GRAND THEFT AUTO
Andrea Shearon Jul 6, 2022. 2 minute read
Take-Two Issues DMCA Takedown to GTA VR Mod Creator
A popular VR mod creator for games like Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mafia says Take-Two Interactive has issued him a DMCA takedown notice through Patreon. After last year’s wave of notices, it seems the publisher is still on the hunt for fan creations and tools…
READ MORE >Jack Yarwood Jan 18, 2022. 10 minute read
The Strange Tale of Rockstar Loft, Rockstar Games’ Short-Lived Club Night
In 1999, Rockstar Games co-founders Sam Houser and Terry Donovan teamed up with John Davis, the promoter of the Sunday afternoon New York party Body & Soul, to envision a new club night — one that would stand apart from the vacuous, celebrity-filled parties that dominated the city. It would…
READ MORE >Jack Yarwood Oct 28, 2020. 6 minute read
How Director Michael Keillor Set the Tone of Grand Theft Auto
Michael Keillor probably isn’t a name that many fans of the Grand Theft Auto series are familiar with. Not only does the writer/director not talk much about his work on the game, but if you look at the credits for Grand Theft Auto 2, he’s listed under “Documentation,” an ambiguous…
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Jack Yarwood Mar 12, 2020. 6 minute read
The Fragile Art of Bullet Painting in Grand Theft Auto V
For most players, the walls of Los Santos are unremarkable. A dull patchwork of greys and whites, they blur into the background without any need for recognition. But for a small group of digital artists, these same walls are blank canvases waiting to be painted. Their art implement of choice:…
READ MORE >John Warren Dec 3, 2018. 1 minute read
Parallels: Why Grand Theft Auto V’s Los Santos is Not Los Angeles
In the second episode of Parallels, our video team decided to take a deep dive into the environmental design choices of Grand Theft Auto V. Los Santos is basically Los Angeles, right? Episode producer Ben Wright posits that it’s not at all Los Angeles as Angelenos know it. Whatever you think about…
READ MORE >John Warren Oct 29, 2018. 2 minute read
Sony Announces the “Classics” Packed Into PlayStation Classic
After weeks of speculation, Sony announced the list of pre-loaded games included in its micro-console offering. The tiny working replica of 1994’s best piece of gaming hardware follows in the footsteps of Nintendo’s incredibly popular NES and SNES Classics. Sony had a massive list of games to choose from and…
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