[Lady Killer]

October, 2007

How GTA changed everythingOn October 16 Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto IV, which fea­tures an incredibly detailed Liberty City (read: New York) and the story of an Eastern European immigrant adrift in itsunderworld. In all the fuss it's easy to forget that just 10 years ago GTA was an obscure blip on the cultur­al radar. But over the past decade it has changed thenature of video games forever. Here are four reasons why:OPEN-ENDED GAMEPLAY David Jones conceived Race 'n' Chase (later...