Grand Theft Auto [1997]

13 hours, 17 minutes - Few missions in GTA’s history would make such a big and noticeable change to the geography of the host city as the GTA 3 mission, Bomb Da Base Act II, which goes some way to explaining why all 45 seconds of this short, sharp, Tin Can Alley sniper mission remains so memorable.Bomb Da Base in GTA 3 massively raises expectations for what’s to come, and proved to be a tantalising glimpse at the ever more complex, Bruckheimer-worthy setpieces that would come to define Rockstar’s later games, their narratives, and the subversive mission design that this most Triple-A of Triple-A studios is capable of.By today’s standards, it’s extraordinarily simple. But make no mistake: with GTA 3, Rockstar invented the modern video game, and with Bomb da Base Act II, GTA reinvented itself.

1 week - You don't become one of the biggest, most profitable media franchises in human history without stepping on a few toes, especially when there’s literally a violent felony in your name.Grand Theft Auto was destined to collide with controversy. Lawsuits, international incidents, and full-on moral panics have followed in the wake of the series’ unparalleled success. And while there’s often a kernel of truth to some concerns raised over the violent, over-the-top nature of GTA, advocacy groups and opportunists have spent decades disingenuously trying to take one of gaming’s greatest series down before it warps the fragile little minds of our children.From a sex mini-game mod called Hot Coffee, to moral outrage at the game's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques", these are Grand Theft Auto’s biggest controversies.

6 months, 1 week - With over 16 Grand Theft Auto games since the franchise began in 1997, new players are probably wondering where to start. To help you get stuck in, we’ve listed every GTA game in chronological order so you can plot the best route through the timeline of this crime-riddled world. As confirmed by Rockstar back in 2011, the GTA series is split into three unique timelines: the 2D timeline, the 3D timeline and the HD timeline. Although events in these timelines might be similar or even identical, Rockstar doesn’t consider all of them canon to each other. As such, we’ll separate the games into their respective universes. The first being where it all began, the Grand Theft Auto 2D Timeline.This is how to play the entire Grand Theft Auto series in order. Which one are you most excited about revisiting before GTA 6?