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No official word has come out of developer Rockstar, but entertainment website Grand Times is claiming "breaking news" on the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2.

And that sent Twitter fans into a mixed frenzy of excitement and doubt last night.

The Grand Times claimed San Andreas 2, a follow-up to the PS2 2004 classic open-world guns and gangsters game, will be set in 1999, seven years after that game.

It said protagonist CJ will return as the main character and Rockstar quietly announced the title to select journalists recently.

They said there was even a "brief gameplay demonstration".

Grand Times said: "Like the first game, players can eat at Cluckin’ Bell and get fat, then work it all off at the gym and put on some muscle.

"With next gen graphics the results can be humorous and disturbing at the same time.

"Players can again recruit and lead members of their gang to aid in crimes, or just to hang out and shoot some hoops. This time around, basketball games can be played for money. If you lose and decide not to pay up, your gang members may turn on you.

"Several celebrities will voice characters in the game including rappers Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ice Cube, and actors such as Kevin Hart, LarenzTate, and Mike Epps.

"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2 is set to arrive on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2015."

Gamers were torn over the authenticity of the claims as it trended on Twitter.

'best ever x3' said: "here is no way san andreas 2 is a real thing if rockstar themselves haven't announced it."

'Lana Del Kay' added: "San Andreas 2 is all a rumour!"

But Ryan (@ChromeStackz) believed the hype: "They're making a San Andreas 2? Sweet!"

Other stories on the suspicious Grand Times website include one claiming Ebola is spreading through pumpkin spice lattes and the next Presidential election “will be decided by a golf match”.

A Rockstar spokeswoman said: “We don’t comment on rumour or speculation.”

However sources said the claims were fake and there was no San Andreas 2 in the pipline.