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Daily digest of Rockstar official info and community findings

· GTA6 Companion Editorial

17 Days Out: GTA 6 Ads Take Over Landmark Buildings Worldwide, and Walmart Pre-Orders May Include a Mystery Bag

Take-Two and Rockstar's international push is visible: GTA 6 artwork and logos have gone up on landmark buildings, giant LED screens and stadiums across multiple countries. Separately, Walmart online pre-orders picked up in store may include a "surprise and delight bag" from November 12 — though neither Walmart nor Rockstar has confirmed it.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Pre-Order Numbers: ~6.45M Copies and $630M Estimated, 29% of US Gamers Say They'll Buy — Still No Official Word

Sensor Tower estimates 6.45 million digital pre-orders worth about $630 million as of October 20, with PlayStation at 74%. Circana's tracker puts purchase intent at 29% of US console and PC players, the highest it has ever recorded. Neither figure is official; Rockstar and Take-Two have confirmed nothing.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Edge Visits Rockstar North: 12 New Screenshots, a 90-Minute Unscripted Demo, and Police Who Remember Your Outfit

Edge issue 430 (on sale 29 October) devotes 16 pages to GTA 6: Rob Nelson played unscripted for 90 minutes; police log your clothes, weapon, vehicle and camera exposure; a Criminal Profile runs from Professional to Irredeemable; Jason and Lucia's bond is a four-point scale. Twelve new screenshots landed with it, including the first proper look at the underwater hammerhead.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Rockstar's Art Director on Whether GTA 6 Was Cut Down: "We've Built a Pyramid on Everest"

Long-time art director and GTA 6 lead Aaron Garbut tells Edge the studio could not compromise on scale, detail, interactivity, story or open world after more than a decade of waiting, describing the result as "a pyramid on Everest". He also cites roughly 600,000 unique animations and a writing team dedicated solely to background NPCs.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Final Countdown Calendar: Every Date Left Before the November 19 Unlock

There are 22 days left until GTA 6. This page collects every confirmed date still ahead: Sony's results on Nov 5, Take-Two's on Nov 9, preload on Nov 12, the Miami Heat's 'A Night in Vice City' plus the rumoured review embargo on Nov 18, the midnight unlock on Nov 19, and the pre-order bonus deadline on Nov 20.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

South Park Aired Official GTA 6 Gameplay: You Can Swing a Bag of Dog Poo at People

South Park season 29 episode 4, "Guinea Pig on a Stick", aired on 28 October with roughly 17–20 seconds of GTA 6 gameplay in it, credited in the end titles to Rockstar Games. The clip shows Jason picking up a bag of dog waste on a Vice City beach and using it as a weapon — while revealing crowd density and environmental interaction.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Download Size Reported at ~210GB on PS5, With Preload Opening November 12

PS Store backend tracker PlayStation Game Size reports GTA 6 at 210GB on PS5, with preload from November 12 and a midnight unlock on November 19 at $79.99 for Standard. The Xbox store lists no firm figure, and neither Rockstar nor Sony has published an official size.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Rockstar Details GTA 6 Mission Routes: More Than One Way Out of the Tower, and You Can Ignore the Prompt

Rockstar has detailed how its missions work: some story missions offer multiple completion routes. Development lead Rob Nelson cites the tower escape as having several ways out; the Raul sequence hands driving back to the player after a fixed opening, suggests a best route but still lets you escape your own way, and anything touching wanted levels or the robbery system ties back into open-world rules.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Review Codes Are Reportedly Out With a November 18 Embargo — Players Get One Day to Read Scores

Leaker NateTheHate says Rockstar has begun distributing GTA 6 review code with an embargo of November 18, one day before launch. Insider Gaming says it independently verified the date. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has confirmed it, and no outlet has publicly said it holds a copy.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6's Ratings Are In Worldwide: 19+ in Korea, CERO Z in Japan — and One Common Misread

Korea's GCRB issued its adults-only (19+) ruling on October 16, Japan's CERO followed with Z (18+), and with ESRB M, PEGI 18, USK 18 and Australia's R18+ already in place, GTA 6 now sits in the top standard adult tier everywhere. One clarification: North America is M (17+), not ESRB Adults Only — those are different classifications entirely.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Hits TV and Its Fast-Food Stands Open in an Arena: Miami Is Becoming Vice City

Two TV cuts of the launch trailer aired with small changes, including more of Raul dancing; physical Burger Shot and Cluckin' Bell stands are serving inside Miami's Kaseya Center; and Gameranx reports the Vice Beach deal involves $300,000 to the city and $4 million to concessionaire Boucher Brothers, cancelable if permits aren't approved by November 1.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

The Weapon Wheel Is Back: Rockstar Spent Months, Maybe Years, Trying to Replace It

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier says Rockstar wanted a Red Dead Redemption 2-style loadout limit for GTA 6, tried weapon trays, web menus and even no selection screen at all, then returned to the weapon wheel after months or years. He also notes planning began in 2015 and that GTA 6's roads are far narrower than GTA 5's.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Marketing Takes the Streets: A Hollywood Mural, a Brooklyn Wall, Chicago Buses and Times Square

From mid-October, GTA 6 outdoor advertising appeared at once on Hollywood Boulevard, in Brooklyn, across Chicago and in Times Square: giant Jason and Lucia murals, a hand-painted Colossal Media wall, wrapped double-decker buses and Spotify soundtrack billboards. Separately, an Xbox promo image drew suspicion because its GTA 6 tile showed no 'pre-order' label.

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· Leonida Explorer / GamesRadar / Liberty City 综合

GTA 6 launch trailer tops 12M views in 20 hours as fans say "I never thought I'd live this moment"; Sony reveals limited DualSense

Rockstar's GTA 6 launch trailer, released October 15, blew past 11.19M views in ~20 hours and read ~12.65M views / 1.11M likes on October 16, with roughly 98% positive reactions. Fans rallied around 'it finally feels real' and the long wait. Sony also revealed two limited-edition GTA VI DualSense controllers (black/white), launching November 19 at $84.99 in the US.

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· Rockstar Newswire / 综合

Rockstar drops the GTA 6 launch trailer with no warning — Jason & Lucia, a Justice score, and a locked November 19 date

Rockstar published the Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer on October 15 at 6:00 a.m. Pacific with zero advance notice — the first new trailer since Trailer 2 in May 2025 and the final marketing beat before launch. The 90-second cut is all in-game PS5 footage, centers on Jason and Lucia, and is scored by Justice's new single 'Flower in a Hurricane.'

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· NateTheHate / Insider Gaming 综合

Review copies reportedly go out by end of October; the review embargo lifts before November 19

Per reliable industry insider NateTheHate, review copies will go out by the end of October and the review embargo lifts before the November 19 launch. Context: leaker Cyberleek keeps drip-feeding content, the disc-free release lowers leak risk, and Take-Two's Zelnick stresses pro reviews still matter (Rockstar titles average ~95 on Metacritic).

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· Bloomberg(Jason Schreier)综合

Bloomberg's GTA 6 development feature - Rockstar opened an LA studio for NPCs, confirms "Project Americas" origin

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier got rare studio access for a sweeping GTA 6 development feature. Key reveals: ① Rockstar opened a dedicated Los Angeles studio just to write and direct NPCs to hit its population goals; ② Rockstar officially confirmed GTA 6 began life as the multi-protagonist, North-and-South-America 'Project Americas,' whose sprawling scope caused multi-year delays; ③ remote work during the pandemic slowed performance capture and overall progress.

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· RockstarINTEL 综合

New Bloomberg screenshots - mud-caked Jason and Lucia drink beer in Leonida's backcountry; Ocean Drive car hints at a "GranForma"

Two Rockstar-sanctioned stills accompanied the Bloomberg feature: one shows a mud-caked Jason and Lucia holding beers in Leonida's off-road countryside; the other is a convertible on Ocean Drive at sunset under a low police helicopter, with rear lettering a media outlet reads as 'GranForma' — the outlet's own reading, not an official vehicle name.

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· 综合报道

GTA 6 hits the real world - a Goodyear blimp wrapped in Vice City livery flies to Florida

A Goodyear Zeppelin NT has been wrapped in GTA VI's 'Vice City' livery and is heading from Akron, Ohio to Pompano Beach, Florida — the first time the franchise's fictional airship has appeared as real-world branding, echoing the classic blimp over Vice City in-game.

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· RockstarINTEL 综合

GTA 6 boxed pre-orders run dry at US retailers - Amazon pauses, Target empties in LA and NYC

Per RockstarINTEL, as of October 11 neither the PS5 nor the Xbox Series X|S code-in-a-box copy could be pre-ordered on Amazon US, and many Target stores in dense US areas — including Los Angeles and New York — had sold out. Rockstar has not commented; its store page has read 'while supplies last' since June.

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· VGC / Andy Robinson

GameStop hikes used PS5 Pro price to $1400 as GTA 6 demand looms

Ahead of GTA 6's launch, GameStop has raised the price of a pre-owned PS5 Pro by 55% to around $1,400, reflecting console scarcity and the pre-launch buying frenzy.

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· GameSpot / Cheri Faulkner

GTA 6 PC Release Date Estimate, Rumors, And News

GTA 6 is set for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026, but PC players wait longer. GameSpot estimates a Q1 2028 PC release based on Rockstar's track record — stressing it's not a leak.

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· IGN / Rachel Weber

GTA 6: The Big Interview

IGN published the full in-depth interview with Rockstar North's Rob Nelson, who played through 30 minutes of the game ahead of the Netflix reveal.

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· GameSpot / IGN / Eurogamer(综合)

GTA 6 Will Not Stream To PC Through Xbox, Despite Earlier Report

After a Verge report claimed Microsoft secured exclusive cloud-streaming rights to GTA 6, Xbox CSO Matthew Ball denied it: "The excitement for GTA 6 and Xbox is great to see, but it has also led to some misreporting." GTA 6 launches on Xbox November 19 but won't stream exclusively or to PC.

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· GameSpot / Eddie Makuch

GTA 6 Won't Make You "All-Powerful" Like GTA 5 Did

Rockstar's Rob Nelson says GTA 6 won't make players "all-powerful" like GTA 5 — NPCs will have impulses of their own and may come after you, making the world more unpredictable.

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· Eurogamer / Kaan Serin

GTA 6 devs tried "not to jump on the bandwagon" of passing trends and instead created their "own slanted, overblown versions"

With dev cycles stretching half a decade or more, timely satire risks feeling dated by launch. GTA 6's devs chose not to chase passing trends, instead building their own slanted, overblown versions.

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· Eurogamer / Robert Purchese

"It has to be more over the top, more insane, more in your face" - Rockstar explains why GTA 6 doesn't satirise real-world events

In a new interview, Rockstar discussed its revered approach to crafting the satire the Grand Theft Auto series is famous for - particularly whether GTA 6 should lampoon real-world politics. The stance: it has to be more over the top, more insane, more in your face.

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· LOVE Magazine / PlanetGTA6

LOVE Magazine Reveals Its GTA 6 Cover (Issue 27); M and PEGI 18 Ratings Confirmed

On October 2, fashion title LOVE revealed its GTA 6 cover (Issue 27) with four official new images centred on Jason and Lucia; the issue sold out within minutes. Around the same time, GTA 6's ESRB 'M' and PEGI 18 age ratings were confirmed. The full Issue 27 hits newsstands on October 5. Another move pushing GTA 6 beyond the gaming bubble.

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· Game Informer

Game Informer Details GTA 6's World: Dynamic Weather, ~170 Wildlife Species, a Larger Map

Alongside the issue 382 cover story, Game Informer detailed several world-level systems in GTA 6: a dynamic weather system, roughly 170 wildlife species, a map larger in scale than previous entries, and revised police/wanted mechanics. These come from a Rockstar-sanctioned press preview (official framing), though some magnitudes — like the exact species count — are best confirmed in-game at launch.

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· Game Informer

Game Informer Issue 382 Goes Digital: GTA 6 Cover Story With 12 New Official Screenshots

On September 29, Game Informer issue 382's digital edition went live with GTA 6 as the cover story: a roughly 14-page feature and a batch of 12 brand-new official screenshots. It is the first proper preview from a major outlet before launch, and the biggest 'main course' beat in Rockstar's controlled marketing cadence.

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· Rockstar Newswire

Rockstar Unveils The Goodtime State Vice City Collection: A $399.99 Merch Box That Does Not Include the Game

On September 24, Rockstar's Newswire unveiled The Goodtime State Vice City Collection — a $399.99 merch box with apparel, pins, posters and digital extras, explicitly without the game itself. It is the highest-priced piece of launch merchandise yet, aimed at collectors.

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· GTA BOOM / Rockstar Community Resources

Rockstar Updates Official Mod Guidelines Ahead of GTA 6: Single-Player Tolerated, Everything Else Goes Through Its Creator Platform

Rockstar has published a new version of its Mod Guidelines page dated September 10, covering its whole catalogue including GTA 6. PC single-player mods survive under strict conditions; story expansions, cross-title mashups, unofficial ports and any monetisation outside Rockstar's licensed Creator Platform are off-limits. Multiplayer modding is limited to the official Creator Platform (FiveM / RedM).

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· Rockstar Newswire

Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album Arrives November 19 With 34 Original Tracks

Rockstar Games and Atlantic Records have announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album — 34 original tracks recorded for the game, arriving November 19 alongside GTA VI itself. Six singles are streaming now, and physical CD, standard vinyl and a liquid-filled limited vinyl are up for pre-order.

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· Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Shareholder Meeting: No Recurrent Spending Expected at GTA 6 Launch, PC Still Unannounced

At Take-Two's annual shareholder meeting on September 17, CEO Strauss Zelnick said there is "no recurrent consumer spending anticipated with regard to this launch", while the PC platform is "becoming more and more important" — but stopped short of confirming a PC version or a date.

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· Eurogamer

"I don't think it's worth any amount of money" - Controversial real-life GTA 6 advertising campaign passed by City of Miami, but brand can only appear "discreetly"

The City of Miami Beach has approved negotiations with Rockstar Games for an upcoming marketing campaign. This would bring advertisements for Grand Theft Auto 6 to the seaside city in exchange for millions of dollars. Read more

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· Eurogamer

'It would have been insanity to take no action' - Fiery opening statements reveal Rockstar's culture of secrecy as tribunal over sacked GTA 6 employees begins

Rockstar Games and the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have traded blows in fiery opening statements during the final employment tribunal hearing, relating to the sudden firing of 31 Rockstar North employees nearly a year ago. Read more

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· Jade King

After Decades Of Making Us Play As Men, GTA 6’s Lucia Has A Lot To Prove

Grand Theft Auto has always had a complicated relationship with women. With the arrival of player character Lucia Caminos in Grand Theft Auto 6, Rockstar has an opportunity to completely redefine the franchise's problematic dynamic with women — but sticking the landing is easier said than done.

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· Sherif Saed

Grand Theft Auto 6 worldwide unlock times revealed, and Xbox owners can seemingly still use the old New Zealand trick to play early

Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives 19th November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Depending on where you may be in the world, however, when you actually get to play varies.

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· GTA6 Companion 编辑部

GTA 6 Gets New Limited-Edition PS5 Controllers After Major PlayStation Reveal

Sony used its September State of Play to unveil two GTA 6-themed DualSense Wireless Controllers — a white Limited Edition and a darker Vice City-inspired variant — priced at $84.99, with pre-orders opening September 10 and release on November 19 alongside the game.

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· Robert Purchese

"Rockstar has tried to get away with Grand Theft Employment Rights" - Final hearing in Rockstar vs. GTA 6 fired employees begins this week

Two weeks after Grand Theft Auto 6's Netflix reveal, and only a couple of months before the game's release, Rockstar Games has an employment tribunal to fight. This week, the final hearing in Rockstar vs. the 31 fired Rockstar North employees begins.

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· Push Square

The Legend of Zelda Is the Only Big Name Willing to Go Up Against GTA 6 in November

We've spent the best part of 2026 banging on about how no major publishers are willing to release their games anywhere near GTA 6 — but Nintendo's not cut from the same cloth. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 arrives worldwide on the 5th November, just two weeks before Rockstar's juggernaut lands.

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· Push Square

GTA 6 Extended Look Was Comfortably Netflix's Most-Watched Title of Last Week

"My AC!". Rockstar Games made the unusual move to debut an extended look at GTA 6 on Netflix last week. While the video made its way onto YouTube and other sources eventually, the subscription service had dibs for six hours, and it seems that's paid off quite nicely. Netflix's weekly top 10 charts show that the GTA 6 video was its most-watched title globally by some distance; it accrued 31.1 million views between 27th and 30th August.

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· Sherif Saed

The Grand Theft Auto run button has changed after 25 years - GTA 6 no longer requires you to tap a face button to peg it

For nearly 25 years, Grand Theft Auto games have uniquely mapped your sprint movement to a face button on a controller. Although some Rockstar games offered alternate control schemes, the default has always required players to tap X or A (depending on your platform) to run. But GTA 6 is bucking the trend.

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· Virginia Glaze

YouTuber Claims Rockstar Confirmed Fans Measured Oxygen Levels Around Its Campus in Anticipation for a New Trailer

Italian YouTuber Mike ShowSha got to visit Rockstar ahead of the company’s big GTA 6 Netflix showcase, where developers told him that overeager fans were literally measuring the oxygen levels around their campus in anticipation for a new trailer.

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· Sherif Saed

As the legal hunt for the GTA 6 leaker continues, Take-Two reportedly tries another more secretive Discord subpoena, this time specifying individuals

Rockstar parent company Take-Two has escalated its hunt for the people behind the numerous Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks from two weeks ago. The publisher has filed a request for another subpoena, though this time it's asking the court to withhold the details from the public and keep it sealed.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Preload Guide: November 12 Start, Expected File Size, Storage Prep & Code-in-Box Explained

GTA 6 digital preload opens November 12, with physical code redemption on the same day. A October 27 PS Store backend reading put the PS5 install at ~210GB (still unannounced by Rockstar) — this guide updates its storage checklist accordingly, and explains code-in-box plus the $20 Ultimate upgrade.

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· Kaan Serin

Rockstar Games unveils its official GTA Online RP server, mere months before GTA 6

Rockstar Games hasn't said much of anything about GTA 6's potential multiplayer offerings, but the developer is making strides for GTA Online's roleplaying community. A watch-only nopixel 5 closed beta is coming next week.

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· Push Square

30 New GTA 6 PS5 Screenshots to Blow You Away After Extended Look

This looks ridiculous. Rockstar has added more GTA 6 screenshots to its official website in the aftermath of last week’s mind-blowing Extended Look. Some of these images were shared exclusively among influencers first, so it’s possible you may have seen these floating around on social media.

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· Michael Cripe

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Dev Says GTA 6 Was 'Never Part of Our Thinking' When Choosing a Release Date

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will take on GTA 6 when both games launch this November, but the team behind the arena fighter said Rockstar's latest was "never part of our thinking" when choosing a release date.

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· Cameron Koch

Godzilla Remaster Devs Explain Why They Aren’t Worried About Releasing Near GTA 6

Most upcoming games have looked to steer clear of the behemoth that is Grand Theft Auto 6 and avoid the month of November entirely. The upcoming remaster of 2002's Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee is a notable exception, and as it turns out, the developers didn't think about GTA 6 at all when choosing its release date.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Ultimate Guide: Release Date, Map, Characters, Gameplay, Price, and Everything We Know (Live)

The definitive GTA 6 info hub: Nov 19 launch, $79.99/$99.99, Leonida & Vice City, dual protagonists, the Criminal Record system, six-star wanted levels, and dozens of activities. Continuously updated — the baseline page for pre-release facts.

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· Darryn Bonthuys

GTA 6 Fans Are Bracing For One Massive Download

We're only a few months away from the November launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, and following the recent preview of the game on Netflix, fans have even more questions about Rockstar's highly anticipated game--namely, just how big is the download going to be? We already know that you can preload the game a week before launch, but is that because you'll need multiple days to download all the files? GTA 6 fans are currently speculating just how big the install is going to be, with the majority of people taking part in a ResetEra poll guessing that it'll clock in between 100GB to 250GB.

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· Michael Cripe

GTA 6 Gets Even More New Screenshots as Rockstar Locks in for November Launch

It seems the drought of Grand Theft Auto 6 news has finally come to an end, as Rockstar has published even more screenshots for fans to comb through.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 PC Release Date: Everything We Know, Rockstar's Delay Pattern, and Rumor Check (2026)

The question every PC player is asking: will GTA 6 come to PC, and when? This guide covers the official stance, Rockstar's historical console-to-PC delay pattern, and checks October's two competing claims — GamesBeat's four sources pointing at January-March 2027, and GameSpot's history-based Q1 2028 estimate. Bottom line: no date has been announced and neither claim is official.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 Pre-Order Guide: Standard vs Ultimate, Pricing, Preload Date, and Every Bonus

The complete GTA 6 pre-order guide: Standard at $79.99 vs Ultimate at $99.99, digital preload from November 12, the Vice City Nostalgia Pack bonus, and an extra month of GTA+ for digital pre-orders. Includes channel comparison and money-saving tips.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA 6 'Trailer 3' Is Here: The October 15 Launch Trailer, What's in It, and What Comes Next

The 'Trailer 3' the community waited for arrived on October 15 as the launch trailer: a 90-second all-PS5 cut scored by Justice's 'Flower in a Hurricane' and built around Jason and Lucia. Here's why Rockstar never calls it Trailer 3, plus the marketing beats still left before launch.

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· Cade Onder

GTA 6's Relationship Mechanic Is 'Cheating' on Your Real-Life Partner and Break Up Worthy, According to Angry Spouses

A bunch of angry spouses on social media believe that Grand Theft Auto 6's in-depth relationship mechanic is equivalent to cheating on your real life partner and worth breaking up over.

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· Chris Scullion

Take-Two says its investigation into the GTA 6 leaker is ‘rapidly evolving’ as it requests another Discord subpoena

Take-Two says its investigation into the GTA 6 leaker is "rapidly evolving" as it requests another Discord subpoena. It's also asked for the details to be kept secret so it doesn't "tip off the alleged infringers".

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· Darryn Bonthuys

The Biggest New Game Releases Of September 2026

Here it comes! We're no strangers to September being the kick-off month for a busy period on the gaming calendar, but this year, it looks like everyone is attempting to avoid being caught in GTA 6's blast radius. That means that you're going to be spoiled for choice this month, as the next couple of weeks are overloaded with big AAA releases, new games hitting early access on PC, and smaller experiences sandwiched between all the latest releases.

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· Push Square

$900 PS5 Pro Now Sold Out in US Amid GTA 6 Fever

No disc drive, no buy? Sony’s supercharged PS5 Pro hardware model is selling out in the US as GTA 6 fever takes hold — despite an ongoing blackout protest taking place against PlayStation hardware. Fans have mobilised to keep their consoles unplugged indefinitely, but such is the demand for the PS5’s most powerful model that third-party sellers are charging as much as $1,300 for the device on Amazon.

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· Michael Cripe

GTA 5's Michael Actor Defends GTA 6 After Doubters Say Rockstar's Games Look Too Similar

Ned Luke, the actor behind Grand Theft Auto 5's Michael De Santa, said people who think Grand Theft Auto 6 looks too much like GTA 5 are "out of their minds."

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Ships Without Microtransactions and Used No Generative AI

Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson told Kinda Funny Games that GTA 6's single-player campaign has "no monetisations in this game" and that generative AI played no part in development. The comments cover only the single-player game launching November 19 — Rockstar declined to comment on how the next GTA Online will be monetised.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Site upgrade: Vice City neon design system live

Site-wide neon night theme (pink / cyan / violet), navigation & SEO metadata fixes, and 81 days on the countdown.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Extended Look Breakdown (1): Seamless Dual-Protagonist Switching and the New Criminal Record System

Rockstar's 26-minute gameplay showcase premiered on Netflix reveals seamless switching between Jason and Lucia, a Criminal Record system that evolves with player behavior, and overhauled combat AI. The stream peaked at 3.97 million concurrent viewers and briefly crashed Twitch.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Extended Look Breakdown (3): Heists, Stealth, and Dozens of Activities, Fully Broken Down

The showcase fully details the new heist flow (masks, 3D building blueprints, silent lockpicking), vehicle systems (fuel, battery, trunk, trackers), and a huge slate of leisure activities — basketball, gym workouts, jet skis, skydiving, fishing, club management, and even a comedic VR headset sequence.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

Extended Look Breakdown (2): Leonida — A Neon City That Breathes

The 26-minute showcase puts Leonida — Rockstar's Florida-inspired state — on full display: NPC ecosystems that shift by neighborhood and hour, traffic that reacts to chaos, and weather that leaves marks on surfaces. IGN calls it the best visuals on PS5.

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· Eddie Makuch

GTA 6 Preloading: Start Date And What To Know About Digital And Physical Copies

After years of development and multiple delays, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 is finally launching on November 19, and you can now actually preorder the game. The $80 game arrives on November 19, but you can preload it a week earlier, which is nice for the countless people eager to jump in on day one.

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· Push Square

Prepare for GTA 6 by Robbing an Art Gallery in GTA Online on PS5 Next Week

Fake it until you take it. GTA Online's next major update sounds like a doozy for art lovers, and it's dropping as early as next week, 14th July, on PS5 and PS4 – with free upgrades available now on next-gen consoles. The Kortz Center Heist will be playable in both single player

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· Cade Onder

GTA Online's Next Big Update, the Kortz Center Heist, Releases Next Week, and Fans Have Already Spotted a Few Rockstar-Related Easter Eggs

GTA Online's next big update, The Kortz Center Heist, will officially release next week, and fans have already spotted a few Rockstar-related Easter eggs.

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· Jacqueline Thomas

GTA 6 Would Probably Run on the Steam Machine

Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't coming out on PC right away, but when it inevitably does, it should run on the Steam Machine, albeit at lower settings.

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· Cheri Faulkner

GTA Online Beginner’s Guide

With the GTA 6 release date creeping up ever faster, you might want to scratch the GTA-shaped itch that we're all getting. GTA Online has been around for years, but there's never been a better time to jump into the sprawling sandbox. If you've never stepped foot in Rockstar's sha

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· Cheri Faulkner

GTA Online Doesn’t Tell You These Things, But It Should

If you've been playing GTA Online for a little while now, you might be familiar with the basics but there's so much more hidden under the surface. The game has come a long way since its 2013 launch, adding new businesses, heists, vehicles, and other improvements that make Los San

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· Push Square

GTA 6 Is the PS5's Number One Game in Every Country on the Planet

I think this might do well. As if there was ever any doubt about the splash GTA 6 is about to make, the upcoming PS5 game has topped the PS Store charts in practically every country on the planet. From the United States to Japan and everywhere in between, you’ll see Rockstar’s up

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· Push Square

GTA 6 Not Expected to Run at 60fps on Any PS5 Console

It's looking unlikely. It’s the biggest ‘will they, won’t they’ in games right now: will GTA 6 run at 60fps? Tech experts Digital Foundry, speaking broadly about the game’s latest info drop, aren’t expecting it on base PS5 or PS5 Pro. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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· Vikki Blake

Claims GTA 6 is selling 8 times as many copies on PS5 as Xbox "doesn't represent pre-order data", insists Microsoft

Microsoft has refuted claims that its rival system, the PlayStation 5, is outselling the Xbox edition of Grand Theft Auto 6, claiming that the figure "doesn't represent pre-order data" and insisting "we've had record orders". Read more

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· Andy Robinson

GTA 6 disc hopes dashed as report disputes post-launch physical release

A new report denies Rockstar is planning a proper physical version of GTA 6 in months after launch

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· Push Square

GTA 6 PS5 Disc Hopes Seemingly Dashed by Rockstar Source

Flying disc. GTA 6 will launch without a Blu-ray disc, causing frustration among physical fans. Rockstar hasn't cited a reason for its decision to ship the most anticipated game of the generation as a code in a box, but the likelihood is to avoid leaks, which surely would have happened if retailers broke street dates.

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· Push Square

GTA 6 Screenshots Unlikely to Be Running Real-Time on PS5, Tech Experts Warn

Reality check. If you’ve been in the gaming enthusiast arena for a long time, you’ll be familiar with the phrase ‘bullshots’. We don’t hear it very often anymore – I did a quick search through the Push Square archives, and I haven’t used it in a headline since 2016 – but for thos

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· Push Square

Major Retailer Warns of PS5 Console Shortages in Light of GTA 6

More demand than supply. This holiday season will be very interesting to follow; not only are PS5 consoles more expensive than ever, but the biggest game of the generation, GTA 6, is on the way this November. These two facts are somewhat intertwined, as there will be many people

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA6 Release Date Set for November 19, Pre-order Opens June 25

Rockstar and Take-Two officially announce GTA6 launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 / Xbox Series X|S, with global pre-order opening June 25.

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· GTA6 Companion Editorial

GTA6 Global Pre-orders Live Now: Standard $79.99 / Ultimate $99.99

GTA6 global pre-orders open at midnight local time on June 24; Standard Edition $79.99, Ultimate Edition $99.99; launching first on PS5 / Xbox Series X|S with PC expected in 2027; releases November 19, with the "Vice City Nostalgia Pack" free for pre-orders before November 20.

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