Original release: 21st October 1997

Grand Theft Auto is a series of video games first released in 1997. It is one of the highest grossing franchises of all time, selling the best part of 300 million units, and is considered controversial for its adult nature and depiction of violence. The immersive open-world setting of Grand Theft Auto III proved to be ground-breaking, while Grand Theft Auto Online - part of the most recent release, Grand Theft Auto V - has become publisher Take-Two Interactive's largest source of digital revenue through microtransactions.