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Make of it what you will, an anonymous source from Rockstar might well be an imaginative writer named 'Dave'! 
If these are the final location choices made by Rockstar they are quite Meh apart from China which would be well good!
Taken from sarcasticgamer.com written by a guy called Dave. To be honest this article does feel believable and the locations don't seem that far fetched (most makes sense if your thinking like Rockstar).
Any Thoughts?
If these are the final location choices made by Rockstar they are quite Meh apart from China which would be well good!
Taken from sarcasticgamer.com written by a guy called Dave. To be honest this article does feel believable and the locations don't seem that far fetched (most makes sense if your thinking like Rockstar).
GTA V City finalists announced!
With Grand Theft Auto IV breaking records and taking names, Rockstar has decided that before EA commits it’s hostile take over, they had better get started on GTA V. I’m sure they believe, as we all do, that if Rockstar doesn’t get going on GTA V, they could find GTA IV being re-released without an I. Nobody wants that.
The first order of business is to find a city. They’ve already done New York, LA, Vegas, San Fransisco and Miami, so it’s time to think about a change of scenery. This month, Rockstar will be sending out a team of “specialists” to evaluate a list of cities. An inside source with Rockstar cited, on the condition of anonymity, that the cities would be chosen for their “personality and exotic nature.”
Here’s the exclusive list of the finalists, in no specific order.
Beijing, China
Yao Ming, dynasties, chopsticks, and communism, these are the things that come to mind when I think of China. Well, that and Free Tibet with a few human rights violations thrown in.
One of the “pros” for Beijing is that their citizens are no strangers to having their rights infringed upon. At any moment they could be murdered as part of Police brutality, collateral damage, or just run over metaphorically and literally. Transforming this into GTA V’s city wouldn’t be that big of a plunge.
Beijing is also major transportation hub. Getting to run around and car jack people deep inside Red China would be quite taboo, especially since the cops are just like the army and will shoot you for looking at them the wrong way, although Rockstar lists this as a positive. The good news is that you will always be able to “third world” someone, since the cops will all be rocking AK-47’s. The downside is that due to massive pollution, most people are ridding bicycles, by order of the government. I guess it would be the first copy of the game with a unicycle race.
One negative is that the ability to do the proverbial “Movin’ on up” will be difficult in this setting because most people don’t live as extravagantly as Tommy Vercetti in Vice City, with his Scarface style lodgings. It will just have to be less modest government issued housing. Sounds like motivation to me.
Paris, France
Ah, France…. the sights, the sounds, the surrendering? Thought by many to be the world center of culture and art, this historic city is full of awesome things to be smashed, blown up and jumped.
The French are considered to be stereotypically snobby and left wing in nature. I could think of no one better to pull out of their car while they cursed at me. Police chases will be a bit different feeling, with the distinct European police siren.
There are tons of expensive art in that city. Much like the car jacking missions, I could see having to run in to a gallery, steal a painting and get it back to a location with out damaging it. Nothing ruins a good painting like a bullet or a piece of shrapnel.
On the down side, shooting French citizens may be too good to pass up, which may overshadow the story that Rockstar spends so much time and money on. I’ll tell you what, there’s no way I’m doing a fetch quest when there’s surrender monkeys to carjack.
Havana, Cuba
In a bold move to get some tourism going in Cuba, Raul Castro bribed someone to get Cuba on the list. This place will be overrun with guys in green fatigues wielding AK-47’s. In many ways it’s like China, but everyone is tan and smoking cigars. Sounds like an action movie waiting to happen.
As far as the auto part of the title goes, it’s been sometime since Cuba got an influx of new automobiles. The good news is that the few rich people probably have their new cars smuggled in. Instant black market storylines to choose from.
Don’t worry about getting that big house everyone dreams about, there has to be a drug lord, corrupt official, or other unsavory character whose house you can steal. The real world isn’t short on a-holes with nice things, and the GTA is no different.
Maybe in a San Andreas style move, you could drive a boat to near by islands like Jamaica. As long as everyone there talks like Little Jacob and his Rasta crew, I’m in.
Cancun, Mexico
One of the most popular spring break destinations that could be GTA V’s new location. I might even say it’s trendy since the beaches are so jammed pack with morons, Girls Gone Wild film crews, and MTV VJ’s. I can’t think of a better place to go on a fictional killing spree. Then maybe MTV will start playing videos again.
The place is a thriving tourist spot, with plenty of people to rob and crimes to commit. Sounds like a great spot to me. They even have the Federales to call out, if you get too many stars. It would also be funny to see the GTA cops typical blatant disregard for public safety used in such a populated areas.
Just think about it… Wet t-shirt contests, limbo, keg stands…. Well, not exactly video game fodder, but it makes for a great week of scouting, for Rockstar employees.
There are also plenty of smugglers and other scum and villainy for you to get into cahoots with. I could also see destroying a hotel in the intense competition for tourists. Just a fun time to be had by all.
Venice, Italy
Grand Theft Gondola, Venice is crying out for some kick ass boat theft action. This would certainly be a change of pace, with most of the high speed chases happening on the water… while paddling. They might make an extremely slow speed tugboat chase, or a mission where you assault a tugboat, or one where you get tetanus from a tugboat, or you could race tugboats? The possibilities are endless.
Venice also has the dubious honor of being a major city that could possibly be sunk. So should you be in a destructive mood, sink the entire stinking city. This little feature would make performing a hit on someone in a building full of bodyguards so much easier. The drawback would be that your house could also be relocated to the ocean floor.
Like Paris, this city is full of history for you to do with as you wish. Pillage and destroy at you leisure.
Now that the list is out there, the panel of “specialists” are slowly making their way to these locations to take notes on the gang related nature of each and the potential for mayhem. They were given a list of ” GTA related activities” to take part in to judge what the GTA experience would be like in each of the cities mentioned above.
Our source inside Rockstar said that any news coverage of riots, crime waves, or any other illegal acts that befall these cities in the near future were in no way sanctioned by Rockstar. “We hire people too good to get caught.”
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Didn't think of Cuba though, but I always enjoyed it in Driver 2 on the PS1 so I reckon Rockstar would do it well.
