Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto ~ Hardback ~ David Kushner

Inside the making of the multibillion dollar Grand Theft Auto videogame empire Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest and most controversial videogame franchises of all time. Since its first release in 1997, GTA has pioneered the use of everything from 3D graphics to the voices of top Hollywood actors and repeatedly transformed the world of gaming. Despite its incredible innovations in the $75 billion game industry, it has also been a lightning rod of debate, spawning accusations of ethnic and sexual discrimination, glamorizing violence, and inciting real-life crimes. Jacked tells the turbulent and mostly unknown story of GTA's wildly ambitious creators, Rockstar Games, the invention and evolution of the franchise, and the cultural and political backlash it has provoked. * Explains how British prep school brothers Sam and Dan Houser took their dream of fame, fortune, and the glamor of American pop culture and transformed it into a worldwide videogame blockbuster* Written by David Kushner, author of Masters of Doom and a top journalist on gaming, and drawn from over ten years of interviews and research, including firsthand knowledge of Grand Theft Auto's creators and detractors* Offers inside details on key episodes in the development of the series, including the financial turmoil of Rockstar games, the infamous "Hot Coffee" sex mini-game incident, and more Whether you love Grand Theft Auto or hate it, or just want to understand the defining entertainment product of a generation, you'll want to read Jacked and get the real story behind this boundary-pushing game.Table of ContentsAuthor's Note Prologue: Players Vs. Haters Chapter 1. The Outlaw Chapter 2. The Warriors Chapter 3. Race 'n' Chase Chapter 4. Gouranga! Chapter 5. Eating the Hamster Chapter 6. Liberty City Chapter 7. Gang Warfare Chapter 8. Steal This Game Chapter 9. Rockstar Loft Chapter 10. The Worst Place in America Chapter 11. State of Emergency Chapter 12. Crime Pays Chapter 13. Vice City Chapter 14. Rampages Chapter 15. Cashmere Games Chapter 16. Grand Death Auto Chapter 17. Boyz in the Hood Chapter 18. Sex in San Andreas Chapter 19. Unlock the Darkness Chapter 20. Hot Coffee Chapter 21. Adults Only Chapter 22. Busted! Chapter 23. Bullies Chapter 24. Flowers for Jack Chapter 25. New York City Epilogue: Outlaws to the End Acknowledgements Endnotes IndexAuthor BiographyDAVID KUSHNER is the author of Masters of Doom, voted the best videogame book of all time by Game Informer magazine, as well as Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids, and Levittown. A contributing editor at Rolling Stone, Kushner has written for publications including Vanity Fair, Wired, New York Times Magazine, New York, GQ, and Details. He served as the digital culture commentator for National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday. He has been included in The Best American Crime Reporting and is an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University.