Digital Media Concepts/Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto is owned by Rockstar games who is a video gaming company based in New York City.

Grand Theft Auto 5
Grand Theft Auto 5 released in 2013 and is an action adventure video game played from a third person point of view. This game takes places in Los Santos which is based on Los Angeles, California. There are three main characters in the game that players can be who are Trevor, Michael, and Franklin. These three criminals complete heist and missions together. It is an open world game where you can complete heists and missions in rewards for money. The reward for completing missions is virtual money where you can spend it on clothing, vehicles, and weapons. In addition, players can go hunting at different part of the maps. Players could also ride roller coasters, watch a movie, and play a round of golf. There are a lot of mini games and different things you can do in GTA that someone would do in real life. There are sports that you could play within GTA which are darts, tennis, and run a triathlon. When completing these sports and activities the player is rewarded with money which they can spend on vehicles, weapons, and clothing. The player has the control to wonder the streets of Los Santos or complete mission and heist to earn big money.

Success
GTA 5 is very successful because of its open world gameplay. Grand Theft Auto has sold over 90 million copies around the world. Its profit since the game has released is about 6 billion dollars. GTA 5 first released on September 2013 on console for PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360. One the first release date, Rockstar acquired more than 800 million dollars. At this time when GTA was out for playstation and xbox, grand theft auto was strictly only from a third person point of view. However, when the playstation 4 and xbox one released, GTA created the first ever first person point of view mode on Grand Theft Auto 5. This was a huge marketing point that Rockstar created for gamers across the world. GTA 5 launched for Playstation 4 and Xbox One on November 2014. It later released on PC on April 2015. This game is one of the most successful games around especially being a 7 year old game.

GTA Online
Not only is there a story mode in the game, there is also a multiplayer online world where you can play with other players around the world. A player first starts off by creating their online player. A gamer can create and customize the players face and hair. After creating your player, you are put into Los Santos and shown around my a Lamar who is in the story mode of GTA. After getting a tour of the online world and how to have fun, the player now has the chance to customize their own vehicle. After customizing their vehicle, they go out and go shopping for their character. How a player earns money on multiplayer is by doing missions, heists, streets races, and mini games throughout the online world. Essentially, the more money a player has, the more things you can do and purchase throughout GTA 5. Gamers can also play with friends and meet gamers on multiplayer. Together you can race cars, complete heists, and do missions together on GTA online to earn money. GTA online is most famous for its open ended gameplay and the ability to roam Los Santos and earn money. Having more money on GTA online gives a player more freedom to buy vehicles, customize their character, and purchase weapons. However, if a gamer wants to have GTA money without having to do missions or heist, they could purchase a shark card for GTA money. A shark card is a type of card someone can purchase for GTA money.

Mods in GTA
Players mod GTA giving them the ability to alter the gameplay. Some mods include inputing customized vehicles that are not originally in the game. Players download and input a certain software code to have vehicles that are not released to the public. They also have the ability to give their character aimbot which allows their character to cheat by having their weapons automatically aimed at the target. Players could also change their characters appearance with an animal or a fire breathing dragon. It would be totally unfair for someone to have aimbot while playing with other players online. There is a whole community of people that admire modding in GTA. People think that mods add more depth to the game. They believe that modding is essential for the game to grow and still be relevant over time. But on the other hand, this has created a lot of controversy with players online that want an equal playing field without any mods in GTA. Players have reported and complained about playing with other players who have a modded software of the game taking their money, vehicles, and weapons. There have been many reports on modders taking millions of GTA money from players who have earned it fair and square.

Rockstars Statement
Rockstar responded immediately reporting that the team will look into the problem and investigate. Rockstar responded to the reports saying that they could not reimburse players with money or weapons. So whatever the modders took, the players could not receive any of the stolen items back. Rockstar announced to the public that modding in Grand Theft Auto 5 will get you banned and will not be allowed.