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Where is Grand Theft Auto (GTA) from?

Grand Theft Auto comes from the United Kingdom. It was founded in Dundee, the United Kingdom in 1997.[1],[2],[3] Since 1998, it has been owned by Take-Two Interactive, headquartered in the United States.[5],[6],[7]

Origin

United Kingdom

Founded 1997 in Dundee

Owner today Foreign-owned

United States

Take-Two Interactive · since 1998

Key facts

Country of origin
United Kingdom[2],[3],[4]
Founded
1997, Dundee[1],[2],[3]
Founders
David Jones and Mike Dailly
Current owner
Take-Two Interactive[5],[6],[7]
Owner headquarters
New York City, United States
Ownership
Owned, since 1998
Type
Game — video game series
Category
Games & Toys

Good to know

  • Grand Theft Auto is a Scottish creation. DMA Design built the first game in Dundee. The studio was renamed Rockstar North in 2002, is now based in Edinburgh, and continues to develop the series.
  • Developed by DMA Design, the first game began life in 1995 as Race'n'Chase and was published by BMG Interactive in November 1997.
  • Take-Two acquired BMG Interactive in March 1998, gaining the Grand Theft Auto rights, and set up its Rockstar Games label to publish the series. It bought DMA Design in 1999. Rockstar Games has set 19 November 2026 as the release date for Grand Theft Auto VI.
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Sources

  1. [1]Grand Theft Auto — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. [2]Grand Theft Auto (video game) — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  3. [3]Grand Theft Auto's Dundee masterminds – where are they now? — The Courier, 2 January 2024: DMA Design developed the game in Dundee; David Jones and Mike Dailly named as co-creators (checked 2026-10-21)
  4. [4]Rockstar North — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  5. [5]Take-Two Interactive — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  6. [6]Take-Two Interactive Software, Form 10-K for fiscal 1998 — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Item 1: in March 1998 the company acquired from BMG the worldwide publishing and distribution rights and copyright to Grand Theft Auto (checked 2026-10-21)
  7. [7]Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI — Business Wire, "Grand Theft Auto VI will launch on November 19, 2026"; Rockstar Games is a label of New York-based Take-Two Interactive (checked 2026-10-21)
Reviewed by Ali on 2026-10-21Report a correction