


The subsequent games sold even better: GTA Vice City sold more than 17.5 million and GTA: San Andreas (more than 21.5 million), making them among the top-selling games of all time.īehind Minecraft, GTA V is the second-best seller of all time having sold more than 150 million and the GTA series has sold more than 350 million copies overall, according to publisher Take-Two Interactive. it carried a "Mature" rating for those 17 and older.īut GTA III became a critical success winning annual game of the year awards and selling more than 14.5 million copies. That is a different kind of psychological role," he said.Īustralia banned the game here in the U.S. Even though movies have long told such tales, "with a game, the player is in the role of perpetrator, not observer. "GTA3 glamorizes antisocial and criminal activity" and is "inappropriate for kids," David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and the Family, told USA TODAY at the time. Back when GTA III was released in October 2001 for PlayStation 2, the game was criticized by some for its criminal content because players would run prostitutes, sell drugs, commit murder and, obviously, steal cars. Rockstar is celebrating the 20th anniversary of GTA III with events marking the anniversary in GTA Online. Over the summer, rumors circulated that remastered versions of GTA games were being developed. ►'Five hours of silence was torture': Facebook and WhatsApp are lifelines for some families ►: The 45 best and coolest tech gifts of 2021

No price has been announced yet but these new versions will "feature across-the-board upgrades, including graphical improvements and modern gameplay enhancements … while still maintaining the classic look and feel of the originals," the company said in a news release. Rockstar Games says Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, which includes the games Grand Theft Auto III, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas, will be released later this year for PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PCs.

There really is a remastered version of some Grand Theft Auto video games in the works. Watch Video: Rockstar Games' GTA: The Trilogy is coming this fall
