GTA 5 News
With the first official teases about Grand Theft Auto 5 appearing online in the closing months of last year, the excitement surrounding the next GTA instalment is definitely building with each month.
Rockstar Games has deliberately kept information on the game to a bare minimum, choosing to dispatch bundles of screenshots and a handful of trailers intermittently throughout the year.
“As we have said before, we have often had long gaps between asset releases on previous games and will continue to do so in the future,” said Rockstar Games. “We are sorry if you find this frustrating, but please understand, we don’t do this because ‘we don’t care about our fans’. ‘We don’t respect our fans,’ ‘hate GTA fans etc’.”
“We do it because we want to make sure we only release 100 per cent correct information, and because we want to keep plenty back for the actual release so there are still lots of surprises when you play it.”
Eagerly one of the most highly anticipated games of 2013, fans will have to wait until September 17 to get their hands on a copy of GTA 5. Until then, we’ll keep you up to date with the latest content instalments.
No E3 2013 GTA 5 demoGTA 5 publisher Take-Two has confirmed that there will be no GTA 5 presence at E3 this year, as Rockstar is choosing to focus it marketing and PR efforts on a series of spring and summer events outside of the E3 gaming conference.
Take-Two president Karl Slatoff did confirm that GTA 5 is on track for its release date in September and predicts it to be "the biggest and most important launch of the current console generation."
GTA 5 Gameplay
From what we know so far, GTA 5 will mark a move away from the gritty, darker tone of GTA 4. Instead the game will be more like GTA 3 and its immediate successors, revelling in humour, chaos and the personal lives of the three GTA 5 protagonists.
Presenting the first multi-character line up in the Grand Theft Auto series, GTA 5 will revolve around Franklin, Michael and Trevor as the trio look to make their way in the world of Los Santos, a virtual replication of the real city of Los Angeles.
“Grand Theft Auto V continues to push the series forward in new ways; Rockstar North are creating our deepest, most beautiful and most immersive world yet,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We are very excited for people to learn more about the game in the coming months.”
Players will be able to control all three characters, swapping between them at will – apparently even during missions, which will include eight major heists.
"It's worth noting that people are responding not only to the game's vast size and scope but also to its innovative three-character structure and heist mission design, which offer immense opportunities for game play and storytelling that should raise the bar, not only for this franchise but for all interactive entertainment," said Take-Two president, Karl Slatoff, during the publisher's earnings call.
Although it would have been interesting to see a woman as one of the game’s protagonists, the three men are certainly diverse enough to provide variety in GTA 5.
In a recently released GTA 5 characters trailer, Rockstar Games provided a little more insight into the three protagonists.
The first, Michael, is a rich ex-con unhappy with his life, including the lack of crime and the presence of his family. In a nod to the Sopranos, the majority of the narrative for Michael’s life comes from the conversations between him and his shrink and the relationship between him and his tubby son, Jimmy.
Next we are presented with Franklin, a young, inner-city gang member whose story centres around violence and reckless action. Working as a repo man for a group of Eastern European men dealing cars, we assume this is how he connects with Trevor and Michael, but of course the trailer still gives little away on the GTA 5 storyline.
The final protagonist, Trevor, is a drug-dealing redneck who lives in a trailer park. Also apparently ex-military, Trevor is a capable pilot and is depicted flying about in a helicopter. His presence in the GTA character trailer is littered with explosions, jokes and violence, so we expect him to provide the comic relief for the otherwise fairly serious characters.
GTA 5 Release Date
Having previously been confirmed for a spring 2013 launch, Rockstar Games recently confirmed an official and somewhat delayed GTA 5 release date for September 17.
Many have suggested that this delayed GTA 5 release date is due to the launch of the PS4 and new Xbox 720 next-generation consoles, although publisher Rockstar has as yet failed to confirm plans for next-gen consoles.
GTA 5 will ship for the existing Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles, but a GTA 5 PC release date is still being played down by Rockstar.
GTA 5 Screenshots
There are already 85 GTA 5 screenshot available on the Rockstar Games website, so we’ve selected some of the most interesting to drop in below. From what the screenshots depict, we could be seeing a lot of new vehicles available to mess around with including fighter jets. GTA 5 could also bring back the good old bicycle, which was a huge part of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Showcasing some of the new locations encapsulated in GTA 5, the screenshots also show some of the activities players will be able to do. Potentially, GTA 5 could be the first Grand Theft Auto title to offer underwater swimming, as scuba diving is depicted in several screenshots. The game should also include more realistic skydiving experiences.
GTA 5 Trailers
The first GTA 5 trailer was released in November last year, and was followed shortly by a second, raising the fervour surrounding the upcoming series instalment. At the end of last month, the two official GTA 5 trailers were joined by a trio of GTA 5 character trailers that revealed more about the game’s three protagonists: Franklin, Michael and Trevor.
With the first official teases about Grand Theft Auto 5 appearing online in the closing months of last year, the excitement surrounding the next GTA instalment is definitely building with each month.
Rockstar Games has deliberately kept information on the game to a bare minimum, choosing to dispatch bundles of screenshots and a handful of trailers intermittently throughout the year.
“As we have said before, we have often had long gaps between asset releases on previous games and will continue to do so in the future,” said Rockstar Games. “We are sorry if you find this frustrating, but please understand, we don’t do this because ‘we don’t care about our fans’. ‘We don’t respect our fans,’ ‘hate GTA fans etc’.”
“We do it because we want to make sure we only release 100 per cent correct information, and because we want to keep plenty back for the actual release so there are still lots of surprises when you play it.”
Eagerly one of the most highly anticipated games of 2013, fans will have to wait until September 17 to get their hands on a copy of GTA 5. Until then, we’ll keep you up to date with the latest content instalments.
No E3 2013 GTA 5 demoGTA 5 publisher Take-Two has confirmed that there will be no GTA 5 presence at E3 this year, as Rockstar is choosing to focus it marketing and PR efforts on a series of spring and summer events outside of the E3 gaming conference.
Take-Two president Karl Slatoff did confirm that GTA 5 is on track for its release date in September and predicts it to be "the biggest and most important launch of the current console generation."
GTA 5 Gameplay
From what we know so far, GTA 5 will mark a move away from the gritty, darker tone of GTA 4. Instead the game will be more like GTA 3 and its immediate successors, revelling in humour, chaos and the personal lives of the three GTA 5 protagonists.
Presenting the first multi-character line up in the Grand Theft Auto series, GTA 5 will revolve around Franklin, Michael and Trevor as the trio look to make their way in the world of Los Santos, a virtual replication of the real city of Los Angeles.
“Grand Theft Auto V continues to push the series forward in new ways; Rockstar North are creating our deepest, most beautiful and most immersive world yet,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We are very excited for people to learn more about the game in the coming months.”
Players will be able to control all three characters, swapping between them at will – apparently even during missions, which will include eight major heists.
"It's worth noting that people are responding not only to the game's vast size and scope but also to its innovative three-character structure and heist mission design, which offer immense opportunities for game play and storytelling that should raise the bar, not only for this franchise but for all interactive entertainment," said Take-Two president, Karl Slatoff, during the publisher's earnings call.
Although it would have been interesting to see a woman as one of the game’s protagonists, the three men are certainly diverse enough to provide variety in GTA 5.
In a recently released GTA 5 characters trailer, Rockstar Games provided a little more insight into the three protagonists.
The first, Michael, is a rich ex-con unhappy with his life, including the lack of crime and the presence of his family. In a nod to the Sopranos, the majority of the narrative for Michael’s life comes from the conversations between him and his shrink and the relationship between him and his tubby son, Jimmy.
Next we are presented with Franklin, a young, inner-city gang member whose story centres around violence and reckless action. Working as a repo man for a group of Eastern European men dealing cars, we assume this is how he connects with Trevor and Michael, but of course the trailer still gives little away on the GTA 5 storyline.
The final protagonist, Trevor, is a drug-dealing redneck who lives in a trailer park. Also apparently ex-military, Trevor is a capable pilot and is depicted flying about in a helicopter. His presence in the GTA character trailer is littered with explosions, jokes and violence, so we expect him to provide the comic relief for the otherwise fairly serious characters.
GTA 5 Release Date
Having previously been confirmed for a spring 2013 launch, Rockstar Games recently confirmed an official and somewhat delayed GTA 5 release date for September 17.
Many have suggested that this delayed GTA 5 release date is due to the launch of the PS4 and new Xbox 720 next-generation consoles, although publisher Rockstar has as yet failed to confirm plans for next-gen consoles.
GTA 5 will ship for the existing Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles, but a GTA 5 PC release date is still being played down by Rockstar.
GTA 5 Screenshots
There are already 85 GTA 5 screenshot available on the Rockstar Games website, so we’ve selected some of the most interesting to drop in below. From what the screenshots depict, we could be seeing a lot of new vehicles available to mess around with including fighter jets. GTA 5 could also bring back the good old bicycle, which was a huge part of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Showcasing some of the new locations encapsulated in GTA 5, the screenshots also show some of the activities players will be able to do. Potentially, GTA 5 could be the first Grand Theft Auto title to offer underwater swimming, as scuba diving is depicted in several screenshots. The game should also include more realistic skydiving experiences.
GTA 5 Trailers
The first GTA 5 trailer was released in November last year, and was followed shortly by a second, raising the fervour surrounding the upcoming series instalment. At the end of last month, the two official GTA 5 trailers were joined by a trio of GTA 5 character trailers that revealed more about the game’s three protagonists: Franklin, Michael and Trevor.
Grand Theft Auto 5 Trailer 1
