1993
Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1993.
Game world
2D Universe
- Sunbeam bombs a Norwegian oil terminal.
3D Universe
- Mayor Roger C. Hole is involved in the 'Million dollar lunch' scandal, in which Hole, three Russian prostitutes and a senior manager from a construction company are trying to secure government contracts.
- The album Forty Dogg is released.
HD Universe
- Births
- Jimmy De Santa is born.
- Arrests
- Lester Arnold is arrested for possession of heroin.
- Sammy Bottino is arrested for racketeering.
- Joe Corrola is arrested for grand theft auto.
- Rudy D'Avanzo is arrested for racketeering and manslaughter.
- Gavin Finkle is arrested for possession of methamphetamine.
- Jim Fitzgerald is arrested for grand larceny.
- Dwayne Forge is jailed for crack distribution.
- Mori Green is arrested for racketeering.
- Joseph Johnson is arrested for possession of heroin.
- Johnny Klebitz is arrested for assault.
- Albert Lawson is arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
- Luca Silvestri is arrested for hijacking.
- Elizabeta Torres is arrested for possessing crack cocaine.
- Fredo Volpe is arrested for extortion.
- Mark Volpe is arrested for extortion.
- Other
- Niko Bellic fights in the Yugoslav wars.
- Cherise Glover and Dwayne Forge begin dating but later end their relationship.
- Steve Haines joins the Federal Investigation Bureau.
- Saeeda Kadam and her parents move to the United States of America with $50.
Real world
- Neo Software, later renamed Rockstar Vienna, is founded.