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The cities that might be picked for Grand Theft Auto V

May 09, 2008 in News comments 24

Rockstar has decided to hurry up and get on with Grand Theft Auto V before Electronic Arts attempts another take-over. So, what city will they use this time? Nobody knows for sure, but the company sent out specialists to evaluate some cities and the finalists have been announced. Beijing, Paris, Havana, Cancun or Venice. Which city do you think will work for the fifth installment of the GTA series?

With Grand Theft Auto IV breaking records and taking names, Rockstar has decided that before EA commits it’s hostile take over, they had better get started on GTA V. I’m sure they believe, as we all do, that if Rockstar doesn’t get going on GTA V, they could find GTA IV being re-released without an I. Nobody wants that.

The first order of business is to find a city. They’ve already done New York, LA, Vegas, San Fransisco and Miami, so it’s time to think about a change of scenery. This month, Rockstar will be sending out a team of “specialists” to evaluate a list of cities. An inside source with Rockstar cited, on the condition of anonymity, that the cities would be chosen for their “personality and exotic nature.”

Here’s the exclusive list of the finalists, in no specific order.
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  • 6
    Supernouva May 10, 08
    EA is just a filthy money-grubbing publisher that needs to back off.
  • 0
    reaver11 May 10, 08
    I remember a long time ago, shortly before San Andreas was announded as the setting, that the "new" GTA would be called GTA: Sin City, and that they had already gotten plans for a GTA: Tokyo, GTA: Cancun, and GTA: Beijing (or Bolivia, some setting that started with a B). So this really means squat as that information back then resembles this one so closely. I doubt R* will take the series out of the states, and if they do it will be in an area that speaks english.
    • 1
      Final Blade May 10, 08
      They have made a GTA out of the states before. London 1969 anyone?

      Anyway i could honestly not care where its located, as long as its good. Variety helps.
  • 0
    Donnelly May 10, 08
    I wish Rockstar North would push for a Scottish GTA. Two islands based off Glasgow and Edinburgh please.


    I'd love to be able to go down Princes Street and go "omg. I've been to that Burger Shot irl."


    It'll never happen though
  • 0
    lord of vice city May 10, 08
    what about detroit?

    i havent been there but from everything i hear about it, it screams GTA setting
  • 4
    Shieldsy May 10, 08
    You are aware that on Sarcastic Gamer this is categorized in their FICTION FRIDAY section?
  • -2
    Dio May 10, 08
    Beijing? No thank you. Paris? No, definitely not. Havana, Cancun? What is this, another Vice City. Venice? A GTA game set in Italy? I just can't imagine it, although it would be cool.
  • 1
    Storm May 10, 08
    Nothing beats New York.
    I can see Paris possibly working...unless they do what many games have been doing, and have it take place in Vegas...but that'll suck, not a big open environment.
  • 0
    Capn Droid May 10, 08
    Paris or Cancun might work.
  • 1
    iLLmatic May 10, 08
    I would like to see Chicago, Toronto, or Detroit.
  • 0
    R1DDL3S May 10, 08
      Chicago or Cancun sound the best to me.
  • 0
    Stainless May 10, 08
    Chicago would be great. I always enjoy games based off of where I live
  • 0
    Slumpy monkey May 10, 08
    Rockstar started in uk, Would be nice for them to make one back here.
  • 0
    Shadow of Death May 10, 08
    Tokyo? I mean, not only is it a big city and all that...BUT, conveniently, English is a required course in the schools >_> Granted, not all the Japanese bother much with it, or get any good, but it would be convenient excuse for them to use English....

    Well, it wouldn't be Tokyo-Tokyo. Just based on it's design. They'd add seedier elements and more crime, of course....

    Hong Kong works out well too, I think....
  • 0
    The Don May 10, 08
    Ah, whatever happened to the thoughts of Carcer City? It's already considered a city in the GTA world as it is mentioned in almost all games and is the setting for another Rockstar game "Manhunt". I'd really like to play in Carcer City.

    Edit: I do believe Carcer City is based off of Chicago.
  • 2
    RabidChinaGirl May 10, 08
    Tokyo has its share of "seedier elements," though it is advertised as a safe city.

    I've wondered about Chicago and Detroit, but....

    (1) The CTA backed down to FOX news with the GTA ads, so having a GTA take place there would just be kinda questionable. The mayor of Chicago already expressed his distaste for the franchise as well. R* would have to expect more trouble from the city and the media. http://www.neoseeker.com/news/7924-chicago-transit-authority-taking-heat-for-gta-iv-transit-ads/

    (2) I thought Detroit already had a lot of gun violence issues? I'm bringing this up because a city that already struggles with crime and has a bad name for it may not appreciate having a game like GTA set there... kinda like how some people got really mad over the appearance of the Manchester Cathedral in Resistance.

    In the end, I would prefer that the GTA games (if they keep coming out with more) stay in American or English speaking cities. It'd just be easier to take in. If I had to yield, I'd say Europe, and a big fat "NO" to Asia-GTA. In the big American cities, R* can play around with different ethnic groups, and we're amused by a pretty wide variety of characters.

    But if they took it to another country, we may lose that. I know in the UK, they may still be able to play around with that, but... let's just say Japan and China aren't exactly melting pots, unless they kind of mix all the Asian groups together and watch them go at it. Still, there's too many cultural nuances that don't suit GTA.

    Oh, and watching games or movies that take place in non-speaking regions but have ALL the characters speaking fluent English just irks me.
  • 0
    Tank May 11, 08
    DO LONDON ALREADY FOR *bleep*S SAKE!
    • -1
      Final Blade May 11, 08
      Um they have done London before.
      • 0
        Tank May 11, 08
        As in, 3D. Not shitty top down.
        • -1
          Final Blade May 13, 08
          You never said in 3D or was your post alluding to that. The way your post sounded like was that GTA hasn't been in London yet, which my post stated otherwise.

  • 0
    Twisted May 11, 08
    I'd just go with a huge city. That would be good. Places in Australia, Europe, and USA I could see probably being chosen.
  • 0
    MJ12 L0rD May 11, 08
    Seriously, 4 JUST came out, adn they are already talking about 5. God damn, just be happy 4 is selling like crazy.
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey May 11, 08
      Lol, you cant make games overnight. They take Months, or even years.
  • 0
    MusiKon May 11, 08
    DC, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, Sydney, or somewhere Russia (Moscow I guess).

    Or if they just want GTA V to be really brutal, go to Jersey City.

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