanese video game industry worldwide throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The U.S. is home to major game development companies such as Activision Blizzard (""Call of Duty"", ""World of Warcraft""), Electronic Arts (""FIFA"", ""Battlefield"", ""Mass Effect""), and Take-Two Interactive (Civilization, ""NBA 2K"" series, ""Grand Theft Auto""). ZeniMax Media (""Doom"", ""Fallout"", ""The Elder Scrolls"") is the world's largest privately held video game company. Niantic (""Ingress"", ""Pokémon Go"") is a notable mobile game developer. Valve Corporation operates Steam, the largest computer gaming platform, with an active user base (≈125 million) that rivals the combined user bases of the current"
"was ported to iOS, Android and Fire OS. ""Grand Theft Auto Double Pack"" was released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It includes ""Grand Theft Auto III"" and ""Vice City"". ""Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy"" is a compilation of ""III"", ""Vice City"", and ""San Andreas"". The compilation was first released in 2005 for the Xbox. Later it was released for the PlayStation 2, Windows, Mac OS X, and PlayStation 4. ""The Trilogy"" also served as the revised package for ""San Andreas"", which had to be pulled from shelves due to the controversial ""Hot Coffee"" mod. ""Grand Theft Auto:"