GTA 3 dev shares how iconic cinematic camera was born
According to a former Rockstar Games developer, the cinematic camera angle that has become ingrained into Grand Theft Auto was inspired by a “boring” train ride in the game. First appearing in GTA 3, the feature brought the series from the top-down view to 3D and kicked off a new era of action-adventure gaming,
Former Rockstar Games developer Obbe Vermeij, who helped create GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA 4, has been sharing details of the series’ behind-the-scenes action. Since starting a blog in 2023, he has discussed fan theories like why GTA 3’s main character, Claude, doesn’t speak.
In his newest post, Vermeij explained how the iconic cinematic camera angle was born. The feature is now a staple in every GTA title.
The cinematic camera remained unchanged for Vice City. One of the coders that joined us after finishing Manhunt (Derek Ward) took over the camera and revamped the cinematic camera for SA.
— Obbe Vermeij (@ObbeVermeij) January 7, 2025
The GTA 3 train ride was initially usual behind the carriage view
Vermeij tweeted that he considered having players skip to the next station because he found the train ride “boring.” However, the option was unworkable due to technical limitations.
He instead had the idea of going down the track, switching cameras to random viewpoints along the journey. Vermeij added another team member who also got inspired and suggested applying the same concept to cars. This way, the cinematic camera was born and loved by the team, who found it unexpectedly fun.
The cinematic camera remained in GTA Vice City, which is believed to be one of the best in the series, although a different Rockstar employee revamped it for GTA San Andreas.
One fan even pulled GTA 3’s cinematic train camera from the game files to show what the train would have looked like without Vermeij’s innovation.
Vermeij replied that without the feature, the camera would have been a simple view from about behind the train carriage, “so you looked at the roof and couldn’t see the player.”
Moreover, the developer also confirmed the details of a December leak that showed Rockstar’s early plans for an online mode in GTA 3.
The leak contained documents about how to create characters, how to do online missions, and how players progress in this world.
Vermeij said he had built a basic deathmatch mode in which players earned points by defeating each other. However, the online mode required much more extensive development.
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US Government Estimates Do Kwon’s Victim Count Potentially Exceeding 1,000,000 People
Do Kwon’s alleged schemes could have impacted more than 1 million victims worldwide, according to US prosecutors.
US authorities extradited Kwon, the disgraced co-founder of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem, late last month.
Kwon faces fraud charges related to the multibillion-dollar downfall of Terra in 2022.
In a recently submitted court document, prosecutors argue that Kwon’s “constructed financial world” was propped up on “lies and manipulative and deceptive techniques used to mislead investors, users, business partners, and government regulators.”
They also outline the massive scope of Kwon’s alleged fraud.
“Ultimately, investors suffered over $40 billion in losses as a result of Kwon’s fraud. The victims in this case include, among others, individuals and entities in both the United States and abroad who purchased Terraform’s cryptocurrencies directly from Terraform or from third parties, including through cryptocurrency exchanges based in the United States and in other countries.
While it is difficult to precisely quantify the number of Kwon’s victims in light of the sheer number of purchases and sales of Terraform’s cryptocurrencies and the manner of those transactions (with many transactions in those assets occurring on foreign exchanges and through digital asset wallet or crypto trading accounts without personal identifying information), the Government estimates that the number of victims in this case exceeds hundreds of thousands of individuals and entities, and potentially totals more than one million.”
Kwon was initially arrested by authorities in Montenegro in 2023 after he was caught attempting to board a flight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a forged Costa Rican passport.
After the Terra founder’s arrest, both the United States and South Korea wanted to extradite him. The highest court in Montenegro ruled in favor of the US in December.
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