It's been a helluva ride: The 29-year journey of Grand Theft Auto

As the sixth iteration of the controversial smash-hit game is released next week, Noel Campion explains how it became a gaming juggernaut

Back with a Bang: A screenshot from Grand Theft Auto VI, which is released on November 19.

I started writing about gaming consoles and games back in the early 1990s. I remember being in the newsroom with a now-retired editor, who looked at me and said: “You’re into computers, aren’t you?” I said yes.

He asked if I would be interested in writing a piece about the latest consoles coming up to Christmas, and I said: “Sure, why not?”