2001
Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 2001
Real World
September 11
- Terrorists hijacked two commercial jetliners and crashed it into the World Trade Center, killing scores of people. This event triggers the War on Terrorism and also affected games, including, but not limited to, Grand Theft Auto III for which its release date were delayed for at least a while, as evident in changes on police car between original screenshots and the release version from New York City Police Department blue-and-white color scheme to more common black-and-white color scheme. It was done out of respect, presumably.
October 22
- Grand Theft Auto III is released for the PlayStation 2
November 15
- The Xbox is released in North America.
Game World
GTA III Era
- The events of GTA III takes place.