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Events concerning the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series in '''2007'''.
==Real world==
;Game related
*[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] is released on the [[PlayStation 2]] on March 6 in North America and on March 9 elsewhere.
*Preview [[Grand Theft Auto IV/Trailers|trailer]] for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] released on March 29.
*On November 8, [[Take-Two Interactive]] announced a proposed settlement to allow people to swap AO-rated copies of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] for M-rated versions in the [[United States of America|United States]], which eventually saw at least 2,676 claims for the compensation package.
;Legal and criminal activities
*Lawyer and GTA critic [[Jack Thompson]] stated that he would take measures to stop the sale of [[Rockstar Games]] titles to minors resulting in Take-Two Interactive filing a lawsuit in Florida to block him from trying to declare their games as a public nuisance. Thompson later filed a countersuit but both parties reached a settlement on April 20. Thompson would file another lawsuit on September 18 claiming that lawyer [[Tom Goldberg]], who is assassinated in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (released in a GTA IV trailer) was based upon himself.
*On December 19, a judge in the US state of New Mexico threw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jack Thompson on behalf of [[Cody Posey]], who had been convicted of killing his father, stepmother and stepsister, as [[Sony]] and Take-Two did not have offices in the state. Grand Theft Auto games were believed to have influenced Cody.
*[[United Kingdom|British]] teenager [[Ryan Chinnery]] began his criminal activities, which included attempted rape and grievous bodily harm. Grand Theft Auto games were believed by some to have influenced his actions.
==Game world==
===HD Universe===
;Deaths
*A fifteen year old [[Mexico|Mexican]] girl was found dead in a pizza oven in the house of [[Mark Fostenburg]]. He later settled out of court, despite claiming to be out of [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]] at the time, with the girls parents moving into a nearby house.
;Arrests
*[[Gracie Ancelotti]] is arrested for driving while intoxicated.
*[[Marnie Allen]] is arrested for possession of [[Drugs|heroin]].
*[[Cherise McCormic]] is arrested for an obscene performance.
*[[Joseph Johnson]] is arrested for possessing methamphetamine.
*[[Tony McTony]] is arrested for assault.
*[[Brian Meech]] is arrested for resisting arrest and possessing crack cocaine.
*[[Dardan Petrela]] is arrested for extortion.
*[[Jill Von Crastenburg]] is arrested for public lewdness.
;Other
*A whale is washed up onto [[Happiness Island]] during the summer.
*The 2007 recession begins, supposedly after [[Devin Weston]] failed to close out his positions on the stock market before taking a 'volcano-kite surfing trip' to [[Nicaragua]].
*[[Margot|Margot Summers]] and [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]] hook up.
*[[President Lawton]] admits to snorting [[drugs|cocaine]] but states he "never swallowed the back-wash."
*The "Le Knobeliske" is unveiled in [[Mirror Park]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] having been presented by [[C. Shutchomouf]].
*[[Jack Howitzer]] is released from [[Bolingbroke Penitentiary]] after serving fifteen years for murdering [[Billy Dexter]].
*[[Crystal]] wins the [[America's Next Top Hooker]] reality television show.
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Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 2007.

Real world

Game related
Legal and criminal activities
  • Lawyer and GTA critic Jack Thompson stated that he would take measures to stop the sale of Rockstar Games titles to minors resulting in Take-Two Interactive filing a lawsuit in Florida to block him from trying to declare their games as a public nuisance. Thompson later filed a countersuit but both parties reached a settlement on April 20. Thompson would file another lawsuit on September 18 claiming that lawyer Tom Goldberg, who is assassinated in Grand Theft Auto IV (released in a GTA IV trailer) was based upon himself.
  • On December 19, a judge in the US state of New Mexico threw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jack Thompson on behalf of Cody Posey, who had been convicted of killing his father, stepmother and stepsister, as Sony and Take-Two did not have offices in the state. Grand Theft Auto games were believed to have influenced Cody.
  • British teenager Ryan Chinnery began his criminal activities, which included attempted rape and grievous bodily harm. Grand Theft Auto games were believed by some to have influenced his actions.

Game world

HD Universe

Deaths
  • A fifteen year old Mexican girl was found dead in a pizza oven in the house of Mark Fostenburg. He later settled out of court, despite claiming to be out of Los Santos at the time, with the girls parents moving into a nearby house.
Arrests
Other