Know about Grand Theft Auto!

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly;the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut.It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series references the term used in the US for motor vehicle theft.

Most games in the series are set in fictional locales modelled on cities, usually either Liberty City,

 Vice City or San Andreas, which are stand-ins for New York City, Miami and the state of California,

respectively. The first game encompassed three fictional cities, while subsequent titles tend to

emphasise a single setting. Gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to progress an overall story, as well as engaging in side activities, all consisting of action-adventure,driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth and racing elements. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to rise through the ranks of the criminal

 underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. The series also has elements

of the earlier beat 'em up games from the 16-bit era. The antagonists are commonly characters who

have betrayed the protagonist or his organisation, or characters who have the most impact impeding

the protagonist's progress. Film and music veterans have voiced characters, including Ray Liotta,

 Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson, James Woods, Debbie Harry, Phil Collins, Axl Rose and Peter Fonda.With its British origin, the series contains satire and humour.

British video game developer DMA Design began the series in 1997. As of 2014, it has eleven stand-alone games and four expansion packs. The third chronological title, Grand Theft Auto III, is considered a

landmark title, as it brought the series to a 3D setting and more immersive experience. Subsequent

titles would follow and build upon the concept established in Grand Theft Auto III, and receive

significant acclaim. They subsequently influenced many other open world action games, and led to

 the label Grand Theft Auto clone on similar games.

The series has been critically acclaimed and commercially successful, having shipped more than 250

million units, making it the fourth-highest selling video game franchise of all time, behind Nintendo's

 Mario and Pokémon franchises,and Tetris.In 2006, Grand Theft Auto featured in a list of British

 design icons in the Great British Design Quest organised by the BBC and the Design Museum.In 2013,

The Telegraph ranked Grand Theft Auto among Britain's most successful exports.However, the series has also been controversial for its adult nature and violent themes.

Genres: Action-adventure

Developer:Rockstar North

Rockstar Canada

Digital Eclipse

Rockstar Leeds

Publisher:Rockstar Games

Creator(s):,David Jones,Mike Dailly.

Platforms:,Android

Dreamcast

Fire OS

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Color

iOS

macOS

Microsoft Windows

MS-DOS

Nintendo DS

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

PlayStation Portable

Windows Phone

Xbox

Xbox 360

Xbox One

Platform of origin

MS-DOS

Microsoft Windows

First release: Grand Theft Auto

October 1997

Latest release: Grand Theft Auto V

17 September 2013