While we're all eagerly awaiting to hear more about GTAV, Rockstar Games flew us here at GTA 'Hood and several others from various Rockstar-related fan sites up to New York earlier this month to experience a hands-on session of both the single-and multiplayer portions of Max Payne 3.

You can read my impressions of the game here at GTA 'Hood, as well as fellow site staffer Jesse's over at TeamXbox.

Questions:
"When will we know more about #GTAV" - Fash08 (via Twitter)
"When's the release date for GTA5" - Akiieran (via Twitter)
"Can we expect a 2nd trailer this year for GTAV?" - mats hoi
"Any more news about GTAV on the way, I can't wait!!!!" - mattoneill1991 (via Twitter)


Answer by Rockstar Games
First of all, we'd like to again thank you and everyone out there for the amazing response to the debut Grand Theft Auto V trailer. We know that there are a ton of questions you all have about the game, including release date and lots else. Right now, we are very hard at work on the game and are excited as well to show and tell you more as development progresses - expect that we'll be talking much more about GTAV starting at some point in a few months' time. Please hang tight until then and thank you all for your patience and support!

Great news, right? Of course, many fans expected this to be the case, but it's nice to have an official confirmation from Rockstar themselves. They also answered a question specifically on whether we'll see the cities of Las Venturas and San Fierro in the game:

Question:"Rockstar, I really can't wait for new information about the new GTA. And is it only in Los Santos or too in SF and LV?" - MatsvanStam

Answer:As we revealed in our announcement about the game being officially in full development, Grand Theft Auto V is set in the city of Los Santos and its surrounding hills, countryside and beaches - and it will be the largest and most ambitious open world game we've ever created"

With Max Payne 3 coming out in May (delayed from March), many fans were saying that Rockstar would like to "get Max out of the way" before they start talking more about GTAV. I agree with that as it makes sense. Nowadays it seems like Rockstar's style to keep as much focus on one upcoming game at a time, especially if one has an imminent release date.

I'm sure many will speculate that E3 2012, the big games expo, which will be held in GTAV's inspirational city of Los Angeles will be the perfect place to show more about the game in early June (two weeks after Max Payne 3 is out); however, I've heard some unfavorable words from Rockstar about the idea of exhibiting there that I just don't think that would be the case. Then again, with the unpredictability that is Rockstar Games, anything is possible.

A lot of you may be familiar with GTA IV: San Andreas by now, a PC mod which replaces the entire GTA IV map with that of GTA: San Andreas'. This week, beta 1 of a similar total conversion mod was released that replaces the map with Vice City, called Vice City Rage! You will need a copy of Episodes from Liberty City to play it, though. Check out the trailer and further links below:

More information and download links are available on the mod's official website at vicecityrage.blogspot.com.

I was waiting for someone to do this, and I'm glad to see it so soon. Some of you may remember GTAIV's trailers being recreated in past GTA games back in 2007 and 2008. Now with the GTAV trailer finally out, someone did the same by recreating the debut trailer in GTA: San Andreas.

It's very well done, Matthias! You can watch it on YouTube, as well as a side-by-side comparison below.

I'm sure most of you have watched the debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto V a few times by now already. The trailer of just over a minute contains multiple scenes, and if you don't have your finger on the pause button, you'll likely miss many interesting things.

Today I've put up a feature article whereby I dissect the trailer and aim to highlight all the interesting bits I could spot. Read an extract below, or the full GTAV analysis here.

"I�m sure everyone was excited when they saw this fly-by of a fighter jet! What�s significant about this though is what Rockstar have previously said about the exclusion of planes in GTAIV. Their reasoning was that it wouldn�t have made much sense to have planes in a game where you would quickly reach the other side of the map. Given that GTAV not only has planes, but a super fast fighter jet, does this indicate quite a large map in the game? We hope so!" - Read full GTAV analysis

Wonder what the song is used in the first official trailer for Grand Theft Auto V? It's from british band Small Faces' 1968 recording Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake. Watch a video of their performance below:

IGN will be hosting a Grand Theft Auto V Livestream tomorrow morning at 8:30AM PST before the premiere trailer.

Join us Wednesday, November 2, at 8:30am PT / 3:30pm GMT as we count down to the premiere of the trailer reveal for GTA V. After the debut of the trailer, join us for discussion about the future of the GTA series as we dissect the trailer, take your questions and wax poetic on where one of our favorite franchises of all time might be headed.

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