The official website for Grand Theft Auto V has gone live and Rockstar Games have also provided a little more information about their game. Rockstar have said that GTA5 will be based in the city of Los Santos and its surrounding areas, and that the title is the “most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created”. Las Santos is a re-imagined, present day Southern California.

Here’s the official statement:

We are very proud to officially announce that Grand Theft Auto V is in full development.

Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created.

A bold new direction in open-world freedom, storytelling, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer, Grand Theft Auto V focuses on the pursuit of the almighty dollar in a re-imagined, present day Southern California.