Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1990.
Game World
2D Universe
- Sunbeam steals leaked government waste disposal proposals.
- Tortoise gets five years in a state penitentary for inciting a riot.
3D Universe
- Roger C. Hole is officially sworn in as Mayor of Liberty City
- Rapper Madd Dogg releases Hustlin' Like Gangstaz and Still Madd, his first and second albums respectively.
- Madd Dogg begins a relationship with Rochell'le.
- Dwaine becomes a hot dog salesman.
HD Universe
- Niko Bellic is twelve when his family gets first electricity.
- Phil Bell is arrested for manslaughter, aged 23.
- Xin Shan is born in China.
- Tyrone Hancock is arrested for possession of controlled substance: crack cocaine, aged 28.
- Kenny Petrovic is arrested for manslaughter, aged 34.
- Roy Zito is arrested for grand theft auto, aged 17.
- Billy and Bobby Blue are born.
- Lacey Jonas is born.
- Ray Boccino is arrested for possession of stolen property, aged 14.
- Jon Gravelli is arrested for racketeering and murder, aged 67.
- Gerald McReary is arrested for assault, aged 17.
- Jayvon Simson is arrested for assault on a police officer, aged 17.
- Mary Valvona's husband is killed; most likely by her poisoning him.
- The City of Los Santos Public Library finishes construction.