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Supposed details regarding Grand Theft Auto V have “leaked” from someone claiming to work for a PlayStation-focused magazine based in the UK. The rumored information was posted on GTAForums, and if any of this information is true, which it’s hard to know for sure at this point, expect a few spoilers out of it. Therefore, if you wish to remain clean of mind, body, and spirit, proceed with caution below the break.

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Dan Houser, co-founder and vice president of creativity at Rockstar, has said his studio’s open-world GTA games aren’t about violence, but a way to provide players with a medium where freedom of choice is a constant.

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And it’ll be another whopper, reckons the Janco analyst.

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Rockstar has announced Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will land on iPad September 9.

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Rockstar has confirmed to VG247 that a mysterious, Australian GTA: Vice City rating is related to back catalogue PC business.

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Update: Take-Two has “reconfirmed” tonight during it’s financial call to investors that Rockstar will not have a presence at E3 this year – just in case you were holding out hope or something.

Original: We’ve just been told that Rockstar will have no “presence” at this year’s E3.

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Grade school children are being shown imagery from Grand Theft Auto in a project that is aimed at preventing them from becoming violent members of society.

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Take Two’s opened a new publishing HQ in Japan.

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Grand Theft Auto titles do not need to be annualized said Take-Two during its Q4 fiscal call to investors.

According to Take-Two, GTA is a strong enough franchise that it does not need a new release annually, especially with the completion of the GTA IV story through DLC proving to remain profitable.

Guess GTA V will be landing sometime in 2011, then.

The call is ongoing, we’re listening, and will update you if anything interesting happens.

Tucked away on page 13 of the manual for GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City, owners will find a fake advertisement that possibly hints at the location of the next game in the series.

Who knows with the folks at Rockstar. They are your typical prom night tease.

At any rate, the advert says: Liberty City, It’s Over! Next Stop …. something Seagull. The corner of the advert is intentionally ripped with what looks like countryside.

Nice one there.

It does say “opens March everywhere” as well, so who knows what that mean – if anything – or if it even pertains to the same thing. Bah. We’re confused now, so we’ll stop.

More through GTA4.net.

Unsurprisingly, the PSP version of GTA Chinatown Wars is scoring highly in its first reviews, a line-up of which you’ll find below.

If you’re looking for a PSP game this “holiday,” Rockstar’s latest is a bit of a no-brainer. Here’s why:

• Eurogamer – 9/10
• CVG – 8.7/10
• 1UP – A-
• NowGamer – 9.5/10
• Videogamer – 10/10

If you’ve got a review you want listing, just drop us a line in the comments.

How long to wait for the next Grand Theft Auto? Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter reckons you’ve got about a year to go.

“While we still expect a GTA game in calendar 2010, it is not clear that the game will be released before the end of Take-Two’s fiscal year ending October 31,” Pachter said today as he downgraded his rating on Take-Two stock from “outperform” to “neutral”.

Piper Jaffray’s Anthony Gikas recently said that he expects the next in gaming’s ultimate franchise to arrive in “FY ’11,” or the 12 months beginning November 1, 2010.

Add the two together and you have GTA V releasing in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010.

Or not, obviously.

Piper Jaffray’s Anthony Gikas has bumped his Take-Two target up to $15, from $11, saying in a note that GTA V is “expected” in the company’s fiscal ’11.

“Our confidence in the company’s profitability profile is improving as product flow for FY 2010 is greatly improved and Grand Theft Auto V is expected in FY ‘11,” he said today.

“Assuming no change to product flow, we expect the company will have 10-plus games that will sell over one million units.”

Take-Two is currently in its ’09 Q4, which ends on October 31. FY ’10 ends October 31, 2010. Mr Gikas here is saying GTA V will release sometime in the 12 months ending October 31, 2011.

That’s a long time to wait, isn’t it?

Rockstar’s just tweeted that new stuff’s on the way from the publisher today, as you can see here.

The firm’s rebooted its site in anticipation.

GTA V confirmed. Hold onto your hat, granddad.

We were lucky enough to get nearly 20 minutes with Realtime Worlds boss and original GTA creator Dave Jones at Develop yesterday, the result of which you can see after the break.

We talked almost exclusively about APB, Jones telling us when the game will release, how much it’s cost to make and going into good detail on the mechanics of the MMO itself.

Jones also gave opinion on the state of the GTA franchise, calling Vice City the “pinnacle” of the IP.

There’s tons more stuff in there. Enjoy.

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Play Insights sent out a survey asking if a karma system should be implemented into the Grand Theft Auto series.

Over on the WiiSpace forums, member Da Ill One posted a screenshot of it, and this is what it read:

Do you think Grand Theft Auto would benefit from having a “karma” system or “good” vs. “evil” actions mechanism that allowed you to choose your overall path by doing good or bad actions, where those actions have an accumulative impact on how the game unfolds? When answering, please consider the idea of being “good” or “evil” and NOT the particular execution / how this feature would be implemented.

Granted this is a survey and does not denote whether Rockstar would include such a feature in the next GTA game, but the thought is still intriguing.

Hit the link for more.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars players who are a member of the Rockstar Social Club will have a chance to receive the rare Bulletproof Hellenbach vehicle.

The in-game content will be available for limited time starting May 1, so if you want one, this is what you have to do:

1. Become a registered Social Club member before 11:59 PM ET on May 7th 2009 (Thursday)
2. Link your Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Nintendo DS Friend Code to your Social Club account before 11:59 PM ET on May 7th 2009 (Thursday)
3. Sync your stats anytime after your Friend Code is linked.

Your car will then be available at the Auto Merchant in BOABO, and is the last car shown on the dealer’s list.

More information can be found through the link.

Rockstar’s released a bit of information on soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, which will “capture the spirit” of the franchise’s genres and stations over the years.

Original music for stations includes: Electro-Choc, IF99, Tuff Gong, The Beat and Radio Broker.

This mixture has been hand-selected by Deadmau5, Truth & soul, Ticklah, Prairie Cartel and Alchemist, who worked “hands-on” to ensure that the music and vibe stayed true to the Grand Theft Auto soundtrack experience.

Good deal then. Game’s out March 20.

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Take-Two announced the following games for the rest of the financial year as part of its first-quarter financial release today.

Note the GTA IV DLC.

• Beaterator – TBA
• BioShock 2 — TBA
• Borderlands — Xbox 360, PS3, Games for Windows
• Don King Boxing– Wii, DS
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – DS
• Grand Theft Auto IV Second Episode — Xbox 360
• Mafia II –Xbox 360, PS3, Games for Windows
• Major League Baseball  2K9–  PSP
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles –Downloadable
• Content – South Central Premium Upgrade– Xbox 360, PS3
• NBA 2K10 – Multiple platforms
• NHL 2K10– Multiple platforms
• Red Dead Redemption –Xbox 360, PS3
• The BIGS 2 –Multiple platforms

Take-Two just confirmed that the second episode of its 360-exclusive DLC for GTA IV will release this fiscal year.

That means it’ll hit before the end of October 2009.

The news came as part of Take-Two’s financials for the quarter ending January 31.

There was no other detail.