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Dan Houser just revealed GTA III was nearly derailed by the 9/11 attacks, all while being a desperate, last-ditch effort to save a company drowning in debt.
Articles covering Grand Theft Auto III or the 3D-era trilogy foundations.
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Dan Houser just revealed GTA III was nearly derailed by the 9/11 attacks, all while being a desperate, last-ditch effort to save a company drowning in debt.


The decision to reject GTA 3 didn't just cost Microsoft a single game, it cemented PlayStation as the franchise's home for the next 25 years, a legacy that continues today with GTA 6.


Subscribers are getting both a brand-new electric muscle car in Los Santos and a legendary Rockstar classic to play on their phones.

Madsen's involvement in GTA III helped legitimize video games as a medium worthy of established Hollywood talent.

If you have this PlayStation subscription, you're getting Grand Theft Auto 3 for free next week.


The mod uses Xbox assets to surpass the original versions in quality.

Developers have optimized GTA 3 for the Dreamcast, making it incredibly smooth and playable.



The Sega Dreamcast port of Grand Theft Auto 3 has been in development for the better part of the past year.

The streaming giant is dropping mobile ports of GTA III and Vice City, but San Andreas gets to stick around.

Independent developers are bringing GTA 3 to Dreamcast, and even the original GTA devs are impressed by their efforts.

A Tokyo-based GTA game was once in the works, but Rockstar ultimately decided against this neon-soaked open-world concept.


Developer 'SKMP' is working hard to bring Grand Theft AUto 3 to its original home, the infamous SEGA Dreamcast.