Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

I played the first Grand Theft Auto game on PC in 1998 or 1999, and the spin-off GTA: London, too. Those games were good fun for what they were… but it was Grand Theft Auto III, which I played on the original Xbox, that really cemented this series’ status. Grand Theft Auto is the premiere open-world franchise, with the likes of Vice City and San Andreas being fantastic exemplars of the open-world crime genre.

One of the first subjects I ever wrote about here on the website, back in December 2019, was Grand Theft Auto VI. And since then, I’ve discussed the upcoming game on a few occasions, as well as Grand Theft Auto V, the maligned “remasters” of the GTA III trilogy, and Red Dead Redemption II, too! This page is an archive of all of those posts, so you can follow along with my coverage.

I almost certainly won’t play Grand Theft Auto VI until the game comes to PC – and on Rockstar’s recent form, that might not be till 2028. If the game launches for a ridiculously high price, I might not play it right away… or at all. But I daresay I’ll have more to say about Grand Theft Auto and Rockstar Games before too long, so be sure to check back.

Grand Theft Auto VI Should Be Free

“With Grand Theft Auto VI clearly having an online focus, it’s only right that it’s made available for free to everyone who wants to play it…”

How long is too long?

“Having tackled a similar argument before with games that were said to be too short, I wanted to take a look at this and consider whether a game can indeed be too long…”

E3 2021 – predictions and/or wishes

“From Microsoft and Electronic Arts to Nintendo and Ubisoft, practically all of the big names in the games industry will have something to say over the next few weeks…”

Ten games to play instead of Cyberpunk 2077

“If, like me, you don’t really have £50/$60 to spend on a single game this close to Christmas – or you don’t have a PC or console capable of playing it – I thought it could be fun to go through a few alternatives…”

Some next-gen ports are receiving a well-earned backlash

“There are arguments to be heard that the pace of game development as a whole has slowed, and I don’t want to ignore the reality that developing an open-world game on the scale of Grand Theft Auto V is a colossal undertaking. But that doesn’t excuse what seems to many fans to be the company taking shortcuts…”

Ten of the best games… that I’ve never played!

“These titles are undeniably good. However, for a variety of reasons I simply haven’t got around to playing them, or they seemed like ‘not my thing’ so I never gave them a try…”

Grand Theft Auto 6 speculation

“Here’s the thing: there’s no conclusion to this article. Until the game is officially announced and we know the rough outline of its setting and protagonist, there’s not much more to say except to fantasise about my “perfect” GTA game…”