Clues Emerge on Next Grand Theft Auto
PSLS has obtained some new clues as to where the next GTA title will take place. Take this as a rumor, but there’s some suspicious happenings that have lead us to the following conclusion:
The next GTA will revisit San Andreas.
We also expect Niko Bellic to make a triumphant return. Though it’d be more realistic for the title to have a new main character, it’s not uncommon for GTA characters to reappear, such as Ken Rosenburg. The first piece of evidence is from the Rockstar Social Club, which has this photo of an airplane ticket stub.
If you look carefully, it has Niko Bellic’s name, and the flight is from Liberty City to San Andreas. If you’ve played through GTA IV, you may also remember a mission where Niko protects a drug shipment that’s on its way to San Andreas.
Rockstar has also released a game that may help with a current-gen reimagining of San Andreas, which is based on the state of California. Midnight Club: LA. With development costs so high, it would make sense for them to re-use at least some assets from their racing title in order to cut down on dev time.
E3 is just around the corner, so we’ll keep you up to date on any GTA news.
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April 29th, 2009 at 1:22 PM
The ticket can be seen if you log into the R* Social club with a linked account and have completed the game. The ticket has been there since day 1, not exactly new or earth shattering.
I’ll agree it would help dev cost and time tremendously to reuse the MC:LA assets, but it’s not anything I’ll get overexcited about. R* isn’t like EA, they don’t make anual games.
April 29th, 2009 at 1:29 PM
pretty sure this pic was about when gta4 was released
on rockstarsocialclub.com or something
April 29th, 2009 at 1:51 PM
yah ill pass… the GTA series has gotten pretty bland to me.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:02 PM
I would love to see the GTA series return to San Andreas. But with Niko as the main character?
If they return to SA and they want to bring another GTA character back, it should be CJ from GTA:SA.
But then again, I’d love a trip back to Vice City.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:14 PM
maybe if the game goes back to san andreas, ill get to use jetpacks, miniguns, planes, and all the other fun stuff they forgot to put in gta4
April 29th, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Jetpacks make everything better, jumping out of planes after flying as high as you could was also
a highlight of san andreas.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Going back to an updated version of SA would be fun, but I always prefer new cities.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:59 PM
wasn’t this news like a year ago?
http://www.consolemonster.com/newspost.php?id=0000003435
http://xbox.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/rumor-gta-iv-will-return-to-san-andreas/
All from April 2008……..seriously…………..old.
April 29th, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Midnight club environment graphics in GTA would be beast.
April 29th, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Meh, i hated GTA4 after about 2 days.
April 29th, 2009 at 3:33 PM
i hope its a PS3 exclusiv
April 29th, 2009 at 3:46 PM
That “evidence” is very old, and it was actually speculation for the downloadable episodes on the Xbox 360, months before The Lost and Damned was even released. Not quite sure what you guys are getting at here.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:46 PM
I miss my jet pack.. and my parachute..
But that would be really cool
Nikko, still living in Algonquin, is on the couch, feet up, watching TV, when the breaking news comes on the screen. A newscaster reports on the recurring gang violence in San Andreas, (which Nikko does not care about at all). As he is about to change the channel, the newscaster says that the drug wars has escalated to a new and deadly level after a gun fight between 2 rival gangs has claimed the lives of 4 innocent bystanders, 2 of which were children, all were hit by stray bullets.
The news story goes on to say the drug wars are heating up once again as the gangs are battling for control of the drug trade. Nikko then remembers that he once did a job protecting a drug shipment that went to San Andreas, and then a depressing and sad look comes over his face as he thinks aloud wondering if he has contributed to all that pain and suffering, doing that 1 job. (His conscience is still haunted by the events in GTA 4 where he was so conflicted at times)
He then gets a call from Roman, who tells him to take the taxi fare. Nikko agrees and picks up his passenger who happens to be a crew member for the mob. Nikko is told how his name has spread far and wide and everyone knows he can be counted on, especially in a jam.
The passenger relays a message to Nikko that someone wants to meet him, and gives him the plane ticket to San Andreas. Nikko says no thanks and the guy again repeats the message, but this time he stresses to him, it would be in his and his families best interest to go. Nikko asks do I have a choice, and the response is expected. He’s then told to be on the plane and when he gets their, a car will be waiting and everything will be explained. Nikko drops him off and ponders the message he was given. He decides to go and later he tells Roman he has to go away for a little bit and will be back soon.
A member of Carl’s (from S. Andreas) gang hears rumors of a shipment coming in and tells the rest of the crew. They decide to steal it for themselves, so they can sell it and prove who is the real owner of the streets in San Andreas. Carl’s gang has built up a newer, more stronger and much more powerful crew, and THEY want to be the only dealers in San Andreas so they can continue to control the streets and control what happens in their city, and they will do whatever it takes to protect their turf!
The mob has moved in and is now controlling the mock Las Vegas across the bay, and are beginning to make their plans to start to branching out, and San Andreas is their next target. The want to muscle in as they see the potential for the once again crime ridden area of derelicts.
Nikko arrives at the airport, where we see him look at his ticket, shake his head and make his way towards his Gate…He arrives in San Andreas where a driver is holding a sign saying NIKKO BELLIC. Nikko walsk up to the man and says that’s me. He is told to please follow him as his car is waiting. The chauffeur puts his bags in the back, let’s Nikko into the back seat and shuts his door. Nikko, looking around see’s his driver walking AWAY from his car. Now he is wondering what the hell is going on, and he can’t get out, the doors are locked from the front seat. He starts banging on the windows when he feels the car move and the front door shut.
Nikko, none to thrilled starts yelling, “let me out”, what the #$% are you doing, open the door and let me out” .
A voice from the front says, “Calm down, calm down, nothing is going to happen to you”
Nikko blurts out, “Well who the $#%# are you?”
The divider window starts coming down, and the voice says, “I heard a lot of good thing’s about you Nikko, a lot of good things. I can make you a very rich man, how would you like to make a real name for yourself, and a boatload lot of money in the process?”
Nikko’s replies, ” I already have a name a$$hole,, who the f#$% are you?”
The divider window is now all the way down, and a head turns around facing Nikko and says,” I like your attitude Nikko, you don’t take any s#$%, nice to meet you., I’m Tommy Verccetti,”
April 29th, 2009 at 5:02 PM
I’d rather want a new city, though I suppose Vice City would be good.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Yeah Saints Row is everything GTA use to be to me…..fun.
With all their gritty realism they have forgotten why we play games. Racing all over the city to pick people up just to keep their “friendship” high is unforgivable. This is GTA….you should be able to blow a hole in them instead.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:37 PM
I would love a PSP version in the old school style of China Town wars. That game reminds me of the first few GTA games. This would make it also easier to bring San Andreas to the PSP too.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:55 AM
I will wait to see what happens.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:15 AM
RENTAL! After getting screed by IV, this next installment will the first time I’ll rent a GTA game before buying it. Burn me once, Rockstar, shame on you… burn me twice I KEEL YOU!