The Grand Auto (GTA) history

The Grand Auto (GTA) 

The Grand Church Auto (GTA) is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Daly; The next title was made by Brother Dan and Sam
Hauser,

Leslie Benzie and Harun Grabbot. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games.

The name of the series refers to the term used in the United States 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. The first game encompassed three fictional cities, 

while later titles tend to emphasize a single setting. Gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to be a total story progress,

as well as side activities in engaging, all the action-adventure, driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth and racing elements. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to ramp up the crime underworld, 


though their motives for doing so vary in each game. The series also has elements from the previous beat 'em up games from the 16-bit era. The antagonists are often the characters who have betrayed the protagonist or their organization,

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 humor.

British video game developer DMA Designbegan 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 as a landmark title, 

as it brought the series to a 3D setting and more immersive experience. Subsequent titles will follow and build on the concept established in the Grand Theft Auto III, 

and receive significant praise. They later influenced many other open world action games, and led to the label Grand Theft Auto clone on similar games.

The series has 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 a list of British design icons in the Great British Design Quest organized 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.