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Grand Theft Auto VI launch delayed until November 2026

2025-11-06T16:43:52-05:00

Grand Theft Auto VI is being delayed again: it will now launch on November 19th, 2026.

"We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve," Rockstar Games says. "We want to thank you again for your patience and support. While the wait is a little longer, we are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern day Vice City."

Previously, GTA VI was set to launch on May 26th, 2026. Before that, Rockstar planned to release the game in 2025. It will …

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GTA VI developer accused of union busting in mass firings

2025-11-05T22:53:31-05:00

Rockstar Games, the developer of Grand Theft Auto VI, fired between 30 to 40 employees on Thursday, as previously reported by Bloomberg. According to the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB), all of the employees fired were part of a private trade union Discord chat and were either already union members or attempting to organize a union at Rockstar.

"Rockstar has just carried out the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry," IWGB president Alex Marshall said in a statement provided to The Verge.

Alan Lewis, head of global corporate communications at Rockstar parent company Take-Tw …

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Rockstar says new GTA VI trailer was ‘equal parts gameplay and cutscenes’

2025-05-07T15:30:51-04:00

A second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI had a surprise drop this week, and it looked like it mostly focused on the story and world at the expense of gameplay. However, developer Rockstar Games says that isn't actually the case, and that the trailer was "comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes." The fact that it's hard to discern between the two in the trailer is an impressive achievement for the game, though obviously we'll have to reserve judgement until we are able to actually play it.

Here, you can judge for yourself:

The studio also confirmed that the trailer was "captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5," something that …

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Grand Theft Auto VI’s second trailer sets up its Bonnie and Clyde story

2025-05-06T10:57:10-04:00

It's been quite some time since Rockstar set the internet on fire with the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, and then subsequently delayed the game, but now we finally have a second look. The new trailer is - like the first - pretty heavily focused on setting up the characters and world, without much in the way of gameplay (though the developer does call it "the biggest, most immersive evolution of the series yet").

But we do have a few more details about the story. Here's the description from Rockstar:

Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darke …

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Let’s rewatch the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer

2025-05-02T12:00:19-04:00

The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI into next year is a big deal. The game is the follow-up to arguably the biggest entertainment release of all time, one that originally debuted well over a decade ago. Even if GTAV is still going strong, now spanning multiple console generations and with a surprisingly enduring online component, the hype for its sequel has been steadily building since 2013. Adding to the sheer amount of time is the mystery - we still know very little about what GTAVI actually is. So it's a good time to revisit what we do know; namely, the single trailer released in 2023.

Our first glimpse of the game runs almost entirely on v …

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Grand Theft Auto VI release delayed to May 2026

2025-05-02T12:14:42-04:00

Rockstar Games is delaying the highly anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI to May 26th, 2026. The game had originally been planned to release in fall 2025, but Rockstar Games now says the team needs extra time "to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve."

In a message posted on the Rockstar Games website, the development team apologized for the delay:

We are very sorry that this is later than you expected. The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto has been truly humbling for our entire team. We want to thank you for your support and your patience as we work to finish the game.

With every game w …

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GTA V is Twitch’s most watched game of 2024

2025-04-24T09:54:29-04:00

11 years after its launch, Grand Theft Auto V is still massively popular, becoming the most watched game on Twitch. The streaming platform has shared some of its viewership stats from last year with GTA V capturing over 1 billion hours watched.

Here's an infographic breaking some of the stats down:

Twitch also revealed insights into viewer habits and tastes including who people like to watch in addition to what. In 2024, the most watched streamer list was dominated by the usual suspects: xQc, Kai Cenat, Pokimane, and HasanAbi to name a few. But V-Tubers, streamers who use an animated persona as their avatar instead of their real face, saw …

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Rockstar’s working on bringing Roblox creators to GTA VI

2025-02-18T15:47:28-05:00

With GTA VI looming over the fall 2025 release schedule, a new report from Digiday claims that Rockstar is going all-in on user-generated content. According to the report, the developer is having discussions with Fortnite, Roblox, and GTA creators about making "custom experiences" inside what's shaping up to be the biggest gaming release since the last Grand Theft Auto game launched way (way) back in 2013.

That Rockstar has made user-generated content part of its strategy for GTA VI should come as no surprise. Despite the last GTA launching over ten years ago (same with GTA Online), interest in the game has stayed fresh with the help of mod …

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Grand Theft Auto VI is launching in fall 2025

2024-05-16T17:01:10-04:00

In Take-Two's Q4 2024 earnings report, the company stated when gamers can expect the next entry in the GTA series. What was previously a nebulous calendar year 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI is now a more specific but still a bit vague "fall 2025."

As we enter Fiscal 2025 with positive momentum, we expect to deliver Net Bookings of $5.55 to $5.65 billion. Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games' previously established window of Calendar 2025 to Fall of Calendar 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI. We are highly confident that Rockstar Games will deliver an unparalleled entertainment experience, and our expectations for the commercial impa …

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The first GTA VI trailer is here

2023-12-04T18:52:19-05:00

Less than a day before Rockstar was set to debut GTA VI's first trailer, a now-suspended account posted the trailer on X (formerly Twitter). Though the GTA VI trailer was scheduled to premiere Tuesday, December 5th at 9AM ET, Rockstar quickly responded by publishing the trailer in full on its official YouTube channel.

The trailer confirms many little details that have slowly come out about GTA VI over the last two years, including the Vice City setting and that the game would star the series's first female protagonist with Bonnie and Clyde-inspired story elements. The trailer says GTA VI is set for release in 2025, and in a press release pu …

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