JACKED: THE OUTLAW STORY OF GRAND THEFT AUTO.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with white,blue and orange lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean but lightly toned; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,iii-vipp+1-298pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,author's note,a prologue,25 chapters and an epilogue,acknowledgements,notes and an index' plus [unpaginated] title page.
How does a group of young underdogs with big dreams but little experience transform a culture and an industry? In the case of the $75 billion video game business,it helps if the outfit is run by a brash iconoclast with the vision of an outlaw and the work ethic of a Puritan - and grew up madly in love with gangster movies,video games,and rap music.It also helps if the company makes the most revolutionary, controversial,and successful video game franchise ever - Grand Theft Auto. In 'Jacked',acclaimed author and journalist David Kushner takes you on an unauthorized joyride through the high-risk,high-profit,and fast-moving world of the biggest players in the game industry - and the haters out to get them.He reveals the untold story behind the people who created the product that defined one generation and infuriated another. Drawing on more than a decade of his own reporting, game playing,and interviewing,Kushner goes deep inside the making of Grand Theft Auto (GTA),long veiled in secrecy,rumour,and myth.He also examnes the cultural and political backlash that sales soaring,even as it threatened the game's continued existence.This is a pop culture story for the ages.It begins in the back alleys of Dundee, Scotland,where the geeky geniuses at DMA Design invented GTA.Fledgling marketer and rebellious gamer Sam Houser saw GTA's enormous potential and pushed DMA to make it bolder,wilder and funnier,and let players freely explore the game's gritty cities,wreaking havoc whenever they pleased.With its groundbreaking innovations and cinematic flair,GTA quickly became the centrepiece of Houser's new company,Rockstar Games,and the hottest title on the planet. But one of America's most notorious culture warriors,Jack Thompson,had his own mission - to ensure that GTA was banned from store shelves for corrupting youth and to bring Rockstar to their knees - even as the gamers of the world rallied against him.With its incredible artistry,arch satire,and massive press coverage,GTA earned critical and commercial acclaim around the world,breaking the Guinness record for most successful product launch of time.But deep within its urban wasteland lurked a nasty little secret - the now-famous sex mini-game, "Hot Coffee".It would mean big trouble for Rockstar Games and bring Houser and his rival,Thompson,to the brink. Whichever side you're on,'Jacked' gives you a new understanding of this breakout industry,and the game that defined it. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **