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Grand Theft Auto: every game and controversy explained

The trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is everywhere this week, the first game in the smash hit crime series in more than a decade. From its crude beginnings to its multiplayer mayhem, we look back at past releases – and the outrage that greeted them

Published: 7 Dec 2023

Grand Theft Auto Six to be revealed in early December

A Bloomberg report gets out in front of the biggest video game announcement of the year, as Rockstar founder Sam Houser confirms that the first trailer for Rockstar’s forthcoming game is imminent

Published: 8 Nov 2023

GTA V is back for a new generation – how will it fare in the 2020s?

Rockstar’s anarchic masterpiece has been freshened up for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X nine years after it was originally released

Published: 16 Mar 2022

Putting controls on your kids' gaming is a key part of being a parent

Keith Stuart

A new campaign that encourages parents to engage with games is long overdue. It’s time for parents to overcome technophobia

Published: 10 Jan 2020

Published: 10 Jan 2020

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The 50 best video games of the 21st century

Want to build worlds, become a crime kingpin, get lost in space, or enter the afterlife? Then our countdown of the 50 best games of the era has something for you

Published: 19 Sep 2019

Grand Theft Auto maker has paid no UK corporation tax in 10 years – report

Rockstar North made huge profits while claiming £42m in tax relief, says thinktank

Published: 29 Jul 2019

Can Grand Theft Auto V help your mental health? Yes, say role-players

In a virtual world best known for its crime and violence, gamers are using San Andreas as a safe space to cope with grief, gambling and addiction

Published: 1 May 2019

Five damaging myths about video games – let’s shoot 'em up

Does video gaming really breed antisocial behaviour and isolation? On the contrary…

Published: 6 Apr 2019

Red Dead Redemption 2 gamers queue for midnight release

Rockstar Games hopes new game will eclipse success of Grand Theft Auto

Published: 26 Oct 2018

How Grand Theft Auto created a virtual underground clubbing scene

Avatars of real-life DJs curate – and create – cool music and players have ownership of their nightclubs in the latest After Hours update, which puts GTA at the heart of pop culture

Published: 16 Aug 2018

How blowing up planes in Grand Theft Auto V eased me into motherhood

By day I was exhausted from making small talk at baby groups, but at night I could escape to a life of violent crime and irresponsibility

Published: 12 May 2017

Why are people still buying Grand Theft Auto V?

Keith Stuart

Released in 2013, Rockstar’s epic gangland adventure is currently No 2 in the UK games chart. Is gaming having its dad rock moment?

Published: 8 Feb 2017

Published: 8 Feb 2017

Grand Theft Auto Online: inside the Los Santos stunt scene

From death-defying parachute leaps to astonishing motorcycle jumps, Grand Theft Auto V has become the venue for a stunt show with millions of spectators

Published: 5 Jan 2016

Notes and queries
Is it OK for a Guardian-reading leftie to play Grand Theft Auto?

Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts

Published: 9 Sep 2015

5 out of 5 stars.

Grand Theft Auto V on PC review: Rockstar outdoes itself in world-building
5 out of 5 stars.

Stunning landscapes with dizzying visual detail, and a tool that lets you record and edit in-game footage and upload it to YouTube, puts this open-world game lightyears ahead of its competitors

Published: 16 Apr 2015
Ten places every Grand Theft Auto V player should visit

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Published: 16 Apr 2015
Dirty Harry: Daniel Radcliffe tipped for Grand Theft Auto movie

Published: 9 Apr 2015

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