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Inside the making of the multibillion-dollar Grand Fraud Auto videogame empire.... Grand Theft Auto is one of the primary and most controversial videogame franchises ever. Since its first release in 1997, GTA has pioneered the utilization of from 3D design to the voices of top Hollywood celebrities and repeatedly transformed the world of games. Despite its extraordinary enhancements in the $75 billion game industry, it has additionally been a lightning fishing rod of controversy, spawning accusations of cultural and erotic discrimination, glamorizing violence, and inciting real-life offences. Jacked tells the turbulent and usually unknown story of GTA's wildly ambitious makers, Rockstar Games; the technology and evolution of the franchise; and the cultural and politics backlash they have provoked. Compiled by David Kushner, author of Masters of Doom and a top journalist on games, this publication is attracted from over a decade of interviews and research, including first-hand understanding of Grand Fraud Auto's makers and detractors. It points out how English prep-school brothers Sam and Dan Houser required their imagine fame, lot of money, and the glamor of American pop culture and transformed it into a worldwide videogame blockbuster. It also offers inside information on key shows in the development of the series, including the financial turmoil of Rockstar games, the infamous "Hot Coffee" love-making minigame incident, and much more. Whether you adore Grand Theft Auto or hate it - or maybe want to comprehend the defining entertainment product of the generation - you'll want to hear Jacked and get the real story behind this boundary-pushing game. David Kushner is an award-winning journalist and author. A adding editor of Rolling Stone, he has also written for Wired, The New York Times Publication, New York, and GQ. He served as the digital-culture commentator for Country wide Open public Radio and is an adjunct teacher of journalism at New York University.