True to rumours, the video game will be set in fictional Vice City, reminiscent of Miami, and appears to feature the first playable female character in the franchise, which has been criticised for its treatment of women, minorities and LGBTQ people. The early release of the trailer, prompted by a leak of it online, came on the eve of Tuesday's scheduled first glimpse of GTA VI. The video garnered some 3. I'm so hyped. In one scene an alligator walks in through the front doors of a corner store.
In another, a woman in a bathing suit is twerking on the roof of a moving car. There are also flashes of the usual GTA themes: Police raids, car crashes, arrests, and illegal car stunt gatherings referred to as "sideshows" in the real world. Near the close of the one-minute and second trailer, the Lucia character tells her male partner in crime: "The only way we are going to get through this is by sticking together, being a team.
The pair go on to burst into a store with pistols drawn and bandanas covering the lower halves of their faces. Fans were quick to infer the scene meant rumours of a "Bonnie and Clyde" type crime couple, with GTA's first playable female character, are coming true.
Released a decade ago, GTA V has sold around million copies, according to Rockstar-parent Take-Two Interactive, making it the best-selling game in the United States for the past decade based on both unit and dollar sales.
With the wild success has come a wave of controversies. Critics have from the beginning accused the series of glorifying violence and encouraging players to engage in criminal behaviour - allegations Take-Two executives have denied.
