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Tag Archives: grand theft auto V
A Document of Trash Talking
The video says it all, but this is a document of trash talking that I have made. It is a weird thing.
Posted in Video
Tagged grand theft auto V, sniper war, toxic speech, trash talking, video, video games
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A Rifle, a Helicopter, and a Jet
I literally screamlaughed when this happened, and I thought that it was important to capture it and package it for the YouTube audience.
Posted in Video, Video Games
Tagged comedy, grand theft auto V, helicopters, jets, video games
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Grand Theft Auto III and Gamer Memory
A transcript/just a script that I read: Grand Theft Auto 3 looms large over the past fifteen years of gaming. It sold itself on the idea that you can do everything, and it broke the concept of “open world” into … Continue reading
Posted in PLAYER KNOWLEDGE, PLAYER/KNOWLEDGE, Video Games
Tagged gamer memory, grand theft auto III, grand theft auto V, video, video games
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Daniel Joseph on Grand Theft Auto V
While the creators at Rockstar might not have intended it or really cared to think about it, the characters they created were logical extensions of a hellscape, a world surrounded on all sites by invisible walls, clockwork traffic patterns simultaneously … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel joseph, grand theft auto, grand theft auto V, video games
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“an immature and outrageous satire”: on Grand Theft Auto 5, Satire, and Irony
TRIGGER WARNING: discussion of sexual assault I finished Grand Theft Auto V this past weekend. I’m not sure if this post is really about that game, but it is certainly about the circuit of culture that creates legions of fans who will defend a … Continue reading
Why is Grand Theft Auto V So Conservative?
This post doesn’t have any spoilers that I am aware of. I. I’ve played something like ten hours of Grand Theft Auto V and while I don’t feel like I have a good read on the structure of the game, where it … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged grand theft auto III, grand theft auto V, politics, video games
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Two Scenes From a Grand Theft Auto 5 Playthrough
It was midnight. Franklin walked through the Vinewood Hills. He hid and then wandered around gated estates, hopping easily over walls and fences. Houses were large blocks with textures that displayed, clipped, did not look quite right, and behind those … Continue reading
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Tagged grand theft auto V, video games
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