Game on! Details about the latest game in theGrand Theft Autofranchise with the working titleProject Americasincluding its setting and the first playable female protagonist were released.
Grand Theft Auto 6will feature its first playable female protagonist, according to aBloombergarticle focusing on how the change in creative direction at Rockstar Games could affect the next game in the series. The woman, who is Latina, is one of a pair of leading characters, inspired by the infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde.GTA 6will be set in a fictional version of Miami and its surrounding areas, and the game will supposedly change over time with Rockstar Games adding new cities and even more interior locations than previous games in the franchise.
When Rockstar Games officially announced that the development forGrand Theft Auto 6was underway via the developer’s officialTwitterpage in February this year, there were no specific details on the gameplay and story followed. So, the new information from Bloomberg’s article is all fans have for now as they await additional updates for the game. The series, which is a satirical depiction of America where players play gangsters who kill civilians, remains a fan favorite among gamers even though its created a lot of controversy and faced backlash. The addition of a playable female character is a big step forward, with many criticisms of the game focusing on how women are mostly depicted as sex objects.
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Although many fans have been waiting for the latest addition to theGrand Theft Autoseries, Rockstar Games has been busy with the ever growing and highly popularGTA Online.The game developer also recently remastered the GTA trilogy, which failed to meet fans expectations. The underwhelming launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was wrought with technical difficulties, leading Rockstar Games to issue anapology after its rocky launch.
First released in 1997 by the same developer Rockstar Games, theGrand Theft Autovideo game series takes place in an open-world environment where players can engage in several criminal activities such as stealing cars, assassinations or mass murder without real world consequences. TheGrand Theft Autogames rely on mission completions and side quests to progress the plot, with each new game starting with a new protagonist involved in the criminal world who must rise through the ranks and take down those standing in their way. The settings of each new release may be fictional, but they are based in-part on real world locations such as Liberty City which is based on New York City or San Andreas based on San Francisco.
Although no voice actors forGTA 6have been announced, the series is well-known for its all-star voice acting cast including huge names such asSamuel L. Jackson,Danny Trejoand evenBurt Reynolds. While we wait for more information, check out this trailer forGTA Online: The Criminal Enterprises:
