GTA 5 Release Date Set for Spring As New Concept Artwork Emerges

GTA V is still a few months away, and the marketing machine is beginning to rumble. While we have seen our fair share of screenshots, strategically released by Rockstar, a GTAV.net forum user has posted the latest concept artwork which will serve as GameStop's pre-order advertisement for the game.

GameSpot speculates that the photo shows two of the three playable characters in the game: Franklin on the left and Michael on the right. The final character, the psychopathic Trevor, rounds out the trio. In-game, players can switch between each protagonist on the fly, which effectively hands over the reins of the remaining crew members to the AI. As a crucial wrinkle in the new entry's formula, this system could hypothetically allow for a number of elaborate heist strategies and could crack open the open-world game past its perceived breaking point.

In other recent GTA V news, a listing for the as yet unannounced PC version of the game was spotted on Amazon's French website. The listing could very well be accidental, as the fifth entry in the beloved franchise has only been announced for the Xbox 360 and PS3, but it may also be telling of Rockstar's impending plans. VG247 suggests that "the French arm of the online store has a history of being leakier than an 80 year old faucet," but the premature 'announcement' should be taken with a grain of salt.

GTA V launches in Spring 2013, but an exact release date has not been pegged. Check back with Latinos Post for regular updates on the latest Grand Theft Auto release.