In the mission "Autocide", in which Tommy must kill undercover members of a European gang, all of the targets are named after characters in rival sandbox games.

• Mike Griffin (Mace Griffin from Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter)
• Dick Tanner (Tanner from Driver)
• Marcus Hammond, Franco Carter and Charlie Dilson (Mark Hammond, Frank Carter and Charlie Jolson from The Getaway)
• Nick Kong (Nick Kang Williams from True Crime: Streets of LA)