Don’t public holidays have a great way of throwing our country into some weird state of limbo? Take these new GTA V trailers for example: they came out two days ago but do you think any of us writers managed to tear ourselves away from whatever it was we were doing during the mid-week Saturday? Damn right we didn’t manage to, and so we present to the four of you who haven’t already seen these, the brand new triple-bundle-mega-awesome-super-pack of GTA V trailers.

Each trailer focuses on one of the three playable protagonists found in the game: there’s Michael the wealthy but unfulfilled middle-aged white guy desperate for something new; Franklin the headstrong token black guy fighting his way out of whatever it is he doesn’t want to be in any longer (the ghetto or something); and then there’s Trevor who, well, just seems a little shifty to me, but I can’t see that stopping him from becoming my favourite out of the morally upstanding trio.

Hit the jump for the trailers; they’re all crammed into one video window because you get to choose which one to watch first. Think of it as YouTube for the 21^st century. Science!

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SCUBA diving! Motorbikes! Parachuting! Miniguns! These are just a few of the family-friendly things on show in this latest batch of super-fresh screenshots for upcoming GTA V. The collection shows off some of the game’s more wild areas (wild as in nature and stuff) and gives us a glimpse of a thunderstorm with suitably moody ocean in the foreground.

It all looks very pretty, but let’s just be honest here: the chances of these being doctored are really high. They look incredible, but they’re also screenshots of a game that’s running on eight year old tech. It all makes me wonder why Rockstar hasn’t just announced the game for next-gen platforms, or PC for that matter. Perhaps GTA V will appear on next-gen consoles, but Rockstar is just waiting for Microsoft to get around to announcing their new console first? Who knows?

Hit the jump for the gallery. Do bullshots bug you? Should developers/publishers show us the real deal, or have doctored screenshots become synonymous with game marketing to such an extent that we now expect pre-release screens to be modified?

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Here’s some bittersweet news for everyone: Grand Theft Auto V will be out on 17 September 2013. Rejoice! An actual release date! Now, for those of you have been paying attention, you’ll notice that this is about four months later than initially expected.

When Rockstar finally lifted the lid on the next instalment in one of gaming’s most recognisable series, it was originally pegged to be out in “Spring 2013”. That’s American for some time between March and May for us here in South Africa. Looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer than that.

This news came via an official statement from the team working on the game. The announcement was published on the Rockstar homepage and because gamers are a whiny, self-entitled bunch, the delay has resulted in a torrent of abusive comments. It’s gotten bad enough for Rockstar to have to pin a warning to the top of the comments block. Hit the jump for the full announcement.

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GTA V is the title that’s currently got the gaming world in a tizz. There are still many, many unanswered questions, such as whether or not the game will arrive on any other platforms beside the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

IGN recently wrangled Rockstar VP of creativity Dan Houser, and got him to answer some of the more pressing questions. When asked why the game was only confirmed for PS3 and Xbox 360, and why not PC or Wii U, Houser’s response can be seen as a little disconcerting for the PC crowd: “Everything else is up for consideration. That’s all I can give you.”

The previous entry in the series, GTA IV, arrived on PC after more than a seven month delay and considerable porting issues. After that, Rockstar’s other big title, Red Dead Redemption, skipped the PC altogether.

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Rockstar has released the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto V. The trailer was supposed to be out earlier than this, but Hurricane Sandy made sure that the developer missed their initial release date. We’ve got a bit of a tonal shift in the second trailer, with the trademark, scathing GTA satire beginning to peek through.

There’s also an emphasis on the three recently revealed protagonists: Michael, Trevor and Franklin. A lot of what was revealed about the backgrounds of the three characters is on display. My particular favourite is the dynamics within Michael’s life; bring on the dysfunctional family humour. Also, a lot of the characters in past GTA games have ebbed more on the side of being ciphers rather than detailed characters, which appears to be anything but the case with these three protagonists.

Enough waffle! Hit the jump to check it out.

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Rockstar’s super-hyped and, to date, super-secret Grand Theft Auto V has finally had the inevitable information blowout. All of the new information is courtesy of the December issue of Game Informer, which features an 18-page article on Rockstar’s next big thing.

The three playable characters are Michael, Franklin and Trevor. You’ll be able to switch between them at the touch of a button when you’re not on a mission. During missions you’ll be given certain moments to decide who you want to play as. For example: you might be given the choice to use Franklin to cover Michael with a sniper rifle, or to use Michael himself, who has infiltrated a building to rescue a target. Trevor, meanwhile, is piloting a helicopter that all three characters used to get to the location. Once the target is rescued, you’d be given another option to switch characters: continue sniping with Franklin, pilot the helicopter as Trevor, or use the on-board gun as Michael.

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On Monday, some advertisement posters for Grand Theft Auto V cropped up on a Polish fan site. The posters were purported to be what Europe could expect to see more of once the Rockstar advertising steamroller kicks into high gear. Those first images also gave the world their first possible release date for GTA V.

Fast-forward to now and Rockstar has confirmed the “Spring 2013” release date; so March – May 2013 for us in South Africa. This will be a worldwide release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The game’s developer (and series creator) Rockstar North is calling the game “the largest and most thriving game-world we have ever created set in the sprawling city of Los Santos and for miles beyond – from the tops of the mountains to the depths of the ocean.” That last bit about the ocean depths is rather intriguing; maybe we’ll be getting SCUBA tanks and submarines this time?

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When the Internet explodes as a result of some alleged game advertisement posters, that’s when you know people are starved for details on Rockstar’s GTA V. A Polish website that only exists to follow all things GTA V, has posted the above image. They’re claiming that the posters you see above will soon be all over Europe as Rockstar begins to advertise their upcoming money-printing machine.

Yay! Posters! Right? The nicest thing about them, however, is that they have a tentative release date on them for GTA V: “Spring 2013”, which means any time between March and May for us here in South Africa.

Rockstar is obviously remaining tight-lipped about this supposed leak of information, but that’s probably because Game Informer magazine will be featuring GTA V as one of their cover stories. The Game Informer team has already seen the game so we can expect a ton of legitimate information to come spewing forth onto the Internet fairly soon.

Source: GTA-Five.pl
Via: Kotaku