{"id":50051,"date":"2013-01-31T17:14:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T15:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=50051"},"modified":"2013-04-30T18:53:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T16:53:37","slug":"gta-v-release-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/50051-gta-v-release-date-announced","title":{"rendered":"GTA V release date announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, has announced that Grand Theft Auto V is expected to launch worldwide on 17 September 2013, for PS3 and Xbox 360. No word on a PC version was given.<\/p>\n<p>The September release date moves the launch back from its original projected release window of spring 2013 in order to allow additional development time, Rockstar said in a press statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grand Theft Auto V continues to push the series forward in new ways; Rockstar North are creating our deepest, most beautiful and most immersive world yet,&#8221; said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. &#8220;We are very excited for people to learn more about the game in the coming months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48866\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48866\" class=\" wp-image-48866\" title=\"GTA V screenshots batch 4 5\" alt=\"GTA V screenshot\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5.jpg\" width=\"599\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-625x351.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GTA-V-screenshots-batch-4-5-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GTA V screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar promises &#8220;the biggest, most dynamic and most diverse open world Rockstar Games has yet created.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All the classic hallmarks of the series return, including attention to detail, a darkly humorous take on modern culture, alongside a brand new and ambitious approach to open world multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p>Players will fill the role of three protagonists as their storylines interweave through the game.<\/p>\n<p>The game is set in Los Santos: a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets and fading celebrities, once the envy of the Western world, now struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap reality TV.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals plot their own chances of survival and success: Franklin, a former street gangster, now looking for real opportunities and serious money; Michael, a professional ex-con whose retirement is a lot less rosy than he hoped it would be; and Trevor, a violent maniac driven by the chance of a cheap high and the next big score.<\/p>\n<p>Running out of options, the crew risks everything in a series of daring and dangerous heists that could set them up for life.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More GTA V news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/images\/48859-gta-v-screenshots-continue-to-impress.html\">GTA V screenshots continue to impress<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/48514-most-anticipated-games-of-2013.html\">Most anticipated games of 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48757-video-game-industry-stalwarts-make-their-2013-predictions.html\">Video game industry stalwarts make their 2013 predictions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/47460-gta-v-trailer-prepares-you-for-chaos.html\">GTA V trailer prepares you for chaos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockstar Games has revealed when we can expect our next epic crime spree<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":50052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[3309,2603,3308,5658,2009,21,1828,2219,193,745,5794],"class_list":["post-50051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-xbox","tag-grand-theft-auto-5","tag-grand-theft-auto-v","tag-gta-5","tag-gta-5-screenshots","tag-gta-v","tag-headline","tag-images-2","tag-megarom","tag-rockstar","tag-rockstar-games","tag-sa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50053,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50051\/revisions\/50053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}