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It has been around one and a half months since GTA V's debut trailer but since then Rockstar Games has been tight-lipped on giving away any new information.

Multiple magazines and publications have featured the GTA V logo on their front-pages and made claims about having "new info", though these articles have mainly been trailer analysis and speculation.

Game Informer has been the only publication to get even a snippet of information, asking a question during an interview about Rockstar's other big upcoming game, Max Payne 3:

"Game Informer: You just released the GTA V trailer. Can you talk about that project in any respect? Obviously, it looks like it's going back to San Andreas.

Dan Houser: I've got to be real careful here, or they will drag me through the office and whip me with barbwire. I will stick to exactly what's in the press release. It's Los Santos and the surrounding countryside - and a very big map."

While overall it is a reiteration of the press release, it's the first time the map size has been described, following the slightly less specific "...largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created" quote from the press release.

No release date or platforms have been announced for GTA V though it is most likely to be released in 2012 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Is Ned Luke the voice of the narrator (and assumed protagonist) in the Grand Theft Auto V trailer?

They certainly look similar...

Ned Luke (left) and the assumed protagonist (right) shown in last week's GTA 5 trailer.

...not to mention sound similar.

What do you think? Discuss at GTA Forums (credit to Dourvas for the discovery!)

Related Link: Ned Luke's IMDB Profile.

Rockstar Games have spoken their first word today on Grand Theft Auto V with an official release statement on their Newswire.

Quashing the rumours of a return to San Andreas, they have confirmed that we're heading back to Los Santos only, but with the inclusion of "surrounding hills, countryside and beaches".

GTA 5, which is also stated to be Rockstar's "largest and most ambitious game", promises to recreate a large portion of modern day Southern California according to the statement, and money will be a heavy influence as perhaps indicated by the new style 'V' logo.

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.

- Rockstar Games

Related Forum Topic: Grand Theft Auto V Official Announcement

The wait is finally over! The GTA V trailer is here. Check it out.

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The first Grand Theft Auto V trailer debuts today, November 2nd. Here is everything you need to know in order to prepare yourself:

First of all, the countdown will end at 12:00 PM noon EDT (New York), 16:00 PM GMT (UK) and on Thursday at 03:00 AM GMT+11 (Sydney).

When the countdown (below) reaches zero, it will be replaced by the trailer. To retrieve high definition and portable versions of the trailer, press the 'Download' button after the trailer starts playing.

To discuss the trailer, register free at our forums (registering only takes a few minutes!) and head over to the GTA V section, or join the live chat on IRC.

Update: Head over to this thread to discuss the GTA V trailer!

So what can we expect from the trailer? It should reveal the location, some brief details regarding the plot, and hopefully an indication of when the game will be released. The trailer will probably last around 1 minute.

Update: It looks like Grand Theft Auto V will take place in modern day Los Santos. We'll update this post with more critical analysis throughout the day.

With just under 48 hours remaining before the GTA V trailer debuts, here is a look back at some of the previous first trailers from GTA games:

Grand Theft Auto IV: "Things Will Be Different" (Released March 29, 2007)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Trailer #1 (Released August 20, 2004)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Trailer #1 (Released August 27, 2002)

Grand Theft Auto III Official Trailer (Released September 21, 2001)

Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto V! At 12 o' clock (GMT), Rockstar Games posted a tweet simply stating:

#GTAV rockstargames.com

— @RockstarGames

The front page of rockstargames.com has been changed to a logo of GTA V and below that, a date for the first trailer: 2nd November, 2011.

Related topic: Grand Theft Auto V Announced

Rockstar is currently in full marketing mode with the recent announcement and trailer launch of Max Payne 3, due for release in March 2012.

Despite their best efforts, fans have persistently been asking about Grand Theft Auto and we're all too familiar with how they avoid such questions! However, thanks to a Max Payne 3 Q&A session on Rockstar's own Newswire, there has finally been some form of acknowledgement to the series.

"When are we going to see a new GTA????? #bestgameever" - received via Twitter
"When's the new grand theft auto coming out?" - received via Twitter

Big, big shout to all Grand Theft Auto fans worldwide who we know are anxious to hear about what's next for the franchise but we don't have any news at this time. All we can say is, right now, we're focused on our next upcoming releases which are Max Payne 3 as well as L.A. Noire for PC, Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition and Max Payne for mobile devices. When and if we have anything to report regarding the Grand Theft Auto franchise, you know that we'll do so here at the Newswire or on our Twitter or Facebook.

— Rockstar Newswire

Left appropriately until the end of the post, Rockstar have informed us all that we're getting no news or information in the near future. The questions could easily have been avoided, so props to Rockstar for asking fans to exercise a little patience during the promotion of other games.

Take from the answer what you will. The tenth anniversary of GTA III is around the corner, so there has been speculation amongst fans that Rockstar may treat us to a surprise before the year is out. That aside, it is still looking more and more likely that 2012 will be the year we will hear more.

Take-Two Interactive today revealed their first quarter earnings for fiscal year 2012. Of course, Grand Theft Auto V was not announced, but some interesting points for their future were raised and questioned.

Statements included that they have some unannounced titles for release during the next fiscal year that we will hear about in the "coming months". A particular statement, repeated from the last financial report, was that they expect to exceed a net income of $2 per share in fiscal year 2013 (April 2012 - March 2013).

Following the report, during a Q&A session, an attendee questioned how they expect to reach such a maximum without a GTA release that year. Strauss Zelnick, CEO of T2, evaded the question and diverted his answer to titles they have already announced for release that year such as BioShock Infinite and Borderlands 2.

To put these numbers in perspective, the last time T2 did reach such an income is during the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, in which they recorded $2.08 per share. In comparison, income reached $1.06 per share during the release of Red Dead Redemption and is projected to reach up to $0.35 for the current fiscal year, where LA Noire and Duke Nukem Forever have been their main new titles.

It is safe to say that the statement by T2 encourages shareholders to expect something big, or at least a high earner, during fiscal 2013. While we are not all accountants, the numbers are clear for us to draw out some speculation about a release date, and 2012-2013 has always been plausible amongst the community.

Last we heard, GTA V was "well underway". Well, now, according to the "Crystal Ball" in the latest issue of Offical Xbox Magazine, the long awaited next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series is expected to be annouced some time later this summer.

The article reads:

Time's up, says The Ball. Expect Grand Theft Auto V to be announced later this summer.

— Official Xbox Magazine

With the 2011 Gamescom Conference coming up next month in Germany, this would be the most logical spot for a late summer annoucement. We'll just have to wait and see!