IGN has posted a detailed 8-page article on the 16 years of Grand Theft Auto mayhem. From the early days of DMA Design in the late '80s to now, with Grand Theft Auto V on the now-not-too-distant horizon. There is plenty to be excited about, and even more to reminisce on...
"It's all about the American Dream. You start at the bottom, put in effort and time, and you make it to the top...no matter who you have to kill. Any stone player can get known and get paid if they take what they want, and survive the day. And see the next guy lining up to take what's yours and make it his. That's what makes this country great.
Gamers live the life Rockstar's built for them, 50 million of them, doing what they want and getting ahead one drive-by, one stolen ride, one felony at a time. It's a funhouse mirror on our sliding culture, envisioned by a Scot and a pair of Brits. Imitators come and go. None come close to Grand Theft Auto's excesses, successes, consequences, and stepping outside the lines. The franchise is big-time. Stocks jump at the mention of its name. So do giant-killers, lawyers, mothers, and politicians – all stepping up to take their shot at a game that turned controversy into fame, and then infamy.
A life of crime ain't easy, baby." - IGN
Summarizing this mammoth article would simply not do it justice; IGN has put in a solid effort curating the history of the biggest gaming series, be sure to check it out.
Steam has discounted all Grand Theft Auto titles by 75% over the weekend.
- GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas are STEAMPLAY enabled; so Mac users out there can still get in on the killer deals!
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition contains both GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City, for 25% cheaper than buying both separately.
- 'The Complete Pack' bundle is currently unavailable in Australia; as GTA 1 and 2 can only be acquired through the bundle, neither are available to Australians. The US and UK - plus possibly others I was unable to check - still have access to both the bundle and classic games. That being said, as is well known, GTA 1 and 2 are available free from Rockstar, along with Wild Metal, through their Classics webpage: rockstargames.com/classics/
The sale ends April 2nd, so be sure to complete your collection if you haven't already.
In the GTAStunting series, we'll be covering some of the best stunting videos coming out of our sister site GTAStunting. If you'd like to submit videos for consideration, please either PM me on GTAStunting or email me.
Last year we featured SHELLSHOCKED, a ground breaking stunting video created with Grand Theft Auto IV's video editor by three very talented members of our sister site GTAStunting. With Beat's editing talents, Slayer's knack for stunting and ShadowSniper's guest stunts, they have worked together to create yet another amazing stunting video, The 476 Extraordinary Sections. We highly recommend you check out the video above!