This announcement was forthcoming as past series were very popular and the series have accumulated loyal followings. The official announcement was made on Rockstar"s web page recently following the huge success of GTA:Liberty City Stories. The game is being developed by the same developer of GTA3 and GTA: Liberty City Stories. Having said that, the game will have enormous potential of being good. The anticipation is already brewing among GTA forums on the Internet as people are already speculating where the story will take place. The official launch date on their web site is October 16th 2007 and asking people to pre-order already. Check out the official site http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto4/ for more information.