260 “What epitomizes New York?” “Dan Houser's Very Extended Interview about Everything ‘Grand Theft Auto IV' and Rockstar,” Variety, April 19, 2008.
264 “Are we going to have” “Grand Theft Auto IV Developer Announces Release Date, Says Whether There Will Be Another ‘Hot Coffee,'” MTV News, January 24, 2008.
265 “I'm not running” “Grand Theft Auto: The Inside Story,” Edge, March 17, 2008.
266 “Niko is a real person” Ibid.
266 “The idea of having feelings” “Motormouth: A GTA Q&A,” 1up, www.1up.com/features/sam-houser-speaks, accessed July 28, 2011.
267 “I didn't feel like I'd left” “The Making of Grand Theft Auto IV,” Edge, March 18, 2008, www.next-gen.biz/features/making-grand-theft-auto-iv?page=2.
267 “the series' best” “GTA IV Review,” GameSpot, April 28, 2008.
267 “it completely changes” MetaCritic, www.metacritic.com/publication/game-informer?sort_options=metascore&filter=games&num_items=30, accessed July 28, 2011.
267 “an instant classic” “Grand Theft Auto IV,” GameSpy, April 27, 2008.
268 “embodies the future” “Grand Theft Auto IV Embodies the Future of Entertainment,” Times, April 26, 2008.
268 “The real star of the game” “Grand Theft Auto Takes on New York,” New York Times, April 28, 2008.
268 “It will finally allow us” “Is Grand Theft Auto IV the Perfect New York City Stress Reliever? Yes,” New York Magazine online, March 31, 2008, http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/03/is_grand_theft_auto_iv_the_perfect.html.
268 “There was a sense that” “Dan Houser Interview: Rockstar Games's Writer for GTA 4 and The Lost and Damned,” Telegraph, January 28, 2009.
269 “a huge success” “Oxford to Profit from GTA IV,” Cherwell.org, May 2, 2008, www.cherwell.org/content/7385.
269 “It's made our resolve” “Grand Theft Auto: The Inside Story,” Edge, March 17, 2008.
269 “What have I got left” “MCV Legends: Sam Houser,” MCV, July 11, 2008.
Epilogue: Outlaws to the End
272 “It feels at last” “The Driving Force behind Grand Theft Auto,” Times, November 13, 2009.
275 “The last Grand Theft Auto” “Wives of Rockstar San Diego Employees Have Collected Themselves,” Gamasutra Blogs, January 7, 2010, www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RockstarSpouse/20100107/4032/Wives_of_Rockstar_San_Diego_employees_have_collected_themselves.php.
277 “Until we've simulated the world” “The Driving Force behind Grand Theft Auto,” Times, November 13, 2009.
Index
ACLU
Activision
Amiga 1000
Andrews, Carl
AOL Time Warner
APB: All Points Bulletin
Arista
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand
ASC Games
B, Cliffy
Baca, Joe
Baglow, Brian
Barrera, Jeronimo
Bede, Kim
Benzies, Les
Best Buy
Blake, Jeremy
Blood Money
Bloomberg, Michael
BMG
Bowie, David
Brant, Peter
Brant, Ryan
Breen, Mike
Brownback, Sam
Buckner, Donna
Buckner, Joshua
Buckner, Paul
Buckner, Wayne
Buckner, William
Bully (Rockstar Games)
Bush, George H. W.
Bush, George W.
Campbell, Luther
Campbell of Croy, Lord
Capcom
Carmack, John
Carneal, Michael
Cartoon, Mr.
Cashmere Games
ChiatDay
Chicago Transit Authority
Children Now
Clinton, Bill
Clinton, Hillary
Cohen, Florence
Columbine (CO) shootings
Common Sense Media
“Commune,”
Congressional Black Caucus
Contemporary Pediatrics
“Content and Teen-Rated Video Games” (Harvard University)
“Cop Killer” (Ice-T)
Crackdown
Croft, Lara (Tomb Raider)
Dailly, Mike
Dale, Gary
Defamation of Character
Def Jam
Deneau, Denise
Destructoid
Diaz, Junot
D.I.C.E. (2007)
Dickerson, Mary Lou
Dixons
DMA Design
Donovan, Terry
game development and
Hot Coffee
on Rockstar
Take-Two and
U.S. move by
Doom
Duncan, Theresa
Eibeler, Paul
Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Electronic Arts
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
Elite
Entertainment Software Association
Entertainment Software Association Foundation
Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)
Hot Coffee
inception
Manhunt
process
Sam Houser on
San Andreas
U.S. Senate findings
Euphoria (Oxford University)
Ewing, Kirk
EyeToy (Sony)
Family and Youth Concern
Family Entertainment Protection Act
Farley, Paul
Fayette (AL) shootings
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Fentonmiller, Keith
Fernandez, Marc
First Amendment, arguments/legislation
Florida Bar Association
Fonda, Peter
Foreman, Gary
4mm Games
Fuckstar
Game Boy
GameCube (Nintendo)
GameStop
Garbut, Aaron
Gardner, Tom
Gathering of Developers (GOD)
Genesis (Sega)
Get Carter
Gouranga!
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto (Continued)
Adults Only rating
development
releases
reviews
sales
See also Hot Coffee
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games)
criticism/reviews
development
lawsuit
marketing
release
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
(Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto (BMG)
Grand Theft Auto (franchise) (Rockstar Games)
artificial intelligence
budget record
characters
gameplay vs. graphics
high-definition
lighting
racial themes
sales
scriptwriting
3-D animation
violent themes
See also Rockstar Games; Take-Two Interactive; individual names of executives; individual names of games
Grand Theft Auto 2 (Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar Games)
development
implicated in shootings
release
sales
Take-Two accounting investigation and
violent themes (See also ratings; Thompson, Jack; individual legislation)
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
development
release
sales
Gremlin Interactive
Gross, Jenefer
Grossman, Dave
GTAforums.com
Halo
Hamel, Aaron
Hanks, Colin
Harris, Eric
Harrison, Phil
Harvard University
Harvey, Simon
Haze
Henn, Heinz
Heston, Charlton
Hetherington, Amanda
Hickman, Marc
Holkins, Jerry
Hopper, Dennis
Hornemann, Jurie
Hot Coffee
class-action lawsuits
FTC investigation
mod makers
naming of
ratings
Rockstar public relations
Take-Two resignations
wrapping
Houser, Dan
biographical information
BMG joined by
game development
Hot Coffee public relations
Rockstar branding
Rockstar parties
U.S. move by
Houser, Sam
biographical information
at BMG
FTC testimony
game development
Hot Coffee public relations
Jones and
marketing
Race 'n' Chase
reclusive image of
Rockstar branding
Rockstar in-fighting
Rockstar parties
Take-Two accounting investigation
Take-Two management resignations
U.S. move by
See also Rockstar Games; individual names of games
Houser, Walter
Hsu, Dan
Ice-T
id Software
Infogrames
Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA)
Jack (Destructoid)
Jameson, Jenna
Jenkins, Henry
Jones, Dave
biographical information
game development
on gameplay vs. graphics
marketing
Race 'n' Chase,
Sam Houser and
on San Andreas,
Kaczynski, Barbara
Khonsari, Navid
King, Jamie
4mm Games
game development
Hot Coffee
marketing
Race 'n' Chase
Rockstar branding
Rockstar in-fighting
Take-Two accounting investigation and
Take-Two resignation
Take-Two role
U.S. move by
King, Rodney
Kingway Amateur Computer Club
Klebold, Dylan
Kohl, Herbert
Kolbe, Jennifer
Krahulik, Mike
L.A. Noire (Rockstar Games, Team Bondi)
Leblanc, Warren
Lemmings
Lieberman, Joseph
Life during Wartime (Williams)
Limbaugh, Stephen
Lincoln, Howard
Liotta, Ray
Little Computer People
2 Live Crew
Loonies
Los Angeles, lawsuit against Take-Two
Louisiana, proposed legislation
Lowenstein, Doug
at D.I.C.E.
on ESRB
on game sales
GTA III
Hot Coffee
Rockstar and
San Andreas
on shootings
Thompson and
Vice City
Lynch, Dustin
MacLachlan, Kyle
Madsen, Michael
Majors, Lee
Malvo, Lee Boyd
Manhunt (Rockstar Games)
Manhunt 2 (Rockstar Games)
Mario (Nintendo)
Max Clifford Associates
Max Payne (Rockstar)
Mazar, Debi
McLean, Bethany
McLuhan, Marshall
Media Accountability Act
Menace
Microsoft
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Rockstar Games)
Miller, Scott
Miyamoto, Shigeru
Mizrahi, Elliot
“Modest Video Game Proposal, A” (Thompson)
mod makers
Moffat, Geraldine
Montone, John
Moore, Devin
Mortal Kombat (Sega)
Muhammad, John
National Education Association
National Institute on Media and the Family
Nintendo
Columbine-related lawsuits
Entertainment System