GTA V available for pre-order for £40 at UK retailer Tesco

Retailers around the world have begun to offer attractive pre-order deals for Rockstar's upcoming Grand Theft Auto V, which will ship during spring 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

UK supermarket chain Tesco is offering an online pre-order deal for GTA V for £39.99 ($63.74). The retailer promises it will refund the difference to consumers should the game be sold at retail for a lower price.

Meanwhile, UK site SavyGamer is offering consumers a coupon to drop the Tesco pre-order price on GTA V by £10. Customers need to enter the code on the site at checkout on the Tesco page.

Last week, Rockstar said PC and Wii versions of GTA V are "up for consideration". The game is due out worldwide in early 2013. The game's setting is inspired by modern-day Los Angeles and Southern California, and will be the first major title in the Grand Theft Auto series since Grand Theft Auto IV, which was originally released in 2008.

For more on GTA V, check out GameSpot's video breakdown of the game's second trailer (below), as well as our previous coverage.