Grand Theft Auto V(5) Announced Officially

Rockstar surprised the games industry today with a holding page on their website announcing the existence of Grand Theft Auto V. The page simply features a logo for GTAV and a date for the game's first trailer on 2 November.While next to nothing is known of the new game, the existence of GTAV was never in doubt. However, the left-field nature of the announcement suggests the game may be coming sooner than expected.

the existence of Grand Theft Auto V has been confirmed by Rockstar Games,Although way back in 2009 one optimistic analyst reckoned that GTAV's release date would fall in 2011, the latest rumours have been rather more conservative.Some even more optimistic retailers also listed GTA V in their inventories ahead of this year's E3, although no announcement was ever made at the show.














The news comes after Grand Theft Auto III, the game that put Rockstar and the GTA series firmly on the map, celebrated its tenth anniversary with an iOS port. The imminence of the trailer now suggests a 2012 release, although there's a very slim possibility that Rockstar will release it before this Christmas.It's more likely, however, it will land in 2012, with most rumours pointing to the setting being that of real life land of pimps and fast cars.

Grand Theft Auto was originally created as a top down open world game for PC and Sony PlayStation by Edinburgh based DMA Design in 1997. However, the series breakthrough came with Grand Theft Auto III for PlayStation 2 which garnered critical acclaim for its rich and detailed setting Liberty City. GTA III arguably popularised the open-world template, and Rockstar have continued to build on this legacy with subsequent Grand Theft Auto games, and titles such as Old West adventure Red Dead Redemption. The last game in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV, was the fastest selling game in the UK at the time of its release and the series as a whole has sold over 114 million copies worldwide.