As I have mentioned before in a previous article, Rockstar Games have been teasing information for their highly anticipated title, Grand Theft Auto V which is set to launch in a few short weeks on September 17th but not much information has been detailed about the online gameplay…until now. Not long ago, Rockstar games showed to the world the first gameplay footage of Grand Theft Auto Online (GTA V Online). The Grand Theft Auto Online gameplay shows how Rockstar have taken fundamental GTA concepts of freedom, ambient activity and mission based gameplay and made it available to numerous GTA players around the world in a highly detailed and responsive game world.
In Grand Theft Auto Online, you’ll have the freedom to explore alone or with friends, work cooperatively to complete missions, band together to participate in activities and ambient events, or compete in traditional game modes with the entire community, all with the personality and refined mechanics of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto Online will be made available for free to anyone who purchases a copy of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online is set to launch October 1st.
In other GTA V news, Rockstar have officially launched an interactive travel guide for Los Santos online. Rockstar say the special interactive travel guide is to get you ready for your trip to Los Santos in September claiming the following are available in the travel guide (which will most likely appear in the final product).
- Fast Cars at your Fingertips: If you are ready to hit the highway in a sleek sports car or go off-roading in Blaine County in an SUV, avoid pushy salesmen and select from a stunning array of vehicular options online.
- Thriving Economy & Commerce: Every day the stock exchange is minting millionaires who know how to play the market. Take your gains and invest in the volatile Los Santos commercial real estate market. To go big in this town, you just might need to buy a building.
- Affordable Healthcare: Thanks to recent legislation, if you receive something as harmless as a scratch or as serious as a bullet wound, any of our state certified medical centers will patch you up and make sure the healthy bill is picked up by taxpayers.
- Vehicular Customization Shops: Residents of Los Santos take great pride in their cars. They spend the majority of the day in them. When you’re ready to trick out your ride, visit LS Customs, because nothing says class like neon.
- Shopping & Glamor: Tourists come from far and wide for the experience of Los Santos shopping. From the well-tailored jet-setter couture in the high-street shops of Rockford Hills to the disheveled and disaffected drug addict hipster vibe in Hawick, there’s a wide array of fashionable retail options for you.
- Accessible Air Travel: A wide range of aircraft are available for your travel and aerial transport needs. Log onto ElitasTravel.com and purchase luxury aircraft from the Luxor and Shamal jetliners to high-end helicopters and more.
- Leadership you can Trust: You’re arriving at quite an exciting time as our area is in the midst of the current gubernatorial race with Sue Murry running against conservative challenger and famous star of screen and TV, Jock Cranley.
- Beaches & Watersports: Our coastal areas and beautiful lakes and rivers are a dream come true for those who crave aquatic adventure.
- The Great Outdoors: Hunters and adventurers can find great sporting challenges across our vast Blaine County countryside. Bring a rifle to hunt for dangerous game, hike to the peak of the majestic Mount Chiliad, or hire a plane and parachute from on high.
- Friendly Neighbors: The streets are alive with all kinds of characters who coordinate clothing colors and enjoy leisurely pursuits such as territory clashes and pharmaceutical commerce. Stop and chat with a member of The Epsilon Program for some enlightenment, or head to Blaine County, where they always extend a helping hand to outsiders.
Rockstar also added that the travel guide will continue to be updated very soon with more stuff to explore such as locations and music.
The final thing Rockstar revealed was that the GTA V site has been updated with brand new screenshots and concept art.
Grand Theft Auto V is set to launch worldwide on September 17th on PS3 & Xbox 360 & Grand Theft Auto Online will be made available on October 1st.
So what do you think? Does the Online gameplay appeal to you? Do you like Rockstars interactive advertising with this interactive travel guide? Will you be picking this game up? Let me know in the comments section below and be sure to stay tuned to UGNN for more Grand Theft Auto V news in the run up to its release.
Article by Matthew McNamee