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GTA Games on Sale on Steam Until GTA 6 Launches
Steam is running a Rockstar promotion on the GTA Trilogy and GTA 4 that ends on November 19, the day GTA 6 arrives on PS5 and Xbox. PC players get a consolation prize.
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GTA 6 on PC: Ex-Rockstar Tech Director Says AI Ports Could Force Rockstar's Hand
Obbe Vermeij, Rockstar North's technical director until 2009, says the risk of AI-made PC ports could push Rockstar to close the gap between console and PC. What he said, and what's known.
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Miami Heat Unveil GTA 6 Vice City Uniforms With Rockstar, Nike and Travis Scott
The Heat will wear black and pink Vice City uniforms against the Bucks on November 18, the eve of GTA 6's launch. Rockstar's name is on the jersey tag. Here's what was revealed.
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GTA 6 Delays Were Worth It, Take-Two CEO Tells WSJ
At WSJ Tech, Take-Two's CEO defended GTA 6's delays, pushed back on the idea that it is the company's only hit, and called the game handcrafted.
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GTA 6 Launch Gallery: Rockstar's New Screenshots Explained
Two weeks before release, Rockstar has put a new Launch Gallery on the official GTA VI site. We went through the images set by set to see what is actually new.
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GTA 6 Pre-Orders Pass $750M, Sensor Tower Estimates, With 74% on PS5
Sensor Tower's weekly tracker now estimates 7.71 million GTA 6 digital pre-orders worth $751 million, with PS5 taking 74%. Here's what's behind the numbers.
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GTA 6 Pre-Load Moves to November 10, Up to 212 GB
Rockstar has moved GTA 6 digital pre-loading up to November 10 and put the download at up to 212 GB. Here are the PS5 and Xbox timings, plus a free Leonida map.
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GTA 6 Unlock Times by Region: What We Actually Know
PlayStation Store data reportedly has GTA 6 unlocking at local midnight region by region, from New Zealand onward. Rockstar hasn't confirmed it. Here's the reported schedule.
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GTA 6 Earnings Call: Take-Two Reports on November 9
Take-Two reports fiscal Q2 results after the market closes on November 9, ten days before GTA 6. Here's when to listen and what the numbers can and can't tell you.
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GTA 6 Walmart Surprise Bag: What We Actually Know
Walmart GTA 6 pre-orders reportedly include a mystery bag. Neither Walmart nor Rockstar has confirmed it, and reports disagree on how you'd get one.
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GTA 6 May Need PS5 Firmware 14.22: What We Actually Know
Sony has shipped PS5 update 26.07-14.22.00 with security fixes. The claim that GTA 6 now requires it comes from one X account, and neither Sony nor Rockstar has confirmed it.
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South Park Aired New GTA 6 Gameplay, With Rockstar's Blessing
South Park's October 28 episode included a short clip of GTA 6 gameplay credited to Rockstar: Jason on a crowded Vice City beach, picking up dog poop and using it on a beachgoer. Here is what it shows.
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GTA 6 Edge Interview: Rockstar on Map, NPCs and Police
Edge's GTA 6 cover feature has Rockstar North's leads on record about interiors, NPC behaviour, police K9 units and public transport. Here's what they said.
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GTA 6 Original Score by Justice Arrives December 11
Rockstar has dated Justice's Grand Theft Auto VI score album for December 11: 30 tracks on streaming, CD and vinyl, with a new single featuring Gesaffelstein out now.
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GTA 6 Sets Purchase Intent Record, Circana Says
Market researcher Circana says 29% of US console and PC gamers intend to buy GTA 6, a record for its tracking. Here's what the survey shows, and what it can't tell us about sales.
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Rockstar UK Union Vote Set to Run Through GTA 6 Launch
Rockstar's UK workers will vote from November 12 to 26 on recognising the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union, the union says — a ballot that runs straight through GTA 6's November 19 launch.
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GTA 6 Download Size Reportedly 210GB on PS5
PlayStation Store data put GTA 6 at 210GB on PS5 a week before Rockstar made it official at up to 212 GB. What the report said, and what changed on November 3.
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How Rockstar Is Turning Miami Into Vice City Before Launch
A GTA blimp, Leonida-plated supercars, a free art museum, real Burger Shot burgers and GTA beer labels, all in two weeks. The whole Miami campaign in one place, with the sourcing on every piece.
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Does GTA Online Progress Carry Over to GTA 6? What We Know
Rockstar has said nothing: no GTA 6 online mode is announced, let alone a transfer. What is confirmed, what past generation jumps did, and what to do with your GTA Online account before launch.
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GTA 6 on PS5 vs PS5 Pro: What 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' Means
The PlayStation Store says GTA 6 is PS5 Pro Enhanced, and every official trailer was captured on a base PS5. Here is what that combination does and does not tell you before you spend $700.
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GTA 6 Burger Shot and Cluckin' Bell Open at Miami Arena
GTA's two fake fast-food chains are serving real food at the Miami Heat's arena, according to fan posts picked up by IGN, GameSpot, Insider Gaming and Dexerto.
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GTA 6 Beers Pißwasser and Patriot Get Real US Label Approval
Federal label records show three GTA-branded beers — Pißwasser, Patriot and a new No Mames Vice City lager — approved for a Doral, Florida brewery. Neither Rockstar nor the brewery has announced anything yet.
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GTA 6 Pre-Orders Reach $630M, Sensor Tower Estimates
A new Sensor Tower estimate puts GTA 6 digital pre-orders at 6.45 million copies and $630 million, with PS5 taking 74%. None of it is official — here's what the numbers do and don't say.
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GTA 6 Has a 65-Person Art Team and No One Knows All of It
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has shared more of what Rockstar North's Aaron Garbut told him: an art production team ten times GTA V's, developers free to add their own details, and why the radial menu survived.
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GTA 6: Everything Rob Nelson Confirmed in the IGN Interview
Rockstar North's head of development played GTA 6 live for IGN and talked for the full session. Here is every gameplay detail he put on the record, sorted by system, with the hedges where IGN paraphrased.
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GTA 6 Wynwood Walls Deal Makes Museum Free for Miami Locals
Miami's Wynwood Walls museum is free for Miami-Dade residents until 2028 under a partnership it credits to Rockstar Games, with new murals and a GTA VI merch line.
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GTA 6 Age Rating Confirmed: ESRB M for Mature 17+
Rockstar's official GTA VI site, the ESRB database and both console stores now show the same final rating: Mature 17+ with seven content descriptors and an In-Game Purchases label.
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GTA 6 Album Confirmed: 34 Tracks and a Justice Score
Rockstar's own music page now credits Justice as GTA 6's original score composers and details a 34-track official album arriving November 19 alongside the game.
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GTA 6 Cars Spotted on Miami Streets in Marketing Push
A convoy of real cars dressed as GTA 6 vehicles, complete with Leonida plates and a police Lamborghini, was filmed around Miami. Rockstar has not commented yet.
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GTA 6 Delays Explained: Rockstar Speaks to Bloomberg
In a Bloomberg feature, Rockstar's heads of development and publishing explain the two GTA 6 delays, the Project Americas origin and a budget rumor they reject.
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GTA 5 Leaves PS Plus on November 17, Two Days Before GTA 6
A Sony notification sent to PS5 owners says Grand Theft Auto V leaves the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on November 17, 2026, 48 hours before GTA 6 arrives.
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GTA 6 Is Eligible for The Game Awards 2026 by One Day
The Game Awards' official FAQ sets the 2026 eligibility cutoff at November 20, one day after GTA 6 launches. Eligible is not the same as nominated, though.
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GTA 6 Verification Guide: Confirmed Features vs. Community Rumors
Five weeks from launch the feed is full of GTA 6 claims. This guide sorts them: what Rockstar and Take-Two have said on the record, what credible outlets have reported, and what is still just a post.
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Rockstar Drops Official GTA 6 Launch Trailer Ahead of November
No countdown, no tease: Rockstar put the GTA 6 launch trailer online on October 15. Here is what the 90 seconds captured on PS5 actually show, and where pre-orders, preload and the Vice City DualSense pads stand.
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GTA 6 Official Hub: Release Date, Platforms, Map and Story Details
One page, only what Rockstar has actually said: the November 19 release, November 12 preload, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, every named region of Leonida, Jason and Lucia, and the systems shown so far.
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GTA 6 Criminal Profile: Rockstar's New Honor System
The mystery icon finally has a name. GTA 6's Criminal Profile is Rockstar's evolution of Red Dead's Honor system — but it deliberately refuses to call you good or bad.
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GTA 6 Extended Look: Everything Rockstar Confirmed
After three years of trailers, Rockstar finally showed GTA 6 being played. Here is every detail the Netflix showcase actually confirmed — and what it didn't.
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GTA 6 Romance Is Optional: Jason and Lucia Explained
Rockstar's Bonnie and Clyde don't have to fall in love. GTA 6 lets their romance grow, stall or never happen — and it's a roleplaying choice, not a reward track.
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GTA 6 Map Is 'Very Big' — Every Activity Confirmed
No size figure yet, but Rockstar has confirmed a great deal about how GTA 6's open world actually works — from studying animals to a lawyer in a dumpster.
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GTA 6 Heists: Greed vs Speed Changes Every Robbery
Blow the safe and lose part of the score, or hunt for the combination and risk the police arriving mid-job. GTA 6 turns every robbery into a trade-off.
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GTA 6 Phone: Snapmatic, WAINK and Ryde Me Explained
Rockstar rebuilt the GTA phone from scratch. It's a physical item your character pulls from a pocket, and Snapmatic returns with one big catch: you can't post.
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GTA 6 Is Less Anarchic, More Reactive, Rockstar Says
In a rare interview, Rockstar North's head of development describes a Vice City where consequence-free chaos is over and your body changes with how you live.
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GTA 6 Safehouses Work Like Red Dead's Camps Now
Your GTA 6 home isn't just a save point. Other people come and go, your cars have working trunks, and you can cut your own hair before a job.
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GTA 6 Car Stealing Is Completely Reinvented
You can't just walk up and take a supercar any more. GTA 6 gates car theft behind a scanning app, a tier system and tools you unlock across the story.
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GTA 6 Wanted Level: Six Stars and Smarter Police
Six stars are back, but the real change is that GTA 6's police build a description of you. Change your hair, change your outfit, ditch the car — or get caught.
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Rockstar Breaks Silence on GTA 6 Footage Online
In its first public response, Rockstar calls the unauthorised GTA 6 footage heartbreaking, apologises for the long wait, and says the game is nearly finished.
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Take-Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord Over GTA 6
Court filings show Take-Two is seeking device IDs, IP addresses and linked accounts for everyone who posted in three Discord servers since June.
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Fired Rockstar Devs Ask Fans Not to Boycott GTA 6
Ahead of a September tribunal, the dismissed Rockstar workers have a message for anyone planning to protest on their behalf: don't skip the game — back the case.
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GTA 6 Leak Wiped $2.8 Billion Off Take-Two's Value
The only measurable damage from last week's GTA 6 material is financial. Take-Two's share price took a real hit, then clawed back much of it before the week was out.