How Grand Theft Auto created a virtual underground clubbing scene

In 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the first record you hear on a car radio is Billie Jean, no matter what you drive. When I first got my driving licence, I recreated the moment in my crappy Vauxhall Astra, so strong was the association. In video games such as GTA, as in real life, music and memories are closely interlinked. Sixteen years since Vice City, Rockstar Games has taken in-game musical experiences further in GTA Online, the immensely popular web version of its famous (and infamous) series. The latest After Hours immortalises four real-life DJs in the most successful entertainment product ever made; nearly 100 million people have bought Grand Theft Auto V, according to Rockstar's latest figures, and millions of them play online.