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Even Grand Theft Auto's original creators haven't been able to play GTA 6
GTA 6 will feature brand new protagonists Jason and Lucia - the first playable female character in any of the 3D games
After a 13-year wait, two delays, and several high-profile leaks, the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 is fast approaching.
The next chapter in the nearly 30-year-old series, where players explore open worlds and break the law, has created an extraordinary level of anticipation.
And with developer Rockstar Games keeping their biggest release yet, tightly under wraps, even the people who helped bring the original to life aren't getting special treatment.
"We're all waiting to see what they've done," Dave Jones, GTA's co-creator, tells me, sitting alongside the original game's writer and publicist, Brian Baglow.
Have either of them been able to play the new game ahead of launch?
Baglow shakes his head. He's not complaining, though. "I've got the pre-order," he says.
Brian Baglow (left) and Dave Jones, worked on the original Grand Theft Auto
The original Grand Theft Auto was released in 1997 in Dundee, Scotland by DMA Design, a relatively small team, at least judging by later games' standards.
Following its success with puzzle game Lemmings, the studio was toying around with the idea of making a racing game, initially called Race'n'Chase.