Grand Theft Auto's eagerly anticipated arrival on the may not be quite as imminent as some hoped, but have dated Chinatown Wars today, setting a concrete date by which the new title should be with us.

According to word on the street, Chinatown Wars will be released on the 17th of March next year in the and Canada, while Europeans will get their mitts on the handheld come March 20th.

Set in Liberty City, the new GTA is looking like an authentic, miniaturized and cut-down version of the next-gen behemoth recently released on the PC, and unleashed on the and earlier in 2008.

We'll bring you more on this as release nears.

By Luke Guttridge