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Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto 5

First trailer coming next week.

News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 25 Oct 2011

Rockstar has officially announced Grand Theft Auto 5 via a teaser image posted on Rockstar.com.

The image merely teases the game's logo and lists a date for the game's first trailer - 2nd November.

No release date or platforms are mentioned.

The V in the logo is stylised to look like a bank note. What could that mean?

Previous rumours pegged the game as being set in Hollywood, with a report claiming a 2012 release date was "very likely".

Leaked information from a purported casting call earlier this year suggested the game had already been in development for some time.

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