01Nov 2012

Take-Two teases GTA 5 DLC, promises "ground-breaking" gameplay and multiplayer

But won't budge on final Grand Theft Auto 5 release date

GTA 5 is going to destroy the very earth beneath your feet, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has outlined in an appalling threat. Unless of course he's being figurative, in which case he probably means that GTA 5's going to be really ambitious.

Discussing the prospect of DLC with investors last night (thanks, Videogamer), Zelnick cautioned that it was "way too early to discuss those plans, and of course those discussions will come from Rockstar in the normal course".

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He added, however, that "I think you can safely assume that Rockstar, as the label that led the charge in downloadable content with Grand Theft Auto 4 - I think you'd have every reason to believe, purely because of the ground-breaking nature of the title itself and the multiplayer in the title, that there's going to be a lot of interesting stuff. But I'll leave that to Rockstar to announce."

Grand Theft Auto 4's DLC packs were an exciting bunch, from the fabulous Ballad of Gay Tony to biker adventure The Lost and Damned. Rockstar has already, in a sense, revealed much of Grand Theft Auto 5's online component - the game will use the same Crews community system as Max Payne 3.

Zelnick wouldn't be drawn on GTA 5's precise release date. "With regard to the date for Grand Theft Auto 5, spring 2013, we make those announcements based on what we think is best to market the title, and we think that's the right way to describe it, and we're thrilled with the way that is shaping up."

Once more with feeling: here's everything we know about GTA 5 in a neat, tidy bundle. I had a few highly fruity thoughts about the game's online component in June.

Reckon they'll take any risks with the DLC, or are we in for the usual, well-produced add-on campaigns? Thoughts on a postcard, pls. Or alternatively, in the comments thread below.

Comments

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  1. Yeah i hope they do something along the lines of what they did in 4 for the dlc.Different perspectives on the main story.I like some bits of the TBOGT more than i do 4.I agree reckon it will be awesome despite being this gen.Despite being a different dev. team they did wonders with MAX,can't wait.

  2. Hopefully single player only, and hopefully risk full. No MP dlc please, but you just know they will, bundle it with the SP dlc and that's ok, as long as the price is right, to see you.... nice.

  3. :lol: I thought it was Come On Down the price is right Bezza.My mate went on that with his girlfriend didn't get asked to come on down though.Filmed in Notts. i believe.

    There is bound to be something to do with the MP i would have thought given the MP ties in with MAX.

  4. Nah the crews not Max, basically clans, basically gatherings of people - ie friends, something we have had on xbox live for years. (I at least believe this to be the way). Anyway, it's more a social thing, not specifically to do with each game.

    And Bruce forsythe, nice to see you, to see you nice. He did price is right.

  5. Was he i haven't watched it for years,not when Brucie was on it anyway.

    Yeah sorry didn't mean too sound patronising with the MP still not sure how it works to be fair.Didn't really take that much notice when they first mentioned it,GTA has always been about the SP for me.Just thought that might mean they will do more dlc that is MP based.

  6. Was he i haven't watched it for years,not when Brucie was on it anyway.

    It was called Bruce Forsythes Price is Right I think. lol.

    I was being patronising if anyone, don't worry about it anyway, you know my sense of humour by now.

    ALSO BEZZAs PREDICTION

    Major GTA V news of some sort tomorrow at some point. Eyes peeled, people.

  7. Was he i haven't watched it for years,not when Brucie was on it anyway.

    It was called Bruce Forsythes Price is Right I think. lol.

    I remember Leslie Crowther doing it in the mid-80s. :wink:

  8. That doesn't mean Bruce Forsythe didn't do it now does it? Pointless contribution to our mega important discussion mbs. :wink:

  9. :lol: It doesn't have to be all serious discussion though does it. :wink:

    Yeah Leslie Crowther he was from Notts.,i believe.

    Plus no worries Bezza i have a bit of a dry sense of humour as well. :wink:


    Anyway there should be loads of GTA V info. this month.

  10. Oh, technically not tomorrow, and also not really big news, but they updated their news to say you get a free poster from select retailers if you preorder. Hopefully amazon will do one, but then again, I wouldn't ever put the poster up - it would just be filed away.

  11. Don't R* always give you a poster with a map on the other side. :wink:

    Same here i like to have them but don't use them,you don't need to anyway with the map being on the pause screen.Except for sometimes in 4 when you needed a specific idea where to go for a car etc.

    That was one of the reasons i paid slightly over the odds forthe boxed version of Bully.

  12. Isn't it a tad early to even mention dlc? It's not even christmas

  13. Hopefully single player only, and hopefully risk full. No MP dlc please, but you just know they will, bundle it with the SP dlc and that's ok, as long as the price is right, to see you.... nice.

    I think we'll see something similar to RDR with that. Loads of MP DLC but most of it for free or priced so low it might as well be, and just a couple of big 'could be a game in it's own right' SP DLC. Hopefully we'll get more than RDR did though, loved Undead Nightmare but one piece of add on? More please!

  14. Oh, technically not tomorrow, and also not really big news, but they updated their news to say you get a free poster from select retailers if you preorder. Hopefully amazon will do one, but then again, I wouldn't ever put the poster up - it would just be filed away.


    Would have thought so Bezza,Amazon are american after all,based in Seattle no less.Can see Game being another one.


    Personally they can release as much info. as they want dlc or otherwise.We haven't heard bugger all for a year except for a few screenshots.