Rumor: First glimpse of GTA4? [update 1]

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure

A GTA fanboy has posted on the Games Radar forums what could be one of the first images of what Grand Theft Auto 4 will look like. Going by the name of "fishfingers," the poster claims: "With my work as a GTA fansite owner ...  I get a lot of fan art submitted to me. However, this one was different. It came from 'A disgruntled Rockstar Games employee.'" But haven't we been down this fake image road before?

So, really, there's not much to go by except pure speculation. But, the image appears to have many similarities to the GTA franchise -- notice the wanted stars, 3rd person view, and generic street scene. Other than that, it's almost impossible to say. The player character appears to be a female which may suggest a more open world game that some have hinted at. The only potential downsides of this image actually being GTA4 is that it doesn't look as pretty as the engine used for Rockstar's Table Tennis game. Of course, because it's a vague screenshot and the game is still in early development, the actual quality might not be indicative of a final product. Either way, if this thing's real, that ball and chain weapon would be a nice touch ... the dog pissing on the wall is also pretty funny. Mmmmmm, I can smell the litigation now.

[Thanks, DC; via News4Gamers]

[Update 1: Eurogamer says, "Rockstar told us this afternoon. It really is a hoax." We've contacted Rockstar for an official comment. Thanks, Josh.]

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