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Business Daily: The game that shocked the world

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19/05/2023 GMT

The game that shocked the world

BBC World Service - Business Daily, The game that shocked the world

Grand Theft Auto changed gaming. Controversy and creativity drove its success, but how?

Grand Theft Auto changed gaming forever. This is the story of how controversy and creativity built one of the most successful entertainment brands of a generation.

Grand Theft Auto changed gaming forever. In this programme we find out how. 

Chris Warburton meets the creative team from Dundee in Scotland who came up with the concept for Grand Theft Auto 25 years ago. We look into how it was picked up, marketed and ultimately sold to millions and millions of us. 

Grand Theft Auto was revolutionary, but it was also controversial with its depictions of shocking, graphic violence. This is the story of how the game and its makers overcame moral panic, political opposition and naysayers to become one of the most successful entertainment brands of a generation.

Presenter: Chris Warburton
Producer: Ciaran Tracey
Image: GTA: Credit: Getty Images

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