

Hit the jump for more details on Grand Theft Auto V and lots of new images. the bank heist mission, "Three Leaf Clover"). Also, failing a mission meant having to drive back to the start of the mission so you could drive all the way back to where the mission actually takes place (e.g. For all of its care and attention, GTA IV could be incredibly infuriating for stupid reasons like nicking a cop car forcing you to spend 15 minutes ducking the fuzz. While these are neat details, I'm still wondering if the game will be fun. The most noteworthy announcement is that GTA V has three protagonists, and you can switch between them "at nearly any time." There's also some unsurprising reveals like how the world of "Los Santos" ( GTA V's Los Angeles) will be bigger than Red Dead Redemption, GTA: San Andreas, and GTA IV combined. Rockstar has done a terrific job keeping Grand Theft Auto V under wraps, but now they've made some big reveals about the highly-anticipated sequel. Just remind yourself, "It's only a game.Unlike other big gaming franchises where there seems to be a new entry every holiday season, it's been a long wait between Grand Theft Auto games. With that in mind, it's time to strap in, switch your radios to Channel X, and take a drive down memory lane as we look at the worst things the Grand Theft Auto series has made players do.

Sometimes, for good or ill, these moments will stick with you in a way that seeing it in a movie may not. Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has defended the content of the GTA series, saying, "If all of this stuff had been put into a book or a movie, people wouldn't have blinked an eye." That may be true, since it's a little harder to distance yourself from the action of a game that you are actively controlling. That doesn't make them any less bonkers or, occasionally, downright horrible. Still, there are a lot of missions and moments in these games that haven't made national headlines. The satirical action series has come under fire from various groups for, among other things, its treatment of women, its extreme violence, and its depictions of drug abuse.

From scandals over " Hot Coffee" to getting Rockstar sued by Lindsey Lohan, the Grand Theft Auto franchise has seen its fair share of controversy in the years since it launched.
