Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is an created by and ; the later titles of which were created by brothers and , and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by British development house (formerly DMA Design), and published by its parent company, . The name of the series references the term "grand theft auto", used in the U.S. for . Most games in the series are set in fictional locales modelled on cities, usually either Liberty City, Vice City or San Andreas, which are stand-ins for New York City, Miami and the state of California, respectively.