Grand Theft Auto III is an action-adventure video game developed by DMA Design, later Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games, first released on the PlayStation 2. It moved the series from a top-down view to a fully three-dimensional city, Liberty City, in which the player could roam freely, drive vehicles, take missions and engage in crime. Its open-world design, combined with a cinematic story and a soundtrack of radio stations, was highly influential and a commercial success, and it became one of the best-selling games of its generation. It also stirred controversy over violence and led to debates on the content of video games. It was followed by Vice City and San Andreas.
Before and after
- 26 September 2001Release of Polish Wikipedia
- from 7 October 2001 to 30 August 2021War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- from 7 October 2001 to 12 November 20012001 uprising in Herat
- from 16 October 2001 to 13 May 2011Premiere of Smallville
- 23 October 2001Release of Grand Theft Auto III
- 29 October 2001Release of Wayback Machine
- from 6 November 2001 to 24 May 2010Premiere of 24
- 9 November 2001Construction of Dolby Theatre
- 16 November 2001Release of Afrikaans Wikipedia
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