Online UK retailer Zavvi has the game listed for a November 23 release date this year, but as Now Gamer are reporting the same retailer previously has the game down for a July 2012 release time frame. Before developer Take Two predicted it would have a record fiscal year for 2013, so this would probably mean that they would need to get the game out during the busy holiday season later this year.

With Max Payne 3 release recently being pushed back to May would mean at least a few months break between the two games. November 23rd falls on a Friday this year, which is a day that many big titles are released in the UK. Meanwhile in the US this normally happens on a Tuesday so could mean a possible November 27th release.

The supposed release date falls in the month that the next Call of Duty title will be released, but analyst Jesse Divnich of EEDAR feels that a GTA 5 release during that month won’t suffer because of it. Once Rockstar has Max Payne 3 out of the door we will hopefully get more information about GTA V, which could come at June’s E3 event.

It has to be remembered though that just because a retailer has a game listed with a date it doesn’t mean it is accurate. The retailer could just be guessing to get publicity and to increase preorders for the game. Take Two’s 2013 fiscal year covers September 2012 through to March 2013, so a November 2012 release date is feasible if the company expects to have a record year.

Do you think a November GTA 5 release is realistic?

Previously the company had promised we would be hearing some information about the game this month, but now this doesn’t look the case. According to Now Gamer the company has said there will be more details of GTA 5 after they have released Max Payne 3.

Since the trailer was first teased last year any solid information about the title has been pretty much non-existent. Now Rockstar has said that will change “in a few months time”. The company was taking part in a question and answer session about Max Payne 3, but mentioned GTA 5.

They first thanked gamers for their response to the debut of the Grand Theft Auto V trailer, and confirmed they realize that there are many questions that fans want answered about the game, which include news about the GTA 5 release date among other things.

Rockstar continued by saying that they are currently working hard on the game and are looking forward to “show and tell you more as development progresses”. They said that in a few months time the game will be talked about a lot more and “please hang tight until then and thank you all for your patience and support”.

It seems like that Rockstar is looking to get Max Payne 3 launched and out of the way before GTA V comes along and takes the spotlight away from the game. Recently there were hints that Grand Theft Auto V could be released during Take Two’s 2013 fiscal year.

Take Two boss, Strauss Zelnick, was recently talking during the company’s financial call, and according to a report on CVG he said the game “is making great process”. Unfortunately he didn’t go into more details about the game except that the game will “continue Rockstar’s incredible track record of delighting fans”.

Meanwhile a report over at MCV is saying that Take Two believes its 2013 fiscal year will be its best ever, which some believe means that Grand Theft Auto V could release at Christmas this year. The company did report a drop in profits for the third quarter of its financial year that ended on December 31st, but is certain that its next financial year that begins on April 1st, and ends on March 31st 2013 will be much better.

During its 2013 financial year the company has a number of big game releases on the cards, which includes the likes of Max Payne 3 this May, Spec Ops: The Line and XCOM: Enemy Unknown during the fall, and BioShock Infinite later in the year. Also during that timeframe of the 2013 fiscal year are Borderlands 2 and another XCOM title.

Which then brings us to GTA 5 the next title in the massive 100 million franchise, and even though its release date is still listed as TBC. Take Two’s confidence of a strong financial year means the game must surely be arriving during it, and given the stronger demand for games during the Christmas period a release then makes perfect sense.

Would you like to see GTA 5 next Christmas?

Take-Two seems to like the month of May as two years ago the Red Dead Redemption release during that month saw some big sales. According to GameInformer in only a few weeks the game had shifted five million copies, and by the end of August had reached the eleven million mark, and meant that games can do well even when not released during the holiday season.

With Max Payne 3 being delayed to May means Take-Two is likely to report a loss for the fiscal year of 2012. It also may mean the company doesn’t have a lot of room for the release of GTA 5 this year. But Mike Hickey analyst at National Alliance Capital Markets believes the game could still see a release this year.

Hickey said it is highly unlikely that Rockstar Games will release both GTA 5 and Max Payne 3 during May. The analyst now expects GTA 5 to launch in the second half of the company’s 2013 fiscal year that covers September 2012 to March 2013.

Meanwhile Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities believes the game will go up against this year’s big holiday releases, and feels the game “would benefit from giving Call of Duty some breathing room.”

Despite this Take-Two does like to release its big games in May, and could still mean the game being released next year. Do you hope GTA 5 releases this year?

Gearbox Software and 2K Games have today announced a new Duke Nukem Forever release date, it will become available internationally on June 10, whilst North Americans will have to wait until June 14.

No reason for the delay has been given, however Take Two reassure us by saying it is well-worth the wait, 2K’s Christoph Hartmann says “We’re committed to deliver a laugh-out-loud, politically incorrect experience that people will talk about for years to come. We thank Duke’s fans for their continued patience – I promise this won’t take another 15 years”.

Obviously delays annoy a lot of people but let’s face it developers have the game’s best interest in mind, for now you will have to make do with this gameplay video and the DukeNukemForever website.

Hopefully this will be the last Duke Nukem Forever delay we have to write about, obviously hardcore Duke Nukem fans will wait no-matter what but the long we wait the higher our expectations get. Which previous Duke Nukem game is your favorite?