DBAHO Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Looks like the game is gonna be one of those 2 names, Amazon UK has started to accept preorders for the currently unannounced Grand Theft Auto IV: Sin City. Amazon UK has recently started to accept preorders for the unannounced Grand Theft Auto IV: Sin City. The PlayStation 2 game is being advertised for 29.99 pounds ($54) with a European release date of November 5. No information on the game is available on the site, although an ELSPA rating of 15 as opposed to the usual 18 is mentioned. Rockstar Games was unavailable for comment at the time of writing. Software publisher submits the now-likely title of next Grand Theft Auto game to the U.S. Trademark Office. Grand Theft Auto fans looking to shoot up Las Vegas are likely in for a disappointment. Two weeks before Amazon UK began taking pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto: Sin City--the Las Vegas-set title inspired by a 2003 April Fool's Day post on Shacknews.com--Take-Two quietly registered a different title. On December 17, 2003, Take-Two registered three titles--GTA: San Andreas, GTA 5, and GTA 6--with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Since Vice City was the fourth game in the Grand Theft Auto series* it would seem that the next installment in the series will be either called GTA 5 or GTA: San Andreas. (Vice City is technically the fifth game in the series, which includes the largely overlooked expansion to the original GTA, Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969.) While Take-Two referred to the next GTA as "Grand Theft Auto 5" in a conference call earlier this year, San Andreas is the more likely title. San Andreas, a hybrid of Los Angeles and San Francisco, is the only city featured in the original Grand Theft Auto yet to make an appearance in the next-generation game (Liberty City was in GTAIII and Vice City showed up in an eponymous game). The San Andreas theory is further backed up by the fact that Take-Two has not registered "GTA: Sin City" or "Grand Theft Auto: Sin City" with the Trademark Office. Interestingly, Take-Two registered only titles with the "GTA" acronym, and did not register "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", "Grand Theft Auto 5," or "Grand Theft Auto 6." This indicates they may be following in the footsteps of KFC (nee Kentucky Fried Chicken) in using acronyms to make a potentially unpalatable product more easily consumable by the mainstream. Rockstar representatives had not responded to GameSpot inquiries as of press time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I WANT IT I WANT IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Master Buehrle Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I had a feeling it'd be San Andreas and no Sin City. It made perfect sense to be San Andreas. I find it odd that Amazon UK is already taking pre-orders on this, for release on November 5th, even though release date has been set. Also, naming them GTA instead of Grand Theft Auto isn't too great of an idea, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I've read on a number of websites news that the title would definitely NOT be Sin City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 12, 2004 Author Share Posted January 12, 2004 There goes the idea of the game bein set in Las Vegas then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 Looks like there's more to come, It gets even better. Four days later, on December 21, 2003, when even fewer people were paying attention, Take-Two Interactive also registered another one entirely new prospective title, GTA: Tokyo and Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo. It's clear Take-Two has long-term plans for GTA, this we knew and expected, given it's the most popular series on PS2 and arguably the most influential game in this generation of systems. And, without using too much brainpower, we knew that the franchise would continue moving from town to town, both exciting and smart. With so many names trademarked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site for the series, it's likely that two things are happening: 1) A few of these names are red herrings to keep fans guessing as to the next locale, or 2) they're names for games appearing in the long-term future. We tried to contact representatives at Rockstar, but at press time we have not had any official reply. We'll have more on the GTA series very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Master Buehrle Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Joy! That should be a real nice project for those folks. No doubt they would visit Japan. This is gonna be sweeeet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 If there was one series I'd like to be a part of, it'd be this one. Just so many damn possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 Still think Vegas is the best possible location. Start as a small husleler, and work your way up owning casino's and createing an empire. That story never gets old, and I would be SOOO sweet in a game. Definitely a good storyline to use, just imagine da possibilites of scenarios and missions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Vegas would be really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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