Rockstar Games has officially announced Grand Theft Auto 5 as the next game in the award-winning video game series. The announcement came in suitably mysterious style. Logging on to the Rockstar's website leads to the above image ... and not much else. Eagle eyes will notice the game's trailer is set to hit on Nov. 2. Rockstar is also promoting the hashtag #GTAV to build social buzz.

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) gained tremendous acclaim -- and a fair bit of notoriety -- for its violent, open-world gameplay. Players can steal cars, kill innocents and rise in the ranks of local mafias and gangs. Grand Theft Auto is largely credited with popularizing open-world gameplay where players can deviate from a central plot to take on side tasks like driving a taxi, mini-games or simply wandering a digital city. Grand Theft Auto 5 will be the first GTA game since 2008's Grand Theft Auto 4, which followed an Eastern European immigrant's rise to power in New York City Liberty City.

[More from Mashable: Beyond Angry Birds: 8 Fantastic Physics Puzzlers for iPhone]

With the announcement of Grand Theft Auto 5, the "Internet" has gone into high gear trying to make predictions about the game. The "5" is clearly designed to resemble a paper bill but cash has always played a huge role in the GTA games.

Some are guessing GTA5 might be based in Hollywood though that, along with similar speculation, is more of a wish than a fact.

Source: Mashable.

Here is a trailer of what is to come: