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Rockstar Games is well known for its hidden references, innuendos and real-life allusions. This page highlights parallel events and changes between the real world and the GTA World.

Real World	GTA World
Phil Collins tours the USA in 1984	Phil Collins performs in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in 1984.
Mirage Resorts Inc. and Circus Circus Ent. redevelop Las Vegas throughout the 1990s	Numerous references to corporations "moving the mob out" in Las Venturas.
1992 Los Angeles riots, after Rodney King was beaten up	Riots in Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (1992), when the corrupt Frank Tenpenny is acquitted.
2000 George W. Bush became the president of the United States	Newly elected president George W. Bush 'The W' to Drop in on Liberty City\|visits Liberty City.
Police Cars livery changed after 9/11	Police Cars different appearance since Grand Theft Auto III. It is assumed that Rockstar North did this as a mark of respect for the NYPD officers who lost their lives when the World Trade Center was attacked.

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-{{cleanup|This page needs explanation - add an introduction about what you mean.<br>Also, probably best to use a table to display the ingame vs real life instances next to each other}}
+[[Rockstar Games]] is well known for its hidden references, innuendos and real-life allusions. This page highlights parallel events and changes between the real world and the [[GTA World]].
-parallel 1 Phil collins performed in vice city
+{|class="wikitable"
-in 1984 Phil collins toured the US
+!Real World
+![[GTA World]]
-parallel 2 los Santos riots
+|-
+|[[Phil Collins]] tours the [[United States of America|USA]] in 1984
+|Phil Collins performs in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] in 1984.
-los Angeles riots happened after Rodney king was beaten up
+|-
+|Mirage Resorts Inc. and Circus Circus Ent. redevelop Las Vegas throughout the 1990s
+|Numerous references to corporations "moving the mob out" in [[Las Venturas]].
-parallel 3 newly elected president George W bush visits liberty city
+|-
-in 200 George w bush became the president of the united states
+|1992 [[:wp:1992 Los Angeles riots|Los Angeles riots]], after Rodney King was beaten up
+|[[Los Santos Riots|Riots in Los Santos]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (1992), when the corrupt [[Frank Tenpenny]] is acquitted.
-parallel 4 police cars livery was changed after 9/11
+|-
+|2000 [[:wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] became the president of the United States
+|Newly elected president George W. Bush [[Liberty Tree Articles in GTA III/February 2001|'The W' to Drop in on Liberty City|visits Liberty City]].
-this mirrors the world history we know
+|-
+|Police Cars livery changed after 9/11
+|[[Police Car]]s different appearance since [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. It is assumed that [[Rockstar North]] did this as a mark of respect for the NYPD officers who lost their lives when the World Trade Center was attacked.
+|}
+[[Category:Secrets]]
+[[Category:Fiction]]