Technology Rockstar ready to release next GTA by end of 09

[yak pac fatal]

According to Loose Talk in the latest Game Informer, RockStar North is already working on the next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which should be ready for release this holiday season.

"We're not talking about new DLC or a collection of previously available DLC, we're talking about a full retail game. We expect this title to follow the suit of previous GTAs and use a subtitle such as GTA: San Andreas, etc. Tokyo might be a possible setting for the game, but details are non-existent at this time." - Game Informer Issue 190

It wouldn't be surprising for RockStar to release the next GTA this soon – as you may recall, Vice City hit the shops only a year after Grand Theft Auto III was released for PlayStation 2.

Stay tuned for more details as they break.

Rumor: Rockstar ready to release next GTA by end of 09 :: PlayStation Universe (PSU)

i say itll get pushed back to 2010 lol

gta tokyo sounds cool

 

[masta247]

wowowowow I can't wait.
I want it now.

 

[S O F I]

hopefully it's not a futuristic type of game.

 

[_carmi]

nice news

 

[yak pac fatal]

The most recent issue of Game Informer contains "loose talk" that Rockstar Games is readying a new Grand Theft Auto, a fully-fledged follow up to GTA IV for the holidays. Not so, say Rockstar reps.

We checked in with the Rockstar folks this week to check out the first downloadable episode, The Lost and Damned, which is due to hit the Xbox 360 next month. A second episode for Grand Theft Auto IV owners is planned to arrive before October 31, 2009, according to parent company Take-Two Interactive, But there is "no truth" to reports that a wholly new retail game, one on par with the scope of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, will arrive before the holidays.

And as for the chances of the next Grand Theft Auto game taking place in Tokyo, as speculated by Game Informer's regular rumor column? Consider that little more than a wild guess.

Further requests for clarification on the subject went unanswered.

So, don't be surprised if the first two downloadable episodes already confirmed for Grand Theft Auto IV are just two of many. Rockstar vice president Dan Houser recently said to USA Today "We feel like we've only scratched the surface in terms of the depth and detail" of Liberty City.

Rockstar's VP of product development, Jeronimo Barrera, has called the episodes an "experiment." If successful, it could mean an extended stay in Liberty City before finding a new home for the series.

Check back with us next week when we reveal more about the first downloadable episode.

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[masta247]

they suck then. Why can't they listen to those rumors. Damn roxtards.

Seriously I loved their gta3-vicecity-sanandreas concept.
I probably won't even download those additional missions for gta4 because it seriously bored me quite fast.

 

[yak pac fatal]

they suck then. Why can't they listen to those rumors. Damn roxtards.

Seriously I loved their gta3-vicecity-sanandreas concept.
I probably won't even download those additional missions for gta4 because it seriously bored me quite fast.

yea man. gta3 is my favorite one. vice city has a cool story. san andres has cool features but imo its so damn long lol. and gta4 was plain fun but it missed a lot of the features san andreas had ush:

 

[masta247]

I have just seen a trailer for GTA:The lost and damned. That's pretty fucked. A biker gang? wtf rockstar?

GameSpot Video: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Trailer
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Screens for X360 at GameSpot

 

[Kadafi Son]

datz fucked up that ps3's original exclusive aint gonna get no d.c.

Datz like givin deathrow era pac records to badboy, and all of a sudden, CDQ OG tracks get released on tha label

 

[yak pac fatal]

datz fucked up that ps3's original exclusive aint gonna get no d.c.

Datz like givin deathrow era pac records to badboy, and all of a sudden, CDQ OG tracks get released on tha label

u know how microsoft be... greedy

 

[masta247]

Sony failed to claim their exclusives in time. Microsoft is also in much better financial situation now. They bought out a lot of other console's exclusives.
I also remember how those additional episodes had to be ps3 only but it turned out to be opposite.

 

[masta247]

Soo.. who's playing the new GTA (Lost and Damned, not Chinatown Wars)? I'm downloading it right now.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Not me. Im trying to find my memory card for the Ps2 to play San Andreas

 

[Bobby Sands]

Soo.. who's playing the new GTA (Lost and Damned, not Chinatown Wars)? I'm downloading it right now.

any good?

 

[masta247]

good, good. Feels like a totally new game, just in the same city. I expected less to be honest.

 

[Bobby Sands]

i will get it when i finish GTA IV. im only 33% through it lol and i got it on release day.

do you play GTA IV online? i love playing it online.

 

[masta247]

yeah I play it whenever I have gold on my account It's definately my favorite online game. On Lost and damned the online play is even cooler. New weapons, vehicles and new cool options.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^have you a Gold account now?

 

[masta247]

no, unfortunately. I had a trial for 48 hours that expired yesterday. Whenever I buy it I spend way too much time playing online

Lost and Damned is an awesome game. I thought that it's quite good when I started playing it but after 10 hours I think that it's awesome! Most missions are much more fun and interesting than in gta4. There are new cool weapons and the improved graphics and game physics make this game more realistic. I love the new bike driving system. Although I played gta4 for weeks and got bored of it I really enjoy Lost and Damned and it seems like I'll play it more than I did with the original gta4. It feels like a totally new game. I really didn't expect it from a 2gb add-on.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^you are supposed to get 6 days free Xbox Live Gold membership when you buy Lost and Damned.