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Miami-Dade Commissioners Push Back on Rockstar's $975,000 Arena Sign Deal, With a Vote on Expanded Promotions Scheduled for October 20
Miami-Dade County approved a $975,000 deal placing a 'Welcome to Vice City' sign on the Kaseya Center roof in September without a County Commission vote, with the price set $25,000 below the threshold that would have required one. Fortune reported growing commissioner pushback on October 19 as a vote on expanded Rockstar promotions at county facilities was scheduled for October 20.
Read more →South Korea's GCRB Issues GTA 6 a 19-Plus Adults Only Classification as the Game Rounds Out Its Global Age Ratings Before Launch
South Korea's Game Content Rating Board classified GTA 6 as 19-plus Adults Only on October 16, one of the last major market ratings to land before the November 19 launch. Inven Global reported the decision and GTABoom published a global ratings roundup the following day.
Read more →GTA 6 Qualifies for The Game Awards 2026 by One Day, as the FAQ Sets the Main Cutoff at November 20
The Game Awards' 2026 FAQ sets the main eligibility cutoff at November 20 at 9 p.m. PT, one day after GTA 6's November 19 launch. GTABoom reported the eligibility on October 15, noting there is no special carve-out for Rockstar, and GamingBolt followed on October 16.
Read more →Glasgow Employment Tribunal Extended, With Closing Submissions Now Scheduled for November 17 and 18, One Day Before GTA 6 Launches
The Glasgow employment tribunal over Rockstar's dismissal of 34 workers has been extended past its scheduled October 16 conclusion, with two hearing dates added on November 17 and 18 and closing submissions moved to November. The hearing is now set to finish the day before GTA 6 launches.
Read more →A Convoy of GTA 6-Branded Cars Hits Miami, Including a Lamborghini Huracán in Vice Beach Police Livery and a McLaren Styled as the Progen Emerus
Clips posted October 15 and 16 show a fleet of real cars modified to resemble GTA 6 vehicles driving through Miami with Leonida license plates, including a Lamborghini Huracán in Vice Beach Police livery and a McLaren modeled after the in-game Progen Emerus. Push Square, Notebookcheck, and Game Rant covered the sightings.
Read more →Rockstar VP of HR Rob Spampinato Tells the Glasgow Tribunal the Mass Dismissal Was Not Union Revenge, Calling the Suggestion 'Preposterous'
Rob Spampinato, Rockstar's vice president for HR, gave evidence at the Glasgow employment tribunal on October 14 and 15, calling the claim that workers were dismissed for their union membership 'preposterous' and 'absolutely not true.' Jennifer Kolbe, Rockstar's head of licensing, also testified that she was the decision-maker on the dismissals. LBC and PA covered the hearing.
Read more →Cyberleek Announces an End to Its GTA 6 Leak Campaign After the Meme Coin Falls Short of the $30 Million Target
Cyberleek posted a three-part statement on October 14 announcing it is done leaking. The group's meme coin did not reach its $30 million market cap goal, and the statement closes: "The Edict stands. The leeks stop here. For now." Kotaku and wolfsgamingblog both reported the statement the same day.
Read more →GTA Online Halloween Week Three: 3X on Slasher and Survivals, Orange Glow Skeletal Onesie for Winning Three Races, Cheetah Classic on the Podium
Week three of the GTA Online Halloween event runs October 15 to 21, with 3X GTA$ and RP on Slasher, Ramius Slasher, Halloween Survivals, Hotring Races, Random Transform Races, and the Community Race Series. The Grotti LSCM Cheetah Classic sits on the Diamond Casino podium, and the weekly challenge is to win three races for the Orange Glow Skeletal Onesie and GTA$100,000.
Read more →Rockstar Releases the GTA 6 Launch Trailer, With Justice on Original Score and 'Flower in a Hurricane' Featuring Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Rockstar posted the GTA 6 launch trailer on October 15, about a month before the November 19 release. The roughly 90-second video features 'Flower in a Hurricane' by Justice, who are also composing the game's original score, with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard as featured artists on the track.
Read more →Bloomberg Publishes a GTA 6 Development Feature, With Phil Hooker on Why Rockstar Chose to Delay Rather Than Ship a Lesser Game
Bloomberg published a feature on the making of GTA 6 on October 14, with Phil Hooker, one of Rockstar's heads of development, explaining in direct quotes why the studio chose to miss its schedule rather than ship a version that fell short. WCCFtech and VGC both covered the piece the same day.
Read more →Arion Kurtaj's Criminal Trial for the 2022 GTA 6 Leak Is Set for November 9, Ten Days Before Launch
Arion Kurtaj, who uploaded 90 GTA 6 development videos from a hotel room in September 2022, has a criminal trial confirmed for November 9 at Woolwich Crown Court, ten days before GTA 6 launches. Red Lion Chambers, which represents Kurtaj, listed the date in an August post. GTABoom and Notebookcheck both reported it on October 10.
Read more →GamesBeat Reports GTA 6 Is Targeting a PC Release in Q1 2027, Months After the November 19 Console Launch
GamesBeat reported on October 13 that Rockstar plans to release GTA 6 on PC in the first quarter of 2027, citing four industry sources familiar with the studio's plans. Rockstar did not respond to a request for comment. Dexerto and Vice both reported the same day.
Read more →Rockstar HR Director Tells Glasgow Tribunal He Had 'Little Interest' in Workers' Union Talk as the 34-Developer Firing Case Enters Its Final Week
Charlie Kinloch, HR director at Rockstar Lincoln, was cross-examined at the Glasgow employment tribunal on October 9, telling the court he had 'little interest' in union conversations between individual employees. Kotaku and GTABoom both covered the hearing, with Kinloch pressed on why Rockstar waited until October 2025 to act on Discord comments it had known about for months before dismissing 34 staff, 31 of them IWGB members.
Read more →Rockstar Officially Releases Two More GTA VI Album Singles: Cardi B's 'Don't Chart' and Fuerza Regida's 'Suzuki'
Rockstar officially released two more GTA VI album singles on October 9: Cardi B's 'Don't Chart' and Fuerza Regida's 'Suzuki,' both now available on streaming platforms. The releases bring the confirmed single count to eight of the album's thirty-four tracks.
Read more →Nintendo of America's President Says GTA 6 on Switch 2 Is a Decision for Rockstar and Take-Two
Devon Pritchard, president of Nintendo of America, was asked about GTA 6 on Switch 2 in a Variety interview published October 9. Her answer: 'That’s going to be a conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar, but nothing to announce on my end at this time.' Kotaku and Nintendo Life both covered the interview.
Read more →Cyberleek Claims to Have the Full GTA 6 Build and Will Release It If a Meme Coin Hits $30 Million
Cyberleek published a notice on October 10 claiming to hold a complete, playable GTA 6 build that can be played through to credits, and said the build goes out if their meme coin reaches a $30 million market cap. The one way to stop it, per the notice, is for Take-Two to produce physical discs and issue a public apology. Kotaku and Dexerto both reported the offer the same day.
Read more →Cyberleek Returns After Six Weeks of Silence With 25 Minutes of New GTA 6 Footage, First-Person Mode Prominent
New leaked footage attributed to Cyberleek surfaced on October 8, about six weeks after the group went quiet around the Extended Look in late August. The roughly 25-minute clip, titled 'Extended Leek,' shows extended first-person driving and on-foot play, which Rockstar has said will not be a full mode at launch, along with car customization and tuning.
Read more →GTA Online Halloween Event Week Two: 3X on Slasher and Survivals, Pink Skull Emissive Mask, and the Savestra on the Podium
The second week of the Halloween event runs October 8 to 14, with 3X GTA$ and RP on Slasher, Ramius Slasher, Halloween Survivals, Hotring Races, Random Transform Races, and the Community Race Series. The Annis Savestra sits on the Diamond Casino podium, and winning two Adversary Modes earns the Pink Skull Emissive Mask and GTA$100,000.
Read more →Rockstar Reveals Six GTA 6 Radio Stations, Confirms On-Foot Listening via Smartphone for the First Time in the Series
Rockstar revealed the first six GTA 6 radio stations on October 8 and opened all six for preview on the official GTA 6 music page. Hosts include Bad Bunny and RaiNao on Cocoteo FM, Kerry King and Tom Araya of Slayer on metal station The Chamber, and Robyn and Alex Consani on the returning Flash FM, and on-foot listening via smartphone is confirmed for the first time in the series.
Read more →Xbox CSO Matthew Ball Denies Exclusive GTA 6 Cloud Streaming Deal, Ruling Out PC Access at Launch
The Verge reported on October 6 that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees Xbox had secured exclusive cloud streaming rights for GTA 6 at launch, which was widely read as confirmation that PC players could stream the game on November 19. Xbox CSO Matthew Ball denied both claims the next morning, confirming the game is not streaming exclusively and is not available to PC players via streaming at launch.
Read more →Rockstar's Rob Nelson Tells IGN Players Can Rob Almost Any Business in GTA 6, With a Police Impound Lot Called Out During the Demo
IGN published its full interview with Rob Nelson, head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North, on October 7. Nelson said players can rob pretty much anything in GTA 6, and recalled driving past a police impound lot during the demo when Jason called it out as a target. Insider Gaming and Dexerto both covered the interview the same day.
Read more →GTA 6's PEGI 18 Description Details Cocaine Use, Dismemberment, and Strip Club Interactions
The PEGI 18 content description for GTA 6 appeared on October 2, going further than the ESRB's M for Mature descriptor labels. It states cocaine can be carried by the player and snorted directly from their hand at any time, that certain weapons cause detailed decapitation and dismemberment, and that players can pay for private dances at certain nightclubs and physically interact with the dancers. Insider Gaming and TwistedVoxel both reported the description on October 2.
Read more →Spotify Briefly Listed Cardi B and Fuerza Regida as GTA VI Album Artists Before Removing the Entries
An unconfirmed Spotify listing briefly showed Cardi B on Track 19 and Fuerza Regida on Track 10 of the GTA VI album before the entries were removed. X user @Gameide4 spotted the listings on October 4. No song titles were shown, and Rockstar has not confirmed either artist.
Read more →LOVE Magazine Issue 27 Puts GTA 6 on the Cover With Four New Screenshots and a Rockstar Interview on Jason and Lucia
LOVE Magazine Issue 27 carries Grand Theft Auto VI as its cover story, with Jason and Lucia on the front, four new screenshots, and an interview with Rockstar North's Rob Nelson, narrative head Rupert Humphries, and writers Elizabeth Gauvey-Kern and Alexa D'Agostino. The issue reaches newsstands October 5. The writers describe the pair as 'vulnerable, tough, flawed.'
Read more →A Large GTA 6 Mural Is Being Painted in Brooklyn at the Same Location Rockstar Used for GTA 5 in 2013
A mural featuring Jason and Lucia was spotted in progress on October 1 at Wythe Avenue and North 11th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the same corner Rockstar reportedly used for a GTA 5 promotional mural in 2013. Aroged and Notebookcheck both reported the find. The work was still in its outline stage when first photographed, and Rockstar has not confirmed it.
Read more →The Miami Heat Will Host a Vice City Night on November 18, Playing the Bucks One Day Before GTA 6 Launches
Rockstar and the Miami Heat announced on October 2 that the Heat will play as Vice City for one game on November 18, hosting the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center with custom Vice City uniforms, a new court design, and a Vice City merchandise line. The game tips off at 7 PM ET on ESPN.
Read more →GTA 6 Now Shows an Official ESRB Mature Rating, Including an In-Game Purchases Label
Rockstar's GTA 6 page is now displaying an official ESRB M for Mature rating with seven content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, and Use of Drugs and Alcohol. The rating also carries an In-Game Purchases notice, though Take-Two has said the game launches without an online mode or recurrent consumer spending.
Read more →Rockstar Sends Surprise GTA 6 Creator Care Packages to TmarTn and Others, Including an Engraved Zippo Lighter and Macca the Gator Canvas Bag
Rockstar began sending unannounced GTA 6 care packages to content creators around September 30, arriving via overnight courier with no advance notice, GTA BOOM and Beebom both reported. The packages contain an engraved Zippo lighter, a canvas bag reading 'Greetings from Vice City' featuring Macca the Gator and Chunkee the Manatee, a hat, a shirt, and stickers.
Read more →GTA Online Halloween Event Returns October 1 With 3X Payouts on Slasher, Free Shocker From the Gun Van, and the Lampadati Cinquemila on the Podium
The Halloween event runs October 1 to 7, with 3X GTA$ and RP on Halloween Featured Series modes, Halloween Survivals, the San Andreas Super Sport Series, and the Community Race Series. The Diamond Casino Lucky Wheel holds the Lampadati Cinquemila, the Kortz Center Heist rotates to three new primary targets, and the Baseball Bat and The Shocker are both free at the Gun Van.
Read more →Game Informer's GTA 6 Feature Confirms Hurricanes, Names Over 170 Animal Species, and Lists Mini Golf and Billiards Among Activities
Game Informer Issue 382 published digitally on September 29 with specifics that its pre-publication announcement had not carried. Hurricanes are confirmed as a weather event in Leonida, the game holds over 170 animal species with a species breakdown, and mini golf and billiards are both on the activity list.
Read more →Former Rockstar Developer Jérémy Hartvick Says Porting GTA 6 to Switch 2 Does Not Make Sense
Jérémy Hartvick, who worked on open-world design for GTA 6 at Rockstar North from 2017 to 2020, says a Switch 2 port does not make sense because the GTA audience and the Switch audience do not overlap enough to justify it. He said a smartphone version is more plausible, because the technology for it already exists.
Read more →Xbox's Strategy Chief Says GTA 6 Is Breaking Records on Xbox After Reports of a PS5 Preorder Skew
Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball said on September 24 that GTA 6 is breaking preorder records on Xbox and that its share of preorders matches Xbox's console market share, pushing back against reporting that described the preorders as heavily skewed toward PS5.
Read more →Game Informer Issue 382 Puts GTA 6 on the Cover: 14 Pages, 12 New Screenshots, Digital September 29
Game Informer has announced that Issue 382 covers GTA 6 in a 14-page feature with exclusive Rockstar interviews and 12 new screenshots of Vice City. New details about the game's weather systems and wildlife are included. The digital edition goes on sale September 29.
Read more →Rockstar's Collector's Box Store Image Briefly Showed New Leonida Location Names Before Being Updated
When Rockstar put the Goodtime State Vice City Collection up for pre-order on September 24, fans spotted location labels on the Leonida map poster visible in the store image. Two names were fully readable: Sandbars and Crude Islands. Rockstar has since updated the image and removed all four labels it showed.
Read more →GTA Online Business Rivalries Finale: Nightclub Goods Pay 2X, Elysian Island Nightclub Goes Free
The final week of the Business Rivalries event runs September 24 to 30 with Nightclub owners in the spotlight. Nightclub Goods Missions and QuickiePharm Deliveries each pay 2X GTA$ and RP, the Elysian Island Nightclub is free to claim, and players who finished an earlier event challenge can claim a free Penaud La Coureuse.
Read more →Rockstar Opens Pre-Orders for a $399.99 Official GTA 6 Collector's Box, Game Sold Separately
Rockstar launched pre-orders on September 24 for the Goodtime State Vice City Collection, an official merchandise box priced at $399.99 and themed around Macca the Gator, a TV show in GTA 6's Leonida. The set includes 11 branded items and ships November 19 alongside the game, which is sold separately.
Read more →GTA 6 Is Ineligible for the Golden Joystick Awards This Year, Launching Eight Days After the Ceremony
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards are confirmed for November 11 in London, with voting closing weeks before GTA 6 launches on November 19. GamesRadar says the late date keeps GTA 6 out of this year's awards for released games, so its first shot at those is next season.
Read more →Houston Rockets' Steven Adams Says GTA 6 Will Make Sports Leagues Plummet in November
At the Houston Rockets' media day on September 22, center Steven Adams predicted a league-wide dip in performance across the NFL, NBA, and other sports in November, pointing directly at GTA 6's November 19 launch. Coaches and scouts, he added, will be just as affected.
Read more →Rockstar Reportedly Reminded the Entire GTA 6 Cast That Their NDAs Run to November 19
After Stephen Root confirmed his GTA 6 role on September 14, Rockstar reportedly sent a reminder to the full voice cast that their NDAs remain active until launch. The claim comes from the GTAVIoclock podcast and was reported by Insider Gaming and Notebookcheck on September 21. Rockstar has not confirmed it.
Read more →Former Rockstar Developer Obbe Vermeij Shares New Details on the Cancelled GTA Tokyo and Why GTA Stays in America
Obbe Vermeij, who co-developed the original GTA games and left Rockstar in 2009, gave Thunderpick new details on a Tokyo-set GTA he first mentioned in December 2025, including why it stalled: the contracts were never signed. He says the $2 billion cost of a modern GTA is why the series is now confined to American cities.
Read more →A 192GB Archive From the 2022 Rockstar Hack Went Broadly Public on September 18, Mostly GTA 5 Cut Content
A 192GB archive of Rockstar data from the 2022 Arion Kurtaj breach became broadly public on September 18, containing mostly GTA 5 cut content including a cancelled Liberty City expansion and cancelled single-player DLC. GTA 6 content in the archive is limited to early map blockouts that RockstarINTEL describes as over a decade old.
Read more →Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Says GTA 6 Online Will Launch in 2027 After Talks With Rockstar
In a Bloomberg interview at Tokyo Game Show on September 17, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said GTA 6's multiplayer will arrive in 2027, not at the November 19 launch, adding that Twitch has spent a lot of time talking with Rockstar about their plans. Rockstar has made no official statement about GTA 6 Online's launch timing.
Read more →Zelnick at Take-Two's Annual Meeting: GTA 6 Ships Single-Player Only, No Recurrent Spending, and GTA Online Carries On
At Take-Two's annual shareholder meeting on September 17, CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed GTA 6 ships as a single-player title with no recurrent consumer spending at launch, and pledged continued support for both GTA Online and GTA 5 Online beyond the release. GTA BOOM, Inven Global, and GamingBolt reported on the meeting.
Read more →GTA Online Business Rivalries Week 3: Bunker Research Pays 2X, Grapeseed Bunker Goes Free
Week three of Business Rivalries puts Gunrunning in focus from September 17 to 23. Bunker Research Missions pay 2X GTA$ and RP, Ammu-Nation Contracts and Safeguard Deliveries match that rate, and the Grapeseed Bunker is free to claim. The Pegassi Horus opens for general sale and the Vapid Dominator ASP sits on the Diamond Casino podium.
Read more →Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Says the GTA 6 Extended Look Was Partly a Tutorial
At a GamesBeat Insider fireside chat in New York on September 16, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick described the GTA 6 Extended Look on Netflix as partly instructional, reasoning that players need to understand how a game plays before they commit to buying it. His broader point: awareness and enthusiasm are not the same problem, and the whole campaign exists to close the gap between them.
Read more →Rockstar Announces GTA VI: The Album, 34 Original Tracks Including Six Now-Available Singles
Rockstar has officially announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, a 34-track collection of original songs for the game. Six singles are available now, from Travis Scott, Yung Lean, Keith Richards, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro, and a joint track from five artists. Pre-orders for CD ($19.98), standard vinyl ($49.98), and a limited-edition vinyl ($124.98) are open at gtavi-thealbum.com.
Read more →Travis Scott, Keith Richards, Morgan Wallen, and More Post GTA 6 Artwork in an Apparent Coordinated Campaign
On September 15, at least ten artists including Travis Scott, Keith Richards, Morgan Wallen, Future, and PinkPantheress each posted GTA 6-themed images on social media on the same day. GTA BOOM described the wave as a planned Rockstar campaign. Rockstar has made no announcement about any of their specific roles.
Read more →Spotify Posts GTA 6 Billboards in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, Carrying the Same Artwork as the Previous Day's Artist Posts
Spotify posted photos on September 16 of GTA 6 billboards in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, with no caption. The boards carry artwork matching the images Travis Scott, Keith Richards, Morgan Wallen, and others published the day before. Neither Spotify nor Rockstar has announced what the partnership covers.
Read more →Sony Is Running a Dedicated GTA 6 Theater at Tokyo Game Show With a 300-Inch Screen and Haptic Floor
Sony is hosting a 'Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look' theater inside PlayStation's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth, showing the August 27 footage on a 300-inch screen with floor haptics synchronized to the action. Attendees who watch the full presentation take home a co-branded GTA 6 and PlayStation T-shirt.
Read more →Stephen Root Confirms He Voices Brian Heder in GTA 6, Becoming the First Actor to Go on the Record
Actor Stephen Root told AP News at the BAFTA TV Tea Party that he voices Brian Heder in Grand Theft Auto 6, becoming the first member of the game's cast to publicly confirm their role. Rockstar Games has made no official casting announcement.
Read more →Court Filings Show Rockstar Treated GTA 6 Online's 32-Player Format as 'One of the Most Closely Guarded Secrets'
Filings submitted to the employment tribunal describe two Rockstar employees discussing an 'online 32 player format' on Discord, with Rockstar's own documents calling it 'one of the most closely guarded secrets of the company.' Head of Publishing Jennifer Kolbe described the disclosure as 'extraordinarily alarming'; the figure is not a confirmed specification for GTA 6 Online.
Read more →Piper Sandler Raises GTA 6 Launch Forecast to 48 Million Units, Up from a Previous Estimate of 30 Million
Piper Sandler analyst James Callahan has raised his GTA 6 launch sales projection to an average of 48.3 million units, nearly 20 million above his previous estimate and well above the market consensus of roughly 40 million. The revision follows a week when the GTA VI subreddit's weekly traffic hit 2.7 million users and Ampere Analysis counted more than 100,000 new Netflix subscriptions tied to the Extended Look.
Read more →Miami Beach Commission Votes 4-3 to Authorize GTA 6 Marketing Negotiations
The Miami Beach City Commission voted 4-3 on September 10 to give the city manager authority to negotiate a GTA 6 advertising deal with Rockstar. The proposed branding would put 'VI' and 'Vice City' markings on private beach chairs and umbrellas from October 15 through December 31. Beebom put the campaign at roughly $3 million and commissioners said the city would push for more. No city-owned landmarks are included. The vote authorizes negotiation only, not a final agreement.
Read more →Vice City Sign Going Up on Kaseya Center Roof as Rockstar's $4 Million Miami Campaign Takes Shape
A GTA 6 Vice City sign is being installed on the roof of Miami's Kaseya Center on a deal GTA BOOM described as private between Basketball Properties and Rockstar. (Correction: WLRN later reported Mayor Levine Cava signed it for the county as a $975,000 agreement under her delegated authority.) Across the bay, a Miami Beach commissioner put Rockstar's Miami ad spend at $4 million, the city wants a bigger cut, and Commissioner David Suarez continues to push back.
Read more →GTA Online Business Rivalries Week 2: Bikers Get 2X, Grapeseed Clubhouse Goes Free
Business Rivalries rolls into its Bikers week from September 10 to 16. Biker Clubhouse Contracts, MC Work, and MC Challenges all pay 2X GTA$ and RP, the Grapeseed MC Clubhouse is free to claim, and the Karin S95 takes a 70 percent cut.
Read more →GTA 6 Launches at Midnight Local Time in Each Region, Giving New Zealand 19 Hours Before Mexico
PlayStation Store regional listings show GTA 6 will roll out at midnight in each country rather than at a single global moment. New Zealand gets in first at 11:00 AM UTC on November 18. Mexico and Central America are last, 19 hours later. Rockstar has not confirmed the specific times.
Read more →Photos of What a Packaging Worker Claims Is a GTA 6 Collector's Edition Box Surface on X, Then Are Deleted
Photos claiming to show a GTA 6-branded Collector's Edition box appeared on X on September 9, posted by someone who said they worked at a Mexican packaging company called Unique Services Group. The photos are gone. Rockstar has confirmed only two editions of GTA 6 and has not commented.
Read more →Rockstar North Faces Employment Tribunal in Glasgow over the October 2025 Firing of 31 Edinburgh Workers
31 workers dismissed from Rockstar North's Edinburgh office in October 2025 are heading to a Glasgow employment tribunal that opens September 10 and runs through October 16. The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain alleges the dismissals were unlawful, targeted employees for union activity, and denied them any disciplinary process or right of appeal.
Read more →GTA 6 May Come to PC Sooner Than Expected, VGC's Andy Robinson Says
On the September 4 episode of the VGC podcast, senior gaming journalist Andy Robinson said he has been hearing industry chatter suggesting Rockstar plans to bring GTA 6 to PC sooner than many players expect. He pointed to rising console prices and expected hardware shortages as possible reasons to accelerate the port. Rockstar has not confirmed a PC release date.
Read more →Rob Nelson Details GTA 6's New Weapon Rules: Two Concealed Handguns, Two Long Guns, and NPCs That React
In a Q&A with YouTuber TGG published September 7, Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson described GTA 6's weapon carry rules: two concealed handguns at all times, two long guns visible on the back and in hand. NPCs respond to what you have out: a long gun slung on your back passes, but one held in your hand makes people back away.
Read more →Miami-Dade Sheriff and Commissioner Issue Joint Statement Opposing the GTA 6 Vice City Marketing Plan
Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez issued a joint statement on September 3 opposing the proposed Vice City marketing partnership, calling GTA 6 a franchise built around criminal activity. Chief Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan separately wrote to the county Mayor requesting that all courthouse facilities be excluded from any GTA 6 promotional activities, NBC Miami reported the same day.
Read more →GTA 6's Extended Look Drove UK PS5 and Xbox Sales Up by a Third in One Week
NielsenIQ data published by The Game Business on September 3 shows UK PS5 sales rose 33 percent and Xbox Series S and X sales climbed 34 percent in the week after the August 27 Extended Look. Nintendo Switch 2 sales also jumped by roughly a third. By September 3, almost every third-party UK retailer was out of stock on PS5.
Read more →GTA 6 Switches to L3 for Sprint by Default, Ending a 25-Year Series Habit
Preview attendee MikeShowSha confirmed in a Q&A after the August 27 embargo lift that GTA 6 maps sprint to L3 by default, a single click of the left stick rather than repeated button presses. Push Square and Insider Gaming both reported it, with Insider Gaming describing it as flipping a 25-year series tradition.
Read more →Sony Reveals Two Limited-Edition GTA 6 DualSense Controllers at $84.99, Pre-Orders Open September 10
Sony announced two limited-edition DualSense controllers on September 3 to coincide with GTA 6's November 19 launch. Both the Black and White editions are priced at $84.99, pre-orders open through PlayStation Direct on September 10, and the Black Limited Edition is exclusive to that channel.
Read more →GTA Online Business Rivalries Starts September 3 With 4X Special Vehicle Work and a Free Executive Office
Rockstar's four-week Business Rivalries event opens with Executives Week from September 3 to 9. Special Vehicle Work pays 4X GTA$ and RP, the Arcadius Business Center Executive Office is free to claim for all players, and completing challenges across the event builds toward a free Penaud La Coureuse sports car with an HSW upgrade.
Read more →Rockstar Officially Backs NoPixel V and Pairs Its September 8 Launch With GTA$1.5 Million in Twitch Drops
Rockstar published a Newswire post on September 1 confirming its support for NoPixel V ahead of the September 8 closed beta launch. A Twitch Drops campaign runs September 8 through September 30, offering GTA$1.5 million in tiered payouts plus a Burger Shot Tracksuit to any GTA Online player watching NoPixel V streams.
Read more →GTA 6's Extended Look Drew 31.1 Million Netflix Views in Four Days, Topping Charts in 87 Countries
Netflix's weekly viewership data for the August 27 to 30 window shows Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look pulled 31.1 million views, placing it first in the English-language film category in 87 of the 93 countries Netflix tracks. The Whisper Man finished second with 23.2 million views.
Read more →Rob Nelson Says GTA 6 Will Be Released on Time and Hopes the Extended Look Put Quality Concerns to Rest
In a Famitsu interview published after the Extended Look aired, Rockstar North co-lead and head of development Rob Nelson confirmed November 19 is still on track. On why the team made the Extended Look: 'It was our hope that people wouldn't be worried about the quality. We're really pleased.'
Read more →Take-Two Narrows the GTA 6 Leak Probe to Two Discord Users, and the Court Agrees to Keep the New Filing Sealed
A second Discord subpoena filed August 28 in the Southern District of New York shows Take-Two has focused its Cyberleek investigation on two specific users. The court granted it and agreed to keep the filing sealed so the targets cannot destroy evidence.
Read more →Miami-Dade Pitched Rockstar on Wrapping Its Airport, Port, and Rail Stations in Vice City Branding for GTA 6's Launch
A pitch deck obtained through a public records request proposes a display aircraft wrapped in Vice City logos, a temporary rebrand of Miami International Airport as Vice City Airport, and GTA 6 installations across PortMiami, Metrorail stations, and Tropical Park. Per The Miamian, which obtained the documents, county officials submitted the deck to Rockstar on June 29. Nothing has been formally agreed to or approved.
Read more →Rockstar Adds New Official GTA 6 Screenshots, Including One Naming a Vice City Restaurant Called Chacer's
Rockstar updated its official GTA 6 press site on August 31 with new screenshots. Game Rant identified at least three images not shown in the Extended Look, including one placing Jason and Lucia at an in-game restaurant called Chacer's, a name not found in any prior official materials.
Read more →Digital Foundry's Extended Look Analysis: GTA 6 at 1440p and 30fps on PS5, 60fps Seen as Out of Reach
Digital Foundry's technical breakdown of the Extended Look footage found GTA 6 rendering at approximately 1440p natively on a base PS5, holding 30fps stably. A 60fps mode is described as extremely unlikely, with NPC simulation placing the bottleneck on the CPU rather than the GPU.
Read more →Rockstar Built a Whole Studio Around GTA 6's NPCs, and a Miami Stylist Designed Their Wardrobes
Dazed magazine's Autumn 2026 feature, published August 26 with new screenshots and interviews across the creative team, reveals that Rockstar runs a Los Angeles branch dedicated almost solely to pedestrian characters. It also names Jillian Carr, a Miami-based stylist brought on in 2023, as the person who shaped the fashion logic underlying Vice City's population.
Read more →Rockstar Puts Numbers on GTA 6: an 80 Hour Story, Twice GTA 5's Map, and 30 FPS on Console
The creator previews that unlocked alongside the Extended Look carry the first hard figures for GTA 6, most of them from Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson. The map is roughly twice GTA 5's, his own playthrough ran about 80 hours, consoles target 30 fps at launch, and there is no full first-person mode on day one.
Read more →Rob Nelson Confirms GTA 6 Has No Microtransactions and No Generative AI in the Single-Player
The Kinda Funny interview that unlocked with August 27's extended content preview confirms two things Rockstar has never said directly: no microtransactions in GTA 6's single-player campaign, and no generative AI. Rockstar declined to comment on what comes next for GTA Online.
Read more →GTA Online Weekly Update: Drift and Transform Races Take Center Stage (August 27)
Five new Random Transform Races arrive this week alongside triple GTA$ and RP on Transform Races all week and a 6x bonus window on Drift and Transform Races from August 28 through 30. Three vehicles get new drift-tuning options and the Sultan Classic returns to the Podium.
Read more →GTA 6: An Extended Look, Everything Rockstar Showed in 26 Minutes
Rockstar's Extended Look premiered on Netflix at 3 PM ET on August 27, running 26 minutes and captured entirely in-game on a base PS5. The six-star wanted system returns, police now track what you are wearing and driving, Jason and Lucia can be swapped instantly while together, and San Andreas-style body customization is back. November 19 stands.
Read more →Rockstar Breaks Its Silence on the Cyberleek Footage and Calls It 'Heartbreaking for Our Team'
After eight days of Cyberleek clips and no public response beyond DMCA takedowns, Rockstar posted a statement on August 26 calling the leaked footage heartbreaking and apologizing for how long the game and its official gameplay reveal have taken. The same day, content creators confirmed they attended a hands-off GTA 6 preview at Rockstar North's Edinburgh headquarters in July, with embargo lifting on August 27.
Read more →Cyberleek Posts Lucia's Prologue Hours After Rockstar's Statement, the First Real GTA 6 Story Spoiler
Spoiler warning. Hours after Rockstar asked people to wait for November 19, Cyberleek posted a clip of just over four minutes covering Lucia's prologue, the opening of her story. It is the first leak in the run to spoil plot rather than show mechanics, and it follows through on the threat attached to the August 24 poll.
Read more →Three Cyberleek Clips on August 25 Go Inside the NINE1NINE, a Vice City Beach, and a Game Store
Three Cyberleek clips posted August 25 bring the running total to fourteen. The twelfth clip, titled NINE1NINE, goes inside the nightclub from Trailer 2 with multiple floors and a $50 private dance option. The thirteenth puts Jason on a bicycle along a crowded beach at dusk. The fourteenth takes him into a strip-mall game store in Port Gellhorn, which Cyberleek used to make a statement about physical ownership.
Read more →Cyberleek's Eleventh GTA 6 Clip Shows a Nudist Colony at Night, Then Threatens Lucia Spoilers
An eleventh Cyberleek clip posted August 24 places Jason inside a nighttime nudist colony, where NPCs with a wide range of body types and ages react to his binoculars and later his violence. Afterward, Cyberleek put a poll to supporters asking whether to release footage of Lucia's story prologue, with a demand for 10 fans to show up in leek costumes outside Take-Two and Rockstar's offices.
Read more →Cyberleek's Eighth GTA 6 Clip Goes Inside the Strip Club and Ends With a Bathroom Cutscene
An eighth Cyberleek clip, roughly two and a half minutes long, takes Jason fully inside the strip club teased at the end of the previous footage. Weapons cannot be drawn inside, a pool table is available, and the item wheel shows a flashlight and binoculars. The clip ends with a beach bar cutscene that moves to a men's bathroom and introduces a new NPC.
Read more →Cyberleek's Ninth GTA 6 Clip Shows a Gas Station Brawl, the Wasted Screen, and a 'Return to Lucia' Objective
A ninth Cyberleek clip posted August 23 centers on Jason stealing a pickup truck from an NPC at a gas station, running the man over, and crashing the fuel-filled truck until a Wasted screen appears. The final seconds show a 'Return to Lucia' objective, the first time any of the nine clips has acknowledged the game's female co-protagonist.
Read more →Cyberleek's Tenth GTA 6 Clip Shows Jason Flying Over Leonida at Night
A tenth Cyberleek clip, titled Plane (Night), shows Jason piloting a plane over Leonida after dark. It contains no cutscene footage and is the least eventful of the ten clips, showing the neon signage of downtown Vice City from the air and Jason switching radio stations mid-flight. Four days remain before Rockstar's own Netflix premiere.
Read more →Cyberleek's Seventh GTA 6 Clip Shows Store Robberies, a Fuel Pump Menu, and the Entrance to a Strip Club
A seventh Cyberleek clip posted August 22 opens at a gas station where a fuel pump prompt gives Jason the option to refuel for $32 or repair his vehicle for $2,429. He skips both, robs two stores, gets into a police chase ending in a slow-motion bridge crash, and the footage ends at the entrance to a strip club.
Read more →Take-Two Files Subpoenas Against Microsoft and Discord to Unmask Cyberleek
Take-Two filed DMCA subpoenas in the Southern District of New York on August 20, demanding account data from Microsoft and Discord tied to the Cyberleek leaker. Both companies have until September 4 to respond.
Read more →GTA Online Brand Wars Week Two Brings 5X VIP Work and Opens the Gallivanter Warden to All Players
The second week of the Brand Wars event adds a three-day 5X bonus on VIP Work from August 21 to 23, on top of the 4X multipliers still running through August 26. The Gallivanter Warden goes on general sale this week at GTA$1,597,500 from Legendary Motorsport, while GTA+ members still receive it free through September 9.
Read more →Cyberleek's Latest Clip Shows Jason Flying a Crop Duster Over Vice City and Names Several GTA 6 Radio Stations
A Cyberleek clip posted on August 20 shows Jason flying a crop duster on a flyover between the Keys and Vice City, with a radio menu briefly visible that names several in-game stations. Kotaku covered the clip and noted that Jason also fires a rifle to write 'LEEK' in bullet holes on a wall, which Kotaku reads as proof the group has access to an actual playable build rather than video files.
Read more →The Group Behind the GTA 6 Leak Says It Will Not Stop Until Rockstar Apologizes
Cyberleek, the group that posted the GTA 6 gameplay clips and map images, has published a manifesto with three demands of game publishers. The first is an end to digital pre-orders. It says it will keep leaking until Take-Two and Rockstar apologize for anti-consumer practices, and has told the rest of the industry to behave or be next.
Read more →New Cyberleek Clips Show GTA 6's Taser, a Slow-Motion Finisher, and Jason with Cal on a Boat
Two more gameplay clips from Cyberleek arrived on August 19, bringing the running total to at least four. The main clip, called Taser Video, shows Jason fighting security guards at a nighttime location, disarming one and picking up a taser. It ends with a story cutscene showing Jason and Cal Hampton on a fishing boat. Kotaku also reported a fourth clip called Junkies.
Read more →GTA 6 Gameplay Footage Has Leaked, Nine Days Before the Netflix Premiere
Two gameplay clips of GTA 6 appeared online on August 18, posted by a group calling itself Cyberleek, before Take-Two DMCA takedowns began pulling them off social media. The footage shows Jason shooting hoops at his house and a highway crash that turns into a wrench fight, with HUD details pointing to a Focus stat, a karma meter, fuel and engine gauges, and a wanted meter with six star slots. The clips are reported to come from a build as old as 2023.
Read more →A Netflix Listing Briefly Showed the GTA 6 Extended Look as Three Episodes Running 66 Minutes
Netflix Portugal's page for Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look reportedly carried three episode entries with runtimes of 23:37, 24:41 and 18:29 before the details were pulled. Treat it as a rumor. The original screenshot is gone, nobody official has confirmed it, and Zelnick has been calling the August 27 video an extended trailer.
Read more →NoPixel V Enters Closed Beta on the Rockstar Games Launcher on September 8
Koil, NoPixel's founder, announced on Discord that NoPixel V will enter closed beta on September 8 through the official Rockstar Games Launcher, initially available to roughly 450 creators and established players. A launch trailer premieres September 1.
Read more →Sensor Tower: Nine in Ten GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are for the $100 Ultimate Edition
Market intelligence firm Sensor Tower tracked GTA 6 at roughly 4.3 million pre-orders as of mid-August, with 89 percent of buyers choosing the $99.99 Ultimate Edition over the $79.99 Standard. Analyst Karl Kontus said he has never seen a 90 percent premium share before.
Read more →Zelnick Requested His WWE 2K26 Cameo Himself, Then Ruled Out the Same in GTA 6
In an IGN interview published August 12, Strauss Zelnick confirmed he personally asked to be added to WWE 2K26 as a playable character and did his own motion capture for the role. Asked whether he would turn up in GTA 6, he answered 'You will not.'
Read more →GTA Online's Brand Wars Event Starts August 13 With a Free Hotring Sabre and $2 Million in Twitch Drops
Rockstar's two-week Brand Wars event pits Team Sprunk against Team eCola through August 26. It comes with a free Declasse Hotring Sabre, free Sprunk and eCola bodysuits, up to GTA$2,000,000 in Twitch Drops, and 4X payouts on Hotring Circuit Series, Freemode Events and Freemode Challenges.
Read more →Zelnick Says the August 27 Netflix Reveal Is Only 'One of the Hors d'Oeuvres'
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz written up on August 10, Strauss Zelnick called the Extended Look premiering on Netflix on August 27 one of the hors d'oeuvres, with appetizers, a main course and dessert still to follow. It is the clearest signal yet that Rockstar's marketing run does not end with that one video.
Read more →Zelnick Says GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Skewing Toward the $100 Ultimate Edition
On CNBC's Squawk Box on August 10, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said GTA 6 pre-orders are skewing toward the premium edition, putting the $99.99 Ultimate Edition ahead of the $79.99 Standard in early sales. The same appearance had him ruling out a Netflix acquisition and warning against expecting a holiday discount.
Read more →Zelnick Called GTA 6 Pre-Orders 'Unprecedented and Astonishing' at Take-Two's August 7 Earnings Call
Take-Two held its Q1 FY2027 earnings call on August 7, the morning after Rockstar announced the Netflix Extended Look. CEO Strauss Zelnick described GTA 6 pre-order demand as unprecedented and astonishing, said the numbers had vastly exceeded the company's own internal forecasts, and declined to name a figure. Guidance did not move, and he explained why in one line: nobody has bought anything yet.
Read more →Rockstar Confirms GTA 6's 'Extended Look' on Netflix for August 27
Rockstar announced today that Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look will premiere on Netflix on August 27 at 3 PM ET, giving subscribers a six-hour window before the video goes live on the Rockstar YouTube channel and the official GTA VI site at 9 PM ET.
Read more →Panther Statue Returns to Cayo Perico on August 6, With a Free $1 Million Login Bonus
The August 6 weekly update puts the Panther Statue back in El Rubio's vault, guaranteed on your first run of the heist during the window. It pays GTA$1,900,000 on Normal, and every player who logs in between August 6 and August 12 gets GTA$1,000,000 deposited automatically.
Read more →World Cup Winner Lamine Yamal Posted 'GTA VI' on Instagram, and Rockstar Liked It
Spain's Lamine Yamal posted a vacation photo on Instagram on July 31 captioned simply 'GTA VI.' It reached 5.55 million likes in eight hours. Rockstar liked it.
Read more →GTA Online Puts Double Money on Fleeca and Pacific Standard for a Summer Heist Week
The July 30 weekly update skips a new dripfeed car and runs a Summer Heist Event instead. First completions of The Fleeca Job and The Pacific Standard Job finales pay double through August 5, and the Galaxy Super Yacht is 60% off.
Read more →Insider NateTheHate Expects 'a Fair Bit' of GTA 6 in August as the Official Website Stirs
In a Q&A on X across July 28 and 29, gaming leaker NateTheHate said he expects to see 'a fair bit' of GTA 6 in August, and that November is still on. On July 29, site monitors logged three backend changes to the official GTA VI page, the first since late June.
Read more →Take-Two Hit AI Fake GTA 6 Channels With DMCA Strikes as Release Nears
On July 25, Take-Two filed a wave of DMCA copyright strikes against AI-generated GTA 6 footage on YouTube and X. Vice Nation, a channel that publishes realistic-looking fake Lucia and Jason videos, was the main target. It is the broadest action yet after a one-off cease-and-desist to a fan account in April.
Read more →GTA 6's Physical PS5 Copies in Japan Have a 170-Day Deadline to Redeem the Code
Rockstar's support documentation confirms that PS5 download codes for GTA 6 physical copies sold in Japan expire 170 days after launch, putting the deadline at May 8, 2027. Xbox codes sold in Japan are not affected.
Read more →Rockstar Held Its First Meeting With the Workers Union and Both Sides Left With a Negotiation Roadmap
The Rockstar Game Workers Union held its first formal sit-down with studio management on July 22. The union called it a step in the right direction and said both parties agreed on a roadmap for negotiations, though Rockstar has not yet formally recognized it.
Read more →The GTA 6 Delay Story Going Around This Week Is Built on a Month-Old Clip
A wave of coverage on July 24 and 25 framed Jason Schreier as having new comments on whether GTA 6 makes November 19. The clip is roughly a month old, he did not change his position, and the 90 percent figure being passed around is about the release date, not how finished the game is.
Read more →GTA Online's First Kortz Center Dripfeed Is a Police Supercar With a Missile Jammer
The Pegassi Ignus Pursuit, a police interceptor built on the Ignus chassis, is the first dripfeed vehicle out of the Kortz Center Heist update. It launched at Warstock this week for GTA$5,835,000 with a missile jammer and dispatch job support, while the Grotti Veleno GT opened to all players and HSW races jumped to 5X payouts.
Read more →Actress Yollecotte Jean Listed a Rockstar NDA Project on Her Backstage Profile
Philadelphia-based actress Yollecotte Jean has an untitled Rockstar Games project on her public Backstage profile, logged in February 2025 and crediting her with several characters. The listing was spotted on July 21 and reported by multiple outlets, adding another name to the growing list of cast members identified through resume credits ahead of GTA 6's November launch.
Read more →Xbox Store Backend Lists GTA 6 Campaign and Online as Separate Products
Four separate GTA 6 product entries appeared in the Xbox Store backend: Story, Ultimate Edition Upgrade, Vintage Pack, and Extra. The structure points to the online mode being a distinct download rather than bundled with the campaign.
Read more →Take-Two Put GTA 6's November 19 Date Into an SEC Filing
Take-Two Interactive filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC on July 17, formally naming November 19 as the planned Grand Theft Auto VI launch date in a letter from CEO Strauss Zelnick. The document ties the year to a more-than-$1-billion operating cash flow forecast and describes FY2027 as a major inflection point for the company.
Read more →The Kortz Center Heist's New Paintings Are Full of GTA References, Including a Franchise First
Since Update 1.73 went live on July 14, players have been cataloguing what Rockstar hid inside the 27 new mansion paintings. The GTA 6 references are everywhere, and one painting marks the first time a named character from GTA: London 1969 has shown up in an HD universe game.
Read more →GTA 6 Hacker Arion Kurtaj Leaves Secure Hospital, Criminal Trial Set for November
Arion Kurtaj, the teenager who leaked 90 GTA 6 videos in 2022 and received an indefinite hospital order, has been moved from secure care to a regular prison. He will face a criminal trial in November, the same month Grand Theft Auto VI launches.
Read more →Rockstar Cut GTA Online Heist Payouts by Up to 40 Percent With Update 1.73
The Kortz Center Heist's confirmed payout numbers are out after a day of play, and Update 1.73 also brought significant cuts to the base payout tables for Cayo Perico, the Diamond Casino Heist, and the Doomsday Heist.
Read more →Kortz Center Heist Is Live: All Vehicles, What Changed in 1.73
Title Update 1.73 is live as of 5am ET this morning. Here are the confirmed vehicle prices, the quality-of-life changes for older heists, and what the Mission Creator overhaul added.
Read more →Kortz Center Heist Pre-Download Is Live, Bonus Window Closes Tonight
The Title Update 1.73 file is available to download right now on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, ahead of the heist unlocking early Tuesday morning. Today is the final day to collect the pre-launch bonus rewards Rockstar has been running for two weeks.
Read more →Rockstar Removed the GTA 6 Pre-Order Banner, and the Landing Page Looks Different
The pre-order banner that sat at the top of the official GTA 6 page since June 25 is gone, and the hero image has been updated with a wider crop. Rockstar made no announcement about either change.
Read more →GTA 6 Trailer 3 Watch Shifts to August 7 as Take-Two's Earnings Call Draws Attention
Take-Two has scheduled its Q1 FY2027 earnings call for August 7 at 8am ET, a time and day that departs from how the company normally reports. Leaker Tom Henderson has predicted for months that the third GTA 6 trailer lands in early August, around the call.
Read more →Australia Requires ID to Play GTA 6 Online, and a New Study Shows the Verification System Is Already Failing
Australia's Online Safety Act has required age verification for R18+ online games since March. GTA Online still runs without any checks four months later, and a study published this week found the verification technology is not working on most platforms covered by the law.
Read more →UK Tribunal Rules Against Rockstar on Blacklisting Claims, Sets September Trial
A UK employment tribunal rejected Rockstar's bid to have blacklisting allegations removed from the union-busting case brought by 34 fired workers. The full hearing runs September 10 to October 15, deep into the final buildup to GTA 6's November 19 launch.
Read more →Two Retailers Are Refusing to Sell GTA 6 Without a Disc
Video Games Plus and Loot Box Gaming both announced they will not stock GTA 6 in its current code-in-box format. Their position reflects a real tension between Rockstar going disc-free on the biggest game in years and the specialty retailers built around physical ownership.
Read more →Analysts Put GTA 6 Pre-Order Revenue at $1 Billion in Its First Hour
When pre-orders went live on June 25, Take-Two's stock climbed roughly 3 percent within the hour. Anthony Palomba, a researcher at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, says that move implies GTA 6 pulled in close to $1 billion in pre-order revenue during that opening window alone.
Read more →French Presidential Candidate Cites GTA 6 to Push for Game Ownership Protections
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a veteran French left-wing politician running for the 2027 presidency, cited GTA 6's disc-free launch and Sony's plan to end physical disc production to argue that video games are cultural assets and that the law should treat them that way.
Read more →Take-Two Shuts Down alt:V and RageMP, Leaving Only FiveM for GTA 5 Servers
alt:V went fully offline today, completing a phased shutdown that Take-Two ordered with a cease-and-desist in March. RageMP follows on August 31, and after that FiveM, which Rockstar acquired in 2023, is the only authorized platform left for GTA 5 servers.
Read more →GTA Online's Last Major Heist Before GTA 6 Drops July 14
Rockstar confirmed the Kortz Center Heist for July 14, the first new GTA Online heist in nearly six years. Free pre-event rewards are available through July 13.
Read more →GTA 6 Workers Accuse Rockstar of Crunch, Pay Inequity, and Opaque Bonuses
Three anonymous members of the Rockstar Game Workers Union told Game Developer the studio has normalized crunch in employee contracts, let a gender pay gap widen while scrapping the programs meant to fix it, and used discretionary bonuses as informal leverage over staff. Take-Two acknowledged the union's recognition request.
Read more →GTA 6 Launches as Single-Player Only, Leakers Point to December for Online
Rockstar's pre-order materials describe Grand Theft Auto VI as a single-player experience, confirming November 19 ships without a multiplayer mode. Leakers say GTA 6 Online could follow in December 2026, though Rockstar has not confirmed a timeline.
Read more →GTA 6 Trailer 3: Take-Two CEO Said Late June or Early July, and That Window Is Now
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told Bloomberg that a third Grand Theft Auto VI trailer would land in the late-June-to-early-July marketing window. Pre-orders opened June 25 with no trailer attached. Two mid-July dates are now being watched closely.
Read more →PS5 Is Dominating GTA 6 Pre-Orders, and Microsoft Says the Numbers Are Misleading
Affiliate link data from IGN's commerce operation showed PS5 outpacing Xbox 8-to-1 on GTA 6 pre-order purchases, roughly 89 percent of the total. Microsoft pushed back, calling the figures misleading while also claiming record Xbox pre-orders of its own.
Read more →New GTA 6 Clips on Rockstar's Official Website Show Nighttime Vice City in Detail
Rockstar has quietly embedded short in-game video clips into its official GTA 6 website over the past two weeks. The standout is a nighttime Vice City pan that shows lit building interiors and traffic density, with the lighting model drawing comparisons to ray-traced global illumination.
Read more →GTA 6's 63 Official Screenshots: What They Actually Confirmed
Rockstar released 63 official screenshots on June 24 alongside the pre-order launch. They confirmed character customization for both Jason and Lucia, a vehicle modding system, and specific details about garages and safehouses.
Read more →GTA 6's 60 FPS Mode May Not Be Ready in Time for Launch
Polish gaming podcast Rock and Borys, citing a single insider, says Rockstar is building a 60 FPS performance mode for PS5 and Xbox Series X but is not certain it will be ready by November 19. A post-launch patch is reportedly the fallback plan.
Read more →GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Locks Shops and Side Missions from Standard Buyers
Rockstar confirmed that several in-game shops and two exclusive side missions are only accessible with the 99.99 dollar Ultimate Edition, and fans are pushing back hard.
Read more →GTA 6 Box Art Revealed: Rockstar Keeps Its 25-Year Helicopter Tradition
Rockstar dropped the official GTA 6 box art on June 18 as part of the pre-order announcement. Sharp-eyed fans immediately spotted the Sea Sparrow helicopter in the top-left corner, a detail that has appeared on every mainline GTA cover since 2001.
Read more →No, GTA 6 Is Not Getting a Disc Version Later
A Rockstar support email sparked rumors that physical discs would follow the November launch. Here is what it actually said, and why there is no disc version planned.
Read more →GTA 6 Lets You Switch Between Jason and Lucia
New details point to free character switching between Jason and Lucia, duo missions, and a living world. Here is what is confirmed and what is still unofficial.
Read more →GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live: Price and Editions Confirmed
Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders opened June 25. Here are the confirmed prices, the two editions, and the bonus you get for ordering early.
Read more →GTA 6 Is Still Targeting a 2026 Release
Rockstar is holding to a 2026 launch window for Grand Theft Auto VI. Here is where the date stands and what could still move.
Read more →How Expensive Is GTA 6? It May Be the Priciest Game Ever
Estimates put GTA 6's budget around a billion dollars, which would rank it among the most expensive entertainment products ever made.
Read more →Meet Jason and Lucia, GTA 6's Dual Protagonists
GTA 6 stars two playable leads, Lucia and Jason, in a partnership the trailers compare to Bonnie and Clyde.
Read more →GTA 6 Is Confirmed for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on current-generation consoles first. Here is what is confirmed, and where PC stands.
Read more →Welcome Back to Vice City: Inside the State of Leonida
GTA 6 returns to Vice City for the first time in over twenty years, set inside the wider fictional state of Leonida.
Read more →What GTA 6 Trailer 2 Revealed
The second trailer leaned into story, character, and the scale of Leonida. Here are the highlights.
Read more →Every GTA 6 Vehicle Spotted So Far
From exotic supercars on the strip to airboats in the wetlands, here is every vehicle type we have seen in GTA 6.
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