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Grand Theft Auto 5

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December 2023

  • Grand Theft Auto 6.

    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

November 2023

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    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

September 2022

  • Keza MacDonald

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    Video games introduced me to the Chemical Brothers - now teens find music through Fortnite

    Keza MacDonald
    In the 90s and 00s, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Guitar Hero were prime outlets for music discovery. In 2022, it’s League of Legends and Fifa that are shaping taste
  • Hackers’ big heist … Rockstair’s Grand Theft Auto.

    Pushing Buttons newsletter
    Pushing Buttons: The grand theft of Grand Theft Auto

    Rockstar is the victim of one of the biggest data breaches in gaming history. It’s not only a blow to developers – it’s a loss for fans
  • Grand Theft Auto Online.

    Grand Theft Auto 6 leak: who hacked Rockstar and what was stolen?

    A major data breach has given the world an early look at Grand Theft Auto 6. Why is this such bad news for the developer?

March 2022

  • GTAV and GTA Online Coming March 15 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

    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

January 2020

  • Keith Stuart

    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

September 2019

  • From left: GTA V, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Overwatch

    Best culture of the 21st century
    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

July 2019

  • A still from Grand Theft Auto V

    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

May 2019

  • Franklin looks out over the Los Santos skyline in Grand Theft Auto V.

    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

April 2019

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

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

October 2018

  • Red Dead Redemption 2, a Western-themed action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Games.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 gamers queue for midnight release

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

August 2018

  • GTAO After Hours TaleOfUs 001

    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

May 2017

  • Grand Theft Auto V

    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

February 2017

  • Keith Stuart

    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?

January 2016

  • GTA V stunt

    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

September 2015

  • PC enough for you? Grand Theft Auto V

    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

April 2015

  • GTA

    Grand Theft Auto V on PC review: Rockstar outdoes itself in world-building

    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
  • Tataviam Mountains

    Ten places every Grand Theft Auto V player should visit

    With the release of Grand Theft Auto V on PC, the fictional state of San Andreas has never looked better. From the urban sprawl of Los Santos to the sun-baked Grand Senora Desert, here are ten of the most beautiful locations in Rockstar’s satirical California analogue
  • Spells like a hit.

    Dirty Harry: Daniel Radcliffe tipped for Grand Theft Auto movie

    British actor in the running to play the creator of the controversial game
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