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Following rumours last week, Rockstar Games today announced that open-world juggernaut Grand Theft Auto 5 will release in spring 2013. For the benefit of those of us in this part of the world, spring is usually between March and May. Judging by Rockstar’s last three releases – Red Dead Redemption, …
Read More »Naked Prince Harry not in new GTA V screens; No release date either
We’ve been honest about this from the off – we’re doing this only for the clicks. We started with the headline MCV posts Grand Theft Auto V screens to try and generate clicks”. Then we went with More GTA V screens for you… but still no release date”. But now …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V marketing is GO
It’s absence from Take-Two’s financials last night was notable, but signs point to imminent Grand Theft Auto V activity on the horizon. An old GTA San Andreas related spoof site EpsilonProgram.com has recently been updated and, most notably, has added a Twitter feed, which can be seen here. At the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar’s "biggest open world game to date"
Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto V will be its biggest open-world game yet. That’s a loaded statement considering the massive game worlds seen in Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The statement was posted on Rockstar’s official website in response to a user question …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V Gamescom bound?
Rumours abound that Grand Theft Auto V is to make an appearance at Gamescom 2012 in August. The game disappointed fans by failing to make an appearance at E3 back in June. This new speculation arose from the title’s inclusion in the promo reel for the upcoming trade event, although …
Read More »Take-Two guidance points to GTA V in early 2013
The financial guidance offered by Take-Two means that Grand Theft Auto V will be released by April 13th at the latest. That’s the predictions of Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz. Full year FY13 guidance for net revenues is $1.75bn-$1.85bn,” Creutz observed. "We believe management could not provide this level …
Read More »Battlefield Evolved and Dark Knight Rises appear in retail list
A 2012 release schedule from a major UK High Street retailer obtained by MCV has mentioned two new titles for the first time. Firstly, it suggests that Warner Bros’ upcoming summer movie hit The Dark Knight Rises will be accompanied by a video game tie-in. Furthermore, owing to the nature …
Read More »VIDEO: GTA V returns to San Andreas
It’s hard to believe that we’ve only been waiting a week since Rockstar announced today’s release of the first Grand Theft Auto V trailer, but at last the moment has arrived. The short teaser doesn’t reveal a huge amount of information, though the most critical points are answered – it’s …
Read More »Watch the Grand Theft Auto V trailer RIGHT HERE
Seven days, three hours, four minutes and three seconds. That’s how long (at the time of writing) we’ve got to wait for the first ever look at Rockstar’s debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto V. The good news, however, is that all you have to do is bookmark this very …
Read More »GTA V is officially announced
A logo and a date for the trailer. That’s all we’ve got. But Grand Theft Auto V has, for the first time, been officially announced. Rockstar has confirmed, too, that the first trailer for the game will be released on November 2nd. And that’s it. The only other thing we …
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