GTA Spain anyone?

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Jul
2005
By Adriaan | 11th Jul 2005 at 00:36 GMT in GTA IV | 19 Comments

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10 days ago we posted about a possible image of the next-gen Grand Theft Auto. The image started to appear on french website "Jeux-France" and has since made a few trips around the web getting people excited, dissapointed and even made them hoping for more. Rockstar Games themselves says that the image was not of any GTA game currently in development.

So a few days ago I was contacted by Pelayo and Sergio from Oviedo, Spain. They say when they saw the image they was stunnned to see it, cause they walk past those buildings each day. I started to ask them some questions and further on I tried to find out if there is any building developement in the area or if the buildings seen in the image was maybe build recently. They said yes, it was just finished recently. So this "next-gen gta" screenshot that we are seeing could be very likely just a computer render used to show how the finished building is going to look used for plannings etc.

What makes it a bit interesting is that it is infact Europe and there is a good change Rockstar will go there for the next Grand Theft Auto. For now its pure speculation and alot more fakes and rumours will be heading your way every now and then. The day we recieve actual screenshots from Rockstar, magazines or other media sources, we will be sure to have them right over here.

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Adriaan 11th July, 2005 @ 00:46 - Permalink

K here is 2 images of the buildings in Oviedo, Spain. Thanks goes to Pelayo and Sergio for these!!

http://www.thegtaplace.com/images/news/spaingta1.jpg

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http://www.thegtaplace.com/images/news/spaingta2.jpg

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bryan 11th July, 2005 @ 13:01 - Permalink

Let's not forget though that the screen that was released a while ago was a complete fake and Rockstar said it was not of any GTA in development, so why would it be GTA Spain if it was the case that that screen was of no GTA in Rockstar's studios.

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Adriaan 11th July, 2005 @ 14:40 - Permalink

did I say its the next Grand theft auto? I showed it to proof more its fake cause:

So this "next-gen gta" screenshot that we are seeing could be very likely just a computer render used to show how the finished building is going to look used for plannings etc.
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PORCODIO 24th July, 2005 @ 22:37 - Permalink

ill be very happy if the next gta will be placed in some asian-inspired full-of-crime city like Tokyo or Hong Kong

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mvi 25th July, 2005 @ 10:30 - Permalink

I'll be very happy if it's set in italy. Nice mafia there

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PORCODIO 25th July, 2005 @ 17:11 - Permalink

im italian, your ideas of italy are only stereotypes.

Especially i nthis years the mafia is invisible and s ilent, it has got the right politic weaves, so it dont needs to make noise out there to gently caress the people.

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MP-Sturm 25th July, 2005 @ 18:52 - Permalink

Well, I see how silent and invisible the MAFIA in Italy is...in one of the last articles in our "Der Spiegel" I've read sth. about the MAFIA in Neapel and the writer described the violent situation around these areas and I am amazed that you call that "silent and invisible". Furthermore, what about Silvio Berlusconi? He also made some deals with the "MAFIA" and I think mvi's idea isn't that bad.

One last thing PORCODIO, one year ago I was in Hong Kong and Shenzhen for two weeks in summer and last month I spent 4 weeks in the U.S. in cities like Philly and NYC (I've visited a friend in Landisville, PA) and I can tell ya...you see more crazy bums in urban cities in the U.S. than in asian cities, however, I would prefer a next asian-GTA like you as well! ;)

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PORCODIO 25th July, 2005 @ 19:09 - Permalink

the Naples one isn't Mafia, its name is Camorra and its do unorganized, thats why there are lots of power battles into it.

Silvio Berlusconi is only an incompetent motherfucker and his laws are comfortable for the mafia, thats why all the votes in sicily are for him, i dont want to spend another word for that piece of shit.

I'm so sure that us. and asian metropolis are more risky than any italian city.

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PORCODIO 25th July, 2005 @ 19:27 - Permalink

another cool place can be one of the brazilian favelas

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CJ Homie 25th July, 2005 @ 19:29 - Permalink

While I'd like for the next one to stay in the U.S i think they're running out of good U.S cities to base it on. Japan would be quite good, thoug lots of writing in the game (shops names, restaraunts, trains etc.) would have to be in Japanese and that might detract a little. How about GTA Australia? :D

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luke duke 7th August, 2005 @ 02:18 - Permalink

i think a new gta game would be wonderful im thinkin more like london or france. yeeeeeehhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!

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Ride_The_Lightning 7th August, 2005 @ 12:24 - Permalink

I think it should stay in the U.S. Detroit would be nice, or Chicago. Dallas wouldn't be too bad. We have plenty of cities to show off.

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luke duke 7th August, 2005 @ 13:46 - Permalink

i think that would be a good idea too cause if we go to spain or london congress will throw a fit because of the london bombings

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Ride_The_Lightning 7th August, 2005 @ 18:30 - Permalink
i think that would be a good idea too cause if we go to spain or london congress will throw a fit because of the london bombings

No...just no.

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Leprekon 8th August, 2005 @ 03:47 - Permalink

Isn't Dallas/Ft.Worth Area a really high crime rate area?

I lived in a sub-burb of Ft. Worth, it was nice. ^_^

Anways, if it was in texas, that'd be cool.

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tyler 17th October, 2005 @ 03:49 - Permalink

they should make it take place in the USA. they need to make the game location a state again and if possible a whole country

anyways im pretty sure R* confirmed that to be a fake screenshot

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honky 7th November, 2005 @ 10:01 - Permalink

In the past there has been various links to things in and around Edinburgh (Leaf/Leith Links, Grove Street, Forth Bridges etc) , but the game is most definitely not based there. Why would it be based in Spain just because of one building? :huh:

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Spaz The Great 8th November, 2005 @ 19:01 - Permalink

God you idiots, check POST DATES. This is old stuff and already been proven not to be anything related to GTA.

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GTA 4 Guy 12th November, 2005 @ 19:32 - Permalink

The pic that leaked is pretty cool, even though it was fake.

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