Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the fifth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2002’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the seventh installment overall. It was released in October 2004 for the PlayStation 2, in June 2005 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox, and in November 2010 for Mac OS X. The game is set within an open world environment that players can explore and interact with at their leisure. Wikipedia
Research exclusive to this game
Barrett, Paul. “White thumbs, black bodies: Race, violence, and neoliberal fantasies in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies 28, no. 1 (2006): 95-119.
DeVane, Ben, and Kurt D. Squire. “The meaning of race and violence in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” Games and Culture 3, no. 3-4 (2008): 264-285.
Miller, Kiri. “Grove street grimm: Grand theft auto and digital folklore.” Journal of American Folklore 121, no. 481 (2008): 255-285.
Research that includes this game in its sample
Unger, John A., and Karla V. Kingsley. “Positioning and creating the semiotic self in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto: Critical Essays (2006): 177-198.