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Original Grand Theft Auto pitch document surfaces

March 22, 2011, 5:21 p.m.

Grand Theft Auto's origins have never been steeped in mystery, but recently unearthed design documents from 1995 have revealed a few extra tidbits that even the most die-hard franchise fans might find interesting. For instance, did you know GTA was once planned for the N64 and Sega Saturn under the codename Race 'n' Chase? You did? Screw it – these are still pretty cool.

The12-page pitch was posted by Mike Daily, an original member of Rockstar North's first incarnation...

GTA almost never happened because it "crashed all the f*cking time"

Feb. 1, 2011, 12:03 p.m.

Just ponder for a second, if you will, a world of games without that quaint little series Grand Theft Auto. No slaughtering innocent OAPs in drive-bys. A huge vacuum in that whole ‘beating digital prostitutes with baseball bats’ genre. Worse still, a world without OG Loc. Can you imagine such a dark, open world-free existence? Well, this terrifying alternate reality almost came to pass, during the first GTA’s troubled development…

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Penn: First Grand Theft Auto Was 'Almost Canned'

Jan. 31, 2011, 4:41 p.m.

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Sept. 10, 2010, 3:11 p.m.

GTA Classics Bundle 75% Off Rockstar Short Sale on Steam

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Rockstar Week on Steam

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GTA 5: Dan Houser reveals first details

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Modern Warfare 2 to smash GTA sales record

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May 11, 2009, 1:59 p.m.