GTA V: Gamescom Refute GTA Unveiling Rumours

Rumours of an early GTA V unveiling have been quickly quelled by organisers of the prestigious Gamescom event.

By Stuart W. Bedford /

Organisers of Gamescom have denied the rumours that have been circulating online which claimed that Rockstar would showcase Grand Theft Auto V at the German event this year. This comes amidst the news that other unknown projects from both Valve and a new Rockstar Table Tennis Tournament title -say that with a mouthful I dares€™ya - were listed in the itinerary for the show, which is due to go down in August this year. The apparently erroneous details emerged on the LinkedIn profile of a rather mischievous sounding Gamescom €œemployee€ (notice the inverted commas denoting sarcasm) Gerald Bauser who claims to be involved in some capacity with the management of this year€™s event. While this rumor has sparked confusion due to the release of a Gamescom 2012 showreel, Gamescom€™s actual organisers have spoken out and told a reporter at Eurogamer that they don€™t actually know Bauser at all and aren€™t showcasing GTA V at their event in any way, shape or form. It looks like Mr. Bauser isn€™t much more than an attention seeking internet prankster. How droll€ "He is not working for the official organisers of Gamescom (Koelnmesse and BIU)", a spokesman said. As well as running the prestigious Gamescom event, Bauser claims to have involvement in a range of high end A titles including Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Assassin€™s Creed 3 and the next World of Warcraft expension, presumably Mists of Pandaria €“ hell of a CV eh? Oh and this wally also lists Guild Wars €˜3€™ in the growing list of games he€™s involved with and in failing to spot and correct his own massive error he€™s only gone and given the whole game away. Well that and all the irrefutable evidence as well I suppose. Check out our dedicated GTA V Hub for all the latest news and gossip on the game as it happens. Enjoy!