'Grand Theft Auto 5' screenshots released by Rockstar
Published Jul 12 2012, 15:51 BST | By Liam Martin
Grand Theft Auto 5 screens have been released by Rockstar.Responding to GTA 5 requests in an online Q&A session, Rockstar said that the project was going well and that more assets would be released soon, before unveiling two new screenshots.
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"We are very busy working on the game! Everything is going well, but the game is a huge project. We should have more information and some new assets for you soon," writes Rockstar.
The studio then told fans to ignore speculation and unofficial videos, that there would be no beta testing for the game, and that it might be a while before the title is shown off in full.
"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.
"We are sorry if you find this frustrating, but please understand, we don't do this because we 'don't care about our fans' 'don't respect our fans' 'hate GTA fans etc' – precisely the opposite!
"We do it because we want to make sure we only release 100% correct information, and because we want to keep plenty back for the actual game release so there are still lots of surprises when you play it.
"The only things we care about are that you enjoy the experience of actually playing the game and that we release accurate information. We just have not been in a position to show more of the game than the trailer and will not be for a while yet.
"One thing we'll say definitively though is – there is absolutely no 'beta' test for the game. If you see ads or solicitations to join a beta programme, beware as this could be a dodgy online phishing scam. Your best bet is to only trust information as official if you're seeing it announced here at the Rockstar Newswire."
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Announced last year, Grand Theft Auto 5 takes place in the city of Los Santos and its surrounding hills, countryside and beaches. Its lead character is thought to be a man named Albert De Silva, played by Ned Luke.
The game has been tipped for an October release, following a leaked developer CV.
However, analysts have suggested that even a 2012 launch would be unable to save a poor year for video game sales.
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Watch the Grand Theft Auto V announcement trailer below:
WOW just WOW! :D
July 13th 2012 at 4:10pm
Looks amazing! can't wait for it!
July 13th 2012 at 10:42am
*mouth drools*
July 13th 2012 at 9:50am
This looks a whole lot better than GTA4 already.
July 13th 2012 at 9:21am(+1 like)
Does it really, looks exactly the same to me!
July 13th 2012 at 10:13am
Okay lets just break down the whole release date discussion, Rockstar for the past couple of titles has released on a 1 game per year basis since the huge success of GTA IV (after all before MW2 it was the highest grossing game of all time). and this year Rockstar released Max Payne 3, any one with half a brain would know that GTA V was going to be a 2013 release and not a 2012 one regardless of what analysts say.
July 13th 2012 at 2:19am