Grand Theft Auto

The 10 Best Architectural Worlds in Video Games

Cliff Kuang — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:05:31 -0400

The 10 Most Creative People in Video Games

Kevin Ohannessian — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:11:41 -0400

1. Sam Houser, Cofounder, Rockstar Games
Critics may decry Sam Houser's "brutally violent" and "sexually explicit" world in Grand Theft Auto, but there's no denying his genius. Gamers can go anywhere and talk to anyone--all while punching and shooting and driving through windows. The most recent GTA sold a record 6 million copies in its first week.

An Ingenious Hybrid Map: Why Didn't Garmin Think of This?

Cliff Kuang — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:27:57 -0400

Bold new concepts in mapping don't come along often, but London-based graphic designers Jack Schulze and Matt Webb may have invented one, with the "Here and There" map, which blends both a 3-D, first-person view and a bird's-eye view, thanks to a bending layout:

The Simemperor

Clayton Neuman — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:55 -0400

Spore, which lets a player create and evolve a species, has taken online community to a different level than any of your previous games, even during the development process. What was your goal?

Why Grand Theft Auto IV Rocks

Quibian Salazar-Moreno — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:35:05 -0400

Its first day in stores, on April 29, Grand Theft Auto IV, the epic video game from Rockstar Games, took in $310 million in sales. That accounts for around 3.6 million copies of the game sold, according to the game company. Grand Theft Auto IV went on to sell 6 million copies the first week on shelves, totaling $500 million in worldwide sales and smashing the $300 million first week sales record set last September by Microsoft’s Halo 3. The hype and anticipation of Grand Theft Auto IV has been unmatched since it was announced in 2006 and it is reflected in the game’s sales.