Rockstar Explains Why Grand Theft Auto Remains American-Centric and Guns-Focused
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Rockstar's Dan Houser explained that GTA's focus on Americana, especially guns and larger-than-life characters, is why the series has never returned to London as a setting, despite a 1997 expansion that depicted the city in the 1960s.
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