GTA - Brief History Poster (PDF)

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Distribution, Exhibition and Consumption

Read the following articles for some views on Distribution, Exhibition and Consumption around GTAIV and the Video Games Industry as a whole.

OnLive could threaten Xbox, PS3, and Wii (Cnet)

'Grand Theft Auto IV' Beats 'Iron Man' by $300 Million (Fox News)

Video Game Makers Seeing Red (The New York Times)
Grand Theft Auto IV release will re-ignite console battle (Telegraph)
GTA 4 Music Distribution Model Unveiled (Digital Battle)

Zero Punctuation's Satirical Review of GTA IV

Grand Theft Auto

The Grand Theft Auto series of games are extremely popular and have been subject to a number of articles both for its content and its innovative gameplay. One of the most interesting aspects of the gameplay is the ability to roam freely around the various cityscapes. An article on gamestudies, an online academic journal discusses representations and gameplay in GTA:3 Liberty City. This is perhaps the version of the game that allows the most 'free play'. It is worth reading especially if you have chosen to analyse one of the GTA series for your presentation.

Here is the intros to both GTA: San Andreas and GTA: Vice City. Both show the stereotypes for the era that the games are set in, and set the scene for the games in genre and location...

GTA: San Andreas


GTA: Vice City

Also have a look at this clip from film, "Colors" it shows a car chase that wouldn't look out of place in San Andreas!

Colors (1988)