It seems that in the early 2000s, Rockstar was planning to release not only a zombie game, but also an entirely new part of GTA set in Tokyo. The existence of the game was confirmed by the TimeExtension, citing an anonymous former studio employee. According to the source, the idea to release GTA Tokyo came during the advertising campaign for GTA 3. At that time, Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser was frequently traveling to Japan, and the developers thought it would be a cool setting for a new game. Ultimately, the studio decided to focus on the cities already presented. "Getting the research team out there long enough to map the city and just the cultural satire in terms of what could possibly work in a fitting narrative way in that city. Making those things connect was a little tough," the author shared. Earlier, we talked about former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij, who regularly shares details about the development of older parts. Recently, he wrote a post about the trash that appeared in GTA 3 but disappeared in GTA San Andreas.