Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game

It’s been the best part of a decade – and the fans are growing restless. A sumptuous update pack features Dr Dre, showing once again just how important GTA is to the wider pop culture.But at the same time, a re-release of the classic titles is heavily criticised for bugs and glitches. The fans want GTA6.Then out of clear blue sky – the announcement that its coming. The fans r

Like so many fans, Bugzy has spent hours and hours on GTA V.It was a game so big it no longer had one lead character – it needed three.They were performances acted with authority, anger and humour. This is the tale of what it takes to act such a nuanced and complex role, from an actor at the peak of his powers.Steven Ogg provided the performance for the unforgettable Trevor – a

The sex scene locked away in San Andreas’ code has been discovered and the politicians in America urgently want to know how it got there.The agency that oversees age ratings on America’s games says its system has been undermined. And that carries huge consequences for Rockstar Games.The code is fixed, at huge expense, as its makers support the ratings agency’s decision. But a

In 2004, a new GTA was ready. It was called San Andreas and would take the world by storm with its daring signature of location and music.The game was set in a fictional LA ‘hood, and featured an array of gang members like no other title before it. It was one of the very first to feature a black lead character in its storytelling and won instant plaudits.Bugzy opens up on the tim

With each new GTA, a new world to live in. This time, its Vice City, a fictionalised Miami, in which drugs, guns and killing are the order of the day.As players stole cars and worked their way up the crime ladder, a soundtrack full of 80s classics brought them into a gaming dream.Bugzy remembers how the vision of style in the game spoke to him: how the suave and well-dressed crimin

After the success of the first Grand Theft Auto, a second title nearly didn’t happen. Its original label shut its doors – meaning Sam Houser and a group of friends took the chance that would change video gaming forever.They’d move to New York and begin Rockstar Games: the iconic label that would take GTA into the future. Keen to stamp their identity on the scene, they were po

Screw being the good guy. A game is born where being criminal is winning. It had started as an innocent cop caper: but being bad was just too good. Add a hint of controversy – and a modern classic arrives.GTA has been with British rapper Bugzy Malone as long as he can remember. Just as it has with millions upon millions of fans worldwide, over the last 25 years.To understand the

It’s one of the most controversial and critically acclaimed video games of them all. Grand Theft Auto – a game of stealing, shooting, joyriding and criminality – but also of immersive, mind-blowing creativity.It was a game that enthralled British rapper Bugzy Malone growing up – and one that stayed with him as he rose through a tough life. GTA raised the bar on gaming with