Grand Theft Auto V

Unreleased

Grand Theft Auto V, also known as GTA 5 or GTA V, is a Rockstar North video game currently in development. It is the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series.

GTA V was announced on October 25th 2011. The first trailer was released on the 2nd of November 2011, at 1600 GMT. Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games' parent company, shares jumped seven percent following the revelation that Grand Theft Auto V is in development. On January 7, 2012 Rockstar North have most recently begun accepting applications for Game Testers in Grand Theft Auto V. Although not to much has been said regarding the game, Rockstar did release the following statement on their official website: "We very much appreciate all of our fans and are glad you're looking forward to the game, but as we said you can expect that we'll be talking much more about GTAV starting at some point in a few months’ time, other than that we aren't able to say anything else at this time..."  

Location
On November 3rd 2011, Rockstar Games confirmed that the game will take place in Los Santos and the surrounding countryside - and will not feature a recreated rendition of an entire State of San Andreas - in a statement on their Newswire:

"We are very proud to officially announce that Grand Theft Auto V is in full development."

Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created.

"A bold new direction in open-world freedom, storytelling, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer, Grand Theft Auto V focuses on the pursuit of the almighty dollar in a re-imagined, present day Southern California."


 * See also: Los Santos in GTA V Era

Protagonist

 * Main article: Grand Theft Auto V Protagonist

As seen in the trailer, it seems that protagonist may be a middle-aged Caucasian American.

Vehicles

 * Main Article: Vehicles in GTA V

According to the trailer, GTA V will have a variety of vehicles, including airplanes, helicopters, convertible cars, utility vehicles, emergency service cars, and jet skis.

Businesses

 * Main Article: Businesses in GTA V

According to the trailer, businesses in GTA IV are set to appear in the upcoming game. New businesses also appear, as seen in the trailer, such as the Bugstars fumigation company and Up-n-Atom Burger fast food restaurant.

Weaponry

 * Main article: Weapons in GTA V 

Weaponry is not currently revealed in full. As seen in the trailer, there are Norinco Type 56-2 assault rifles with sound suppressors, olive drab polymer furniture, and side-folding stocks. This leads to the return of suppressed weapons and the possibility of attaching suppressors to most firearms or having an individual variant of the weapon that has a suppressor while the other remains without any attachments. During the trailer a man playing Golf with a Golf club is seen but is unknown if the Golf Club is going to be a melee weapon. No other weapons were revealed in the trailer for the game.

Teaser Trailer
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Trivia

 * Like in GTA I, GTA III and GTA IV; GTA V will take place around the time of its release.
 * It is hinted in the trailer that pilotable planes, such as the Hydra, Shamal, Cropduster, Stuntplane and Skimmer will be re-introduced.
 * A dog is also seen in the trailer, hinting that animals may be present for the second time ever in a GTA game besides Flying Rats, seagulls, uninteractive birds and sea creatures. Dogs appeared in Bully, a different Rockstar Games game, where they were possible to attack but impossible to kill. Dogs also appeared in Red Dead Redemption.
 * The vehicles in the trailer all have plates reading "San Andreas". Some of the license plates are stylized as modern California license plates, while some are stylized after the 1980's style California plate, oddly out of place on new cars.
 * Products and businesses/companies from GTA IV have returned such as E-Cola, Pißwasser, 24/7, FLEECA, Daily Globe and The Bean Machine.
 * A stationary airship is repetitively visible amongst the skyline of Los Santos.
 * For the first time the cars can retract and deploy their soft top/hard top covers. In previous games convertibles were stuck with the roof they had or didn't have (with the exception of being able to install a permanent cover on lowriders in GTA San Andreas).
 * The soundtrack used in the trailer is Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces, released in 1968.
 * In the background, a certain building is about half completed. However, later in the video, the same building is nearing completion.
 * Rockstar games announced it is the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created.
 * The registration plates have orange stickers on top right. Same colored were used in 2008 California registration plates.
 * According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divinich, GTA V would be 2012's biggest release.
 * Some buildings are exactly the same as in real life such as Los Santos Tower (U.S. Bank Tower), Los Santos City Hall (L.A. City Hall), a replica of Bonaventure Hotel, a replica of Figueora Hotel.