Grand Theft Auto (video game)
Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game developed by DMA Design and published by BMG Interactive. It was first released in Europe and North America in October 1997 for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on 12 December 1997 in Europe and 30 June 1998 in North America for the PlayStation. It is the first instalment of the "Grand Theft Auto" series, to be followed by 1999's "Grand Theft Auto 2". The series, which has led to five main entries and several special edition games over 16 years, has sold more than 150 million units as of September 2013. The story follows a group of criminals in three fictionalised versions of US cities as they perform bank robberies, assassinations, and other illegal activities for their respective crime syndicates.
Grand Theft Auto III
Following the game's success, Rockstar developed further titles in the series. "Vice City" and "San Andreas" are set in their titular locations in 1986 and 1992, respectively. "Grand Theft Auto Advance" (2004) is set in Liberty City roughly one year before the events of "Grand Theft Auto III". "" (2005) takes place three years before the events of "Grand Theft Auto III" in the same rendition of Liberty City. A completely redesigned version of the city was later used in "Grand Theft Auto IV" (2008), "" (2009), "" (2009) and "" (2009).