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Whether this was intentional or defective by design due to the effect of implementing Rockstar Games Launcher as an extra layer of DRM for the game is unclear, neither the game developer and publisher Rockstar Games, or the game distributor Valve has publicly acknowledged or commentated on the change in status of the DRM.
While Rockstar has previously provided some support with the original Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2, and even used a third-party utility for developing the Grand Theft Auto: London expansion packs, [39] the only official modification tool Rockstar has released is Rockstar Editor, [40] a tool which allows users to record and edit ...
The ESRB changed the rating of GTA:SA from Mature (M) to Adults Only (AO). [63] In the fourth quarter of 2005, Rockstar released a "clean" version of the game with the "Hot Coffee" scenes removed (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.01), allowing the rating of the game to be reverted to its original Mature rating. [64]
Grand Theft Auto IV was the first contemporary game in the series since 2001's Grand Theft Auto III; the team felt that enough time had passed to avoid feeling repetitive. [33] The types of in-game vehicles were decided upon early in development, after which the vehicles department begin creating the designs.
The Lost and Damned expansion pack for Grand Theft Auto IV was condemned by US parents group Common Sense Media who issued a public warning against the pack's content due to a full-frontal nudity scene during one of the cutscenes. They claimed the game was "more controversial than its predecessors" because it featured "full frontal male nudity".
Since then, the studio has continued the Grand Theft Auto series with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), and Grand Theft Auto V (2013), as well as a number of smaller games in the franchise.
Rockstar New England [74] Grand Theft Auto IV: PlayStation 3: April 29, 2008: Rockstar North [75] Xbox 360: Windows: December 2, 2008: Rockstar Toronto [76] Midnight Club: Los Angeles: PlayStation 3: October 21, 2008: Rockstar San Diego [77] PlayStation Portable: Xbox 360: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned: Xbox 360: February 17, 2009 ...
The review bombing reduced Grand Theft Auto V ' s overall Steam review rating from "positive" to "mixed". [7] [5] Crusader Kings II was review bombed the same month by customers after Paradox had raised the prices in some regions. [6] In 2017, Valve changed policy to make unpaid games of any kind not count towards the game's review scores.