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One of the textures for trash spread around the city contains a newspaper extract with the words "Narwal? Bacon?" written prominently as a headline for an article. This is a reference to the website Reddit, which created the phrase "The Narwhal Bacons at Midnight" as something users of the site can say in public to identify themselves as users of the site.
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Toni, the radio DJ for Flash FM in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Flashback FM in Grand Theft Auto III, appears on a billboard for the Vinewood Sports LS store.
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The Z-Type gang car used by the Zaibatsu Corporation from Grand Theft Auto 2, appears in the mission "Eye in the Sky". In it, Spoiler:Franklin and Treavor must retrieve one for Devin Weston which has been hidden by a man named Chad Mulligan. The car can also be bought from legendarymotorsport.net for $10,000,000.
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Spoiler:In one of the missions for Devin, Franklin has to steal a car from a film studio. It is highly likely that the film being produced is 007: James Bond, as Franklin must first steal the clothes of an actor, a white tuxedo made famous by James Bond films, and the director of the film is British, the origins of the James Bond films. The car itself is loaded with various gadgets, another staple in the James Bond series.
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One of Steven Ogg's influences when he was portraying Treavor Philips in the game was actor Tom Hardy; specifically Hardy's performance in the 2008 film Bronson.
"He was able to walk that line of psychopath and entertainer while maintaining his sense of humor in some pretty dark places. I'm always inspired by intensity and those that take great pride in what they do - be it an actor, painter, musician, writer, or arborist."
As well as some music which Ogg would listen to, to help imagine Treavor.
"He was able to walk that line of psychopath and entertainer while maintaining his sense of humor in some pretty dark places. I'm always inspired by intensity and those that take great pride in what they do - be it an actor, painter, musician, writer, or arborist."
As well as some music which Ogg would listen to, to help imagine Treavor.
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Rockstar hired real life criminals to voice various criminals within the game in order to add authenticity. One voice actor was only let out of prison the day before he went in to record his lines.
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The Advanced Rifle is a bullpup assault rifle, loosely based on the Israeli TAR-21 carbine.
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The Bullpup Shotgun is based on the Kel-Tec KSG.
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The game broke 7 world records in less than one month of its release.
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Spoiler:Packie McReary from Grand Theft Auto IV can be found holding somebody up outside a store, requesting the player helps him make a getaway. During the journey, he will recount several events that occur during the duration of Grand Theft Auto IV.
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During the first encounter between Trevor and Nigel, Nigel and Mrs. Thornhill start groveling at Trevor's feet, repeating "we're not worthy" after they mistake him for a famous actor. This is likely to be a reference to the film "Wayne's World", in which Wayne and Garth bow down and exclaim "we're not worthy" to celebrities that they admire.
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Denise originally had a different appearance which can be seen in Franklin's character trailer. Her original appearance had her with a different hairstyle, glasses and a green hoodie representing the Families.
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There are three UFOs in the game. Two of these UFOs mysteriously have the FIB logo on them.
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In the Japanese release, a number of scenes had been edited, despite the game being given a "Z" rating (the highest available). Changes include Trevor Phillips' pants staying on when they're supposed to be down, the teen idol sex scene changed to her just smoking, and the torture gameplay in the mission "By the Book" skipped entirely.
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On Michael's Spoiler:tombstone in North Yankton it states that he was born in 1965 (making him 48 in 2013). However Trevor, Lester, and his son Jimmy all state that he is 45 years old (meaning he was born in 1968). Therefore his exact age is unclear.
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There is a car tuning garage close to the Vanilla Unicorn called "Car Tune Network", a reference to the TV station Cartoon Network.
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The in-game German beer company, "Pißwasser", is a joke nickname for Budweiser in Germany. The name translates to "piss water".
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All of the characters' special abilities (Michael's marksman abilities, Trevor's rage ability, and Franklin's handling of cars) are displayed by the game's interface. However, Franklin's special ability is the only one to be referred to by the characters themselves; This is done by Lamar during the mission Chop, in which he tells Franklin to use that "special driver thing that he does" to capture D.
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There are a couple of locations in Los Santos that feature Marilyn Monroe, Charles Chaplin, John Wayne and Elvis Presley. One is near board walk and the other is in a back alley.
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John Marston from Red Dead Redemption is one of the possible "Special Dads" available during character creation for Grand Theft Auto Online. This will only display if the user has a save file from that game, and can be used to influence the appearance of their GTA Online character.
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