“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.

Timecodes:
0:00 – Why is GTA VI being called the biggest entertainment release ever?
0:51 – The origins of Grand Theft Auto
2:29 – It all started in Dundee, Scotland?
4:06 – The controversy of the first release in the 90s
4:59 – GTA III
7:41 – The portrayal of women in GTA
13:53 – How has GTA traced the political movement of the US?
15:22 – GTA V
17:19 – The launch of GTA VI
18:59 – What is Laura most excited about in GTA VI?
21:13 – Does GTA do political commentary?
22:04 – How will GTA have adapted for audiences in 2026?

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