“This is the biggest entertainment release ever”, says the BBC’s technology reporter, Laura Cress. Like the 10 million people who have pre-ordered Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its launch on 19 November, Laura is excited to experience the ground-breaking graphics and new features - including the first female protagonist - of gaming’s biggest franchise.
Laura tells The Global Story’s Tristan Redman about GTA’s surprising roots - in a small studio in Dundee, Scotland - and explains how its nihilistic eye on the US cities the game is modelled on has courted controversy and raised political debate.
Executive producers: Hannah Moore and Martine Powers
Photo: A large banner promoting Grand Theft Auto 6 in Hong Kong. Credit: Vernon Yuen/Nexpher Images via Getty Images.
