 A trailer released on 9 July 2013 features Grand Theft Auto V 's first gameplay footage . It demonstrates the shooting and driving mechanics and the player 's ability to instantaneously swap between characters . The game 's online multiplayer mode Grand Theft Auto Online was unveiled in a trailer released on 15 August . The video displayed activities from the mode , including bank heists , small robberies , " traditional " game modes , purchase of property and bicycle @-@ riding . The final pre @-@ launch trailer was released on 29 August ; it was intended to be a television advertisement . The song " Sleepwalking " by American band The Chain Gang of 1974 was used in this trailer . 
