Rockstar has revealed the boxart for upcoming release Grand Theft Auto V.
It stays true to the templates laid down by its predecessors and will be instantly recognisable to shoppers, as well as likely pleasing series’ diehards.
The game itself is due out on September 17th.
Here’s the art in full:
A reader gets excited about the prospects of GTA V and hopes that it will be the ultimate open world sandbox game – and the sequel he thought GTA IV would be.
Grand Theft Auto 5 will release on 17th May 2013 - 182 days from now - according to the folk of ASDA. Last we heard, Rockstar wasn't budging beyond "spring 2013". Has somebody jumped the gun, or is this just the usual retailer speculation?
Mr Dan Houser was interviewed in the Guardian on Saturday - MUST READ
How Dan Houser turned Grand Theft Auto into a cultural phenomenon
There isn't another video game firm in the world like Rockstar Games. Founded in 1998 by Dan Houser and his brother Sam, it has been responsible for some of the most fascinating, successful and controversial video games ever, including the groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto series (120m sales and counting) and the vast wild west adventure, Red Dead Redemption.
GTA V Trailer #2 behind the cut - Your task is to write a detailed analysis of the trailer using all of the skills you have learnt in Miss Crompton's lessons - think about cinematography, sound, narrative, edits etc - combined with what I have been going on about: Audiences, institutions, everything you know about R*
Rockstar has claimed that it could have "easily" turned Grand Theft Auto into an annual franchise by 'churning out' a new GTA every year, but decided against doing so over fears that fans would "lose interest" in the series.
Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known as rapper The Game, has revealed he recently did "a little bit of work" with Rockstar on Grand Theft Auto V, seemingly confirming that he has reprised his role as GTA: San Andreas character Mark 'B Dup' Wayne.
Asked about a GTA cameo on Wired 96.5, The Game said: "They [Rockstar] called man and we did a little bit of work with them."
He went on to reference his character B Dup, before adding: "Once you in a video game, you struck gold, man."
Skip to 3:49 in the video below for the GTA talk.
'Just as he thought he was out of a life of crime, he got pulled back in'
This week's issue of ShortList magazine carries the first solid information about Grand Theft Auto V's main character.
"The protagonist is an East Coast gangster" who moved to the game's Los Santos setting (Rockstar's take on LA and southern California) for a fresh start, the mag says.
"But, as in The Godfather III - just as he thought he was out, they pulled him back in."
GTA V is set to be revealed in full later today via the latest issue of Game Informer. At 11am Central time (5pm GMT) the magazine will unveil its cover art and offer a breakdown of the issue's 18-page GTA 5 preview.
Last week Rockstar finally confirmed that the GTA V release date will fall in spring 2013 on consoles.
Players will reportedly use the characters in "groundbreaking" ways
That's according to the December issue of Game Informer, which carries an 18-page cover feature on the game.
The possibility of three main characters was first hinted at in the original GTA V trailer, in which three characters are shown storming a building in pest control uniforms.
The gun-toting pest control workers were shown again wearing gas masks in GTA V art. The character on the far right, who might be an East Coast gangster struggling to escape the life of crime, can be seen pulling out a gas mask.
The as yet unnamed character on the far left was featured in the recently released GTA V quad bike art, and it's been speculated that the character in the middle is the same one seen running from cops in the initial GTA V reveal trailer.
Last week Rockstar announced that the GTA V release date will fall in spring 2013 on consoles. GTA V pre-orders kicked off earlier this week.
The studio will release the much-anticipated second GTA V trailer on November 14 - next Wednesday.
Grand Theft Auto V is set to be revealed in full, via the latest issue of Game Informer which goes public today.
At 11am Central time (5PM GMT) the US retail mag will unveil its cover art and offer a breakdown of the issue's 18-page GTA preview.
According to editor-in-chief Andy McNamara, the GTA V preview contains "more screens & information than any previous Rockstar reveal we have done."
Later this afternoon (US Central time) the digital edition of the mag will be released on iOS, Android and PC, and you can expect full details on Rockstar's sequel to appear on the internet - and more than likely screens too.
The US Games magazine Game Informer has an exclusive 18page reveal on GTA5 in their magazine today - the digital release of which comes out 5pm today.
In the meantime Rockstar Games have continued their teasing marketing campaign with releasing ANOTHER screenshot
A new screenshot for Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 has been revealed.
The image appears in ShortList magazine, and shows what appears to be the new game's protagonist riding a stolen jet ski and firing a submachine gun.
Along with the screenshot, the magazine provided some background details on the new game's lead character, a 'former East Coast gangster who moved to Los Santos for a fresh start'.
In typical Rockstar fashion he is pulled into Los Santos's own criminal underground, riding the stolen jet ski with a deadly weapon.
A major Grand Theft Auto 5 announcement is scheduled for tomorrow (November 8), when Game Informer reveals the cover story of its next issue.
Rockstar will also debut the second Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer worldwide on November 14. The trailer was supposed to arrive this week, but was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy closing Rockstar's New York offices.
Rockstar put this out last night - sneaky tactics often by firms as this should be Halo4 day as that is out today, but instead Rockstar ensured that people on social networks are talking about the new trailer announcement - next Wednesday - can't wait woop!
On Monday afternoon, Rockstar Games announced that on Wednesday, November 14, an all-new trailer for “Grand Theft Auto V” will be released.
The worldwide debut of the 2nd trailer for “Grand Theft Auto V” was originally planned to be released earlier this month – full story can be found here. However, due to Hurricane Sandy, Rockstar’s New York City office was without power and this resulted in a slight delay.
Rockstar shared this official statement this afternoon:
Along with the news that the 2nd trailer will see release next week, Rockstar also shared today that “Grand Theft Auto V” is now available for pre-order at all major retailers. You can find a list of online retailers accepting pre-orders here.
Stay tuned for additional information regarding “Grand Theft Auto V” as the upcoming issue of Game Informer will have plenty of exciting new details to look forward to.
The possibility of three main characters was first hinted at in the original GTA V trailer, in which three characters are shown storming a building in pest control uniforms.
