"GTA gang The ""GTA Gang"" (Russian: банда ГТА; ""Banda GTA"") is the nickname given to a violent gang of murderers and terrorists located near Moscow, Russia that robbed and murdered occupants of automobiles traveling on the Federal Automobile Road M-4 after stopping them using homemade caltrops. The Russian media dubbed them the ""GTA gang"" because of the similarity between their violent robberies and the actions of characters in the ""Grand Theft Auto"" video game series. Formed in March 2012 by Ibaydullo Subkhanov to train soldiers for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the gang was ultimately apprehended"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"many radio stations featured in each game. Some games also feature celebrities portraying themselves, such as Lazlow Jones, Phil Collins, Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams. According to ""The Guinness World Records"" 2008 and 2009 Gamer's Edition, it is the most controversial video game series in history, with over 4,000 articles published about it, which include accusations of glamorising violence, corrupting gamers, and connection to real life crimes. The game was controversial from the very first incarnation of the series. ""Grand Theft Auto"" was condemned in Britain, Germany, and France due to its ""extreme violence"", and Brazil banned it outright. Publicist"
"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"
"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"
"rules are generally examples of heterosexism in that heterosexuality is normalized while homosexuality is subject to additional censorship or ridicule. Sexual orientation and gender identity were significant in some console and PC games, with the trend being toward greater visibility of LGBT identities, particularly in Japanese popular culture and games marketed to LGBT consumers. Video games may influence the learning of young players about race and urban culture. The portrayal of race in some video games such as the ""Grand Theft Auto"" series, ""Custer's Revenge"", """", and """" has been controversial. The 2002 game """" was criticized as promoting racist"
"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"
"controversy would result. The evidence was inconclusive, but debates continued throughout the decade about the level of profanity, violence, pornography, and whether or not video games had an addictive effect. One game series in particular that was no stranger to controversy in the 2000s was ""Grand Theft Auto"". In the 2004 """" installment of the series, the game received widespread criticism revolving around the Hot Coffee mod, a normally disabled mini-game that could be enabled. The drama and pressure forced the ESRB to re-rate the game as an AO (Adults Only) and to have it pulled from store shelves. The"
"developed into the 2010s. The ""Grand Theft Auto"" series sparked a fad of Mature-rated video games based on including gang warfare, drug use, and perceived ""senseless violence"" into gameplay. Though violent video games date back to the early 1990s, they became much more common after 2000. Despite the controversy, the 2004 game """" became the best selling PlayStation 2 game of all time, with 17.33 million copies sold for that console alone, from a total of 21.5 million in all formats by 2009; as of 2011, 27.5 million copies of ""San Andreas"" were sold worldwide. The Call of Duty series"
"themes of crime and violence. The subgenre has its origins in open world action adventure games popularized in Europe (and particularly the United Kingdom) throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The release of ""Grand Theft Auto"" (1997) marked a major commercial success for open-ended game design in North America, and featured a more marketable crime theme. But it was the popularity of its 3D sequel ""Grand Theft Auto III"" in 2001 that led to the widespread propagation of a more specific set of gameplay conventions consistent with a subgenre. The subgenre now includes many games from different developers all over the"
"would negatively affect blockbuster games such as ""Grand Theft Auto V"". Gamergate is particularly associated with opposition to the influence of so-called ""social justice warriors"" in the gaming industry and media, who are perceived as a threat to traditional gaming culture. As the video-game market grew more diverse, cultural critics became interested in issues of gender representation and identity in games. One prominent feminist critic of the representation of women in gaming is Anita Sarkeesian, whose ""Tropes vs. Women in Video Games"" project is devoted to female stereotypes in games. Her fund-raising campaign and videos were met with hostility and"
"concerns of Japanese business dominating the U.S. industries in the late 80s/early 90s. The portrayal of the Cyberpapacy provoked claims of anti-Catholicism as well with its papacy that among other things spread an artificial AIDS virus. It has to be said that within the game it was actually the Core Earth Japanese and Catholics who were ""good guys"" fighting evil invaders who embodied these stereotypes. However, that distinction was often lost upon many, and WEG did heavily promote these stereotypical elements in their gaming products even while attributing them to fictional invaders. Torg Torg is a cinematic multi-genre role-playing game"
"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"
"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"
"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,"
"experience. Subsequent titles would follow and build upon the concept established in ""Grand Theft Auto III"", and receive significant acclaim. They subsequently influenced many other open world action games, and led to the label ""Grand Theft Auto clone"" on similar games. The series has been critically acclaimed and commercially successful, having shipped more than 250 million units, making it the fourth-highest selling video game franchise of all time, behind Nintendo's ""Mario"" and ""Pokémon"" franchises, and ""Tetris"". In 2006, ""Grand Theft Auto"" was featured in a list of British design icons in the Great British Design Quest organised by the BBC"
"""Grand Theft Auto III"" and ""Vice City"". The player controls Carl ""CJ"" Johnson (Young Maylay), a young African-American gang member who serves as the game's protagonist. The Los Santos stages of the game revolve around the theme of the Grove Street Families gang fighting with the Ballas and the Vagos for territory and respect. East Asian gangs (most notably the local Triads), an additional Vietnamese gang (the Da Nang Boys), and a force of Hispanic thugs working for the local ""Loco Syndicate"" (the San Fierro Rifa) are evident in the San Fierro leg of the game, while three Mafia families"
"a statue of a torso of a busty, dismembered woman in a skimpy bikini. While much of the ""Grand Theft Auto"" franchise has had issues with claims of violence against women, Rockstar North's ""Grand Theft Auto V"" was also surrounded in much criticism; so much so that the sale of it was banned by certain retailers in Australia. The 1982 game ""Custer's Revenge"" was first noted for containing elements of rape and some Native American groups and the National Organization for Women have criticised this as well as alleged racism. The 2013 reboot of ""Tomb Raider"" drew controversy when ""Kotaku"""
"Grand Theft Auto clone ""Grand Theft Auto"" clone is a controversial subgenre of open world action-adventure video games, characterized by their likeness to the ""Grand Theft Auto"" series in either gameplay, or overall design. In these types of open world games, players may find and use a variety of vehicles and weapons while roaming freely in an open world setting. The objective of ""Grand Theft Auto"" clones is to complete a sequence of core missions involving driving and shooting, but often side-missions and minigames are added to improve replay value. The storylines of games in this subgenre typically have strong"
"16-bit era. The antagonists are commonly characters who have betrayed the protagonist or his organisation, or characters who have the most impact impeding the protagonist's progress. Film and music veterans have voiced characters, including Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson, James Woods, Debbie Harry, Phil Collins, Axl Rose and Peter Fonda. British video game developer DMA Design began the series in . , it has eleven stand-alone games and four expansion packs. The third chronological title, ""Grand Theft Auto III"", is considered a landmark title, as it brought the series to a 3D setting and more immersive"
"rather than of a criminal, although the player is required to commit criminal acts on some occasions in order to infiltrate criminal gangs. Grand Theft Auto clone ""Grand Theft Auto"" clone is a controversial subgenre of open world action-adventure video games, characterized by their likeness to the ""Grand Theft Auto"" series in either gameplay, or overall design. In these types of open world games, players may find and use a variety of vehicles and weapons while roaming freely in an open world setting. The objective of ""Grand Theft Auto"" clones is to complete a sequence of core missions involving driving"
"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (5th SFG) stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Except for the ""1st Battalion, 5th SFG"" designation, this reconnaissance unit is entirely fictional, as Special Forces Battalions currently only support three Companies (A, B and C). They are often referred to as ""the Ghosts"". Their role is not unlike other real world"
"years, but Jones spent time developing an idea for a fighting simulator set in a city; after the release of ""Syndicate Wars"" (1996), the company revised the concept to set it in a ""living city"" and cross it with a driving game, resulting in the successful and controversial ""Grand Theft Auto"", which in turn sparked an entire franchise. In 2012 Jones revealed that much of the controversy surrounding ""Grand Theft Auto"" was engineered by their publicist. DMA Design was soon after acquired by Gremlin Interactive, starting a chain of purchases that resulted in the studio becoming Rockstar North. Jones stayed"
"inappropriate. Upon release, the game received critical acclaim, with praise particularly directed at its concept and gameplay. However, the game also generated controversy, with criticism directed at the depiction of violence and sexual content. ""Grand Theft Auto III"" became the best-selling video game of 2001, and has sold over 14.5 million copies since. Considered one of the most significant titles of the sixth generation of video games, and by many critics as one of the greatest video games of all time, it won year-end accolades, including Game of the Year awards from several gaming publications. Since its release, it has"
"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"
"Theft Auto: San Andreas"", with some politicians firing harsh words at both the game's developer and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the organization which establishes content ratings for video games in North America. It also rekindled the debate over the influence of video games in general with new protests against several other games such as ""Killer7"", ""The Sims 2"", and ""Bully"". Jack Thompson was one of the first to criticize the game for its hidden content, believing violent media is one of the main causes of violent crime in America. Thompson lashed out against Rockstar Games on several occasions"
"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"
"it into a 3D world, and offered an unprecedented variety of minigames and side-missions. The title was a much greater commercial success than its direct precursors, and its influence was profound. As such, ""Grand Theft Auto III"" is credited with popularizing this genre, let alone inventing it. Its release is sometimes treated as a revolutionary event in the history of video games, much like the release of ""Doom"" nearly a decade earlier. GamePro called it the most important game of all time, and claimed that every genre was influenced to rethink their conventional level design. IGN similarly praised it as"
"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"
"Theft Auto"" ""Hot coffee mod"" evidence of sociopolitical tensions present between gamers and older generations. The game and others like it continue to be at the center of the video games as art debate, and Gamasutra credited ""Super Columbine Massacre"" and Slamgate as having two highly positive and far-reaching effects; first, forcing print game journalism to focus on the issue; and second, the ""evangelization of the notion that games can be as meaningful and important as other media, even if the example is offensive to the sensibilities of most Americans [...] To win is to lose, but to play is"