Grand Theft Auto V, commonly shortened to GTA V, is an upcoming open world action-adventure video game being developed by Rockstar North in the United Kingdom and published by Rockstar Games. The game will be the first major title in the Grand Theft Auto series since Grand Theft Auto IV, and a continuation of the fictional universe that was introduced in that game The fifteenth game in the series overall, GTA V is to be set in fictional Los Santos in the state of San Andreas and its surrounding areas, based on modern-day Los Angeles and Southern California. Renditions of San Andreas were previously featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, released in two thousand and four, and the original Grand Theft Auto, released in nineteen ninety seven According to Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto V is destined to be their biggest open world game to date. The game will concentrate on 'the pursuit of the almighty dollar'. In a break with recent tradition, GTA V will feature three playable protagonists A highly anticipated game, GTA V is due for release on the seventeenth of September, two thousand and thirteen, for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Releases for the PC and Wii U are being considered by Rockstar, but have not been officially announced