Accompanying the announcement is a new (slightly disturbing) piece of GTA V artwork depicting a bikini-clad girl on a beach holding a knock-off iPhone. With eyes that are too life-like for her cel-shaded design, and a head that doesn’t quite seem to match her body, it is an unnerving image to say the least.
Nightmarish promotional artwork aside, Rockstar founder Sam Houser stated that Grand Theft Auto V builds upon everything the studio has learned about open world game design and is their “most ambitious title in the series to date”. The game will center around the city of Los Santos and include everything from “mountaintops to the depths of the ocean”.
Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto V will start at retailers everywhere on November 5, 2012.
Full press release below:
Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto V Coming Spring 2013
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 30, 2012– Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is very proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto V is expected to launch worldwide during spring 2013 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V is the largest and most ambitious title in the series to date. Set in the sprawling city of Los Santos and the surrounding area, Grand Theft Auto V delivers a world of unprecedented scale and detail bursting with life, from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean.
“Grand Theft Auto V builds on everything we’ve learned about open world game design,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We can’t wait to share it with fans.”
Beginning November 5, 2012, Grand Theft Auto V will be available for pre-order in stores everywhere. For all other information and updates on Grand Theft Auto V including the latest trailers, please visit http://www.rockstargames.com/V/.
