Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Shows Game Might Be Maturing

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Rockstar Games has released its highly anticipated (and exposition-dense) trailer for Grand Theft Auto V,  shown below, which quickly became one of the most talked-about game ads of the year. That's partly because it could steal some thunder—and pre-orders—from the upcoming rival title Saints Row: The Third, an idea which competing studio THQ shrugs of with a few kind words: "It's a high-quality trailer, and I think it's going to be another fantastic game in the GTA  series," THQ CEO Brian Farrell tells The Escapist.

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