ISBN: 0470936371 9780470936375

Category: Games & Activities / Video & Mobile

Page count: 304

<b>Inside the making of a videogame that defined a generation: <i>Grand Theft Auto</i> </b><p><i>Grand Theft Auto</i> is one of the biggest and most controversial videogame franchises of all time. Since its first release in 1997, <i>GTA</i> has pioneered the use of everything from 3D graphics to the voices of top Hollywood actors and repeatedly transformed the world of gaming. Despite its incredible innovations in the $75 billion game industry, it has also been a lightning rod of debate, spawning accusations of ethnic and sexual discrimination, glamorizing violence, and inciting real-life crimes. <i>Jacked</i> tells the turbulent and mostly unknown story of <i>GTA</i>'s wildly ambitious creators, Rockstar Games, the invention and evolution of the franchise, and the cultural and political backlash it has provoked.</p><ul><li>Explains how British prep school brothers Sam and Dan Houser took their dream of fame, fortune, and the glamor of American pop culture and transformed it into a worldwide videogame blockbuster</li><li>Written by David Kushner, author of <i>Masters of Doom</i> and a top journalist on gaming, and drawn from over ten years of interviews and research, including firsthand knowledge of <i>Grand Theft Auto</i>'s creators and detractors</li><li>Offers inside details on key episodes in the development of the series, including the financial turmoil of Rockstar games, the infamous "Hot Coffee" sex mini-game incident, and more </li></ul><p>Whether you love <i>Grand Theft Auto</i> or hate it, or just want to understand the defining entertainment product of a generation, you'll want to read <i>Jacked</i> and get the real story behind this boundary-pushing game.</p>