GTA V

The GTA franchise, is published by Rockstar, previously DMA, is being worked on by Rockstar North and has produced a number of best selling, controversial games. Rockstar use the RAGE engine and almost entirely depend on guerilla marketing, posting stickers and billboards around major cities prior to release, which gives it a kind of 'underground' feel, and each time, every time a new game gets released, a lot of time and effort goes in to making the graphics and game play better.

So far we dont know much about the new GTA that is set to be released in spring 2013. However, what we do know is that it is going to be based around 'bank heists and switching characters' as Dan Houser felt that he, and rockstar, have never really prepped a good bank heist. Also, the game features 3 main characters which you switch between in the game play which is a first for the GTA franchise.

They are also apparently working on a huge map, as big or bigger than red dead redemption, GTA V and San Andreas put together. The use of cross media convergence with Rockstar will probably be the soundtrack coming out again like in GTA 4, and you can physically download it and place it on your iPod etc..

It is quite perculiar that the game can be pre ordered already, for within the region of £40, as the likes of call of duty retail for around £50-60, however for an extra £5 you can pre order an 'ultimate' edition type, which no details have been released yet, but it is likely that some form of explicit gifts will be provided when paying extra for the ultimate edition.