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Rockstar Games' next project is not going to take as long as Grand Theft Auto VI did, according to the studio's own senior staff. The pledge comes from a new Bloomberg feature by journalist Jason Schreier, who spoke with senior Rockstar leaders about how the game was made. According to the report, the studio's executives say GTA VI has given them a base to create new content at a faster pace than they have managed over the past decade or so. They specifically vowed that the next title will not take eight years. A foundation, not a one-off The reason, they say, is the work done behind the scenes. Phil Hooker, Rockstar North's Director of Technology, told Schreier that the …

The images accompany a new Bloomberg feature by Jason Schreier, who was invited inside Rockstar North to speak with senior staff about the game's development. The piece reportedly gives a rare look at how the studio feels about recent events and what lies ahead. Jason and Lucia get muddy The first screenshot shows Jason and Lucia in the off-road and dirt racing area of Leonida. Both are covered in mud and enjoying a beer. We saw a glimpse of this part of the map in the trailers, and more of it in the recent gameplay leaks. This is the first time Rockstar has officially shown the duo in this setting. A new car on Ocean Drive The second screenshot is a close-up, rear view…

Wynwood Walls announced a partnership with Rockstar Games, and Miami-Dade County residents will get free entry to the museum through 2028. The collaboration lands as GTA 6's November 19 launch approaches, and it ties the game's setting to the street art scene that helped inspire it. Free Admission and 10 New MuralsAccording to the museum, free entry covers the rotating murals and sculptures, exhibitions at the Goldman Global Arts Gallery, hands-on spray-painting, and an upcoming artist-in-residence program. To mark the occasion, 10 new murals are going up across Wynwood and inside the museum, based on original in-game artwork from Grand Theft Auto VI. The artists involved…

PC players who have been bracing for a long wait on Grand Theft Auto VI may get better news than expected. A new report says Rockstar Games is aiming to release the PC version in the first quarter of 2027, only a few months after the game's console debut. What the report says According to GamesBeat, Rockstar is currently targeting a PC launch sometime between January and March 2027. The outlet says the information comes from four separate industry sources familiar with the studio's timeline. The report follows earlier talk from VGC's Andy Robinson, who said there had been "noise" in the industry about Rockstar pulling the PC version's release date forward. A big shift fro…

Rockstar Games' plan to turn Miami into Vice City is hitting resistance less than five weeks before GTA 6 launches on November 19. The campaign's October 15 start date is now unlikely to hold, and a separate county-level proposal could be killed outright next week. October 15 start date likely to slip The Miami Beach portion was supposed to begin on October 15. Reporter Joel Franco says the agreement still hasn't been signed. According to Franco, an official told him that date will "most likely not" be the real start, because the parties are still working out details. The campaign was approved on September 10 by a narrow 4-3 vote of the Miami Beach City Commission. The pl…

Here's the article, with headline options first. GTA 6 has a new billboard, and it's about 200 feet long. A Goodyear blimp wrapped in Vice City branding has left its hangar in Ohio and is heading for Florida. Photos of the airship started appearing this week in the Goodyear Blimp Fan Club Facebook group. The aircraft is Wingfoot Three (N3A), a Goodyear Zeppelin NT, and it now carries GTA VI livery. Group member Rebecca Trussel posted the first shot, showing the words VICE CITY across the side of the envelope. Cecil Richmond and Jim Cassatt followed with pictures of the blimp both inside and outside its hangar. Roger Durfee caught the departure itself. His photos show the …

Pre-order stock of the physical edition of GTA 6 appears to be running low. Several retailers are listing the boxed version as unavailable, with the game's November 12 release about a month away. Amazon and Target Show ShortagesThe most notable case is Amazon in the US. As of Sunday, October 11, both the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions could not be pre-ordered. The listings say the item is currently unavailable, with no indication of when or whether it will return. Target is showing similar signs. Pre-orders at many stores in heavily populated US areas have reportedly sold out. Some locations still list copies as "Ready on Nov 12," but availability varies by store. Los A…

Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album now has two more songs out in the world. Rockstar Games and Atlantic Records have released "Don't Chart" by Cardi B and "Suzuki" by Fuerza Regida, bringing the number of public singles from the 34-track project to eight. A Hoodie Hint, Then the Drop The reveal followed a small tease. On October 8, Cardi B shared a photo on social media showing Lucia's "Baddie" hoodie, a piece of clothing from the game's Extended Look. Fans connected the dots quickly, and the songs went live later that day. Billboard reports that Cardi announced the track to her followers on Instagram with a short "run it up" instruction. "Don't Chart" is a confident, boastfu…

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It's been an ambitious year for Xbox Game Pass in 2025, with so many incredible games joining the service over the past 11 months, and it's about to deliver another amazing slate of titles in 2026 as well. In fact, Microsoft is promising 75+ "day one" games on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate per-year moving forward, which is a massive step up on what we've been getting to date - it apparently represents a 50% increase altogether. With that in mind, they're going to need a lot of developers and publishers to remain on board. Fortunately it sounds like that's the case, as explained by the Xbox GM of Portfolio and Programmes (Chris Charla) in a recent interview. Chris, who's known p…

Rockstar Games has launched its official Grand Theft Auto VI Collection, a new line of apparel and collectibles available now through the Rockstar Store. The drop was announced in a Rockstar Newswire post on Thursday, October 8. It follows the Goodtime State – Vice City Collection reveal on September 24, which drew plenty of debate. Where that box came with a roughly $400 price tag, this collection is built around everyday wearables and small collectibles. Tees Rockstar is offering heavyweight cotton tees in black, blue and pink, with designs featuring either the VI logo or the classic Rockstar Games logo. There are also Goodtime State and Macca the Gator tees, the latte…

Rockstar Games has pulled back the curtain on the sound of Grand Theft Auto VI, and the lineup is stacked with real-world music names. A new music page on the official site confirms six in-game radio stations, each with celebrity hosts and a short sample of what players can expect to hear in Leonida. Radio and podcasts, on foot or on wheelsRockstar describes the lineup as the biggest and most varied collection of in-game radio and podcasts the series has offered, spanning everything from classic rock to talk radio. The bigger gameplay news is that listening is no longer tied to the driver's seat. Rockstar confirmed that Jason and Lucia can use headphones and earbuds linke…

Rockstar Games has released a fresh batch of Grand Theft Auto VI screenshots, giving fans another look at Vice City as the game's release approaches. The images arrived with a new page on Rockstar's website dedicated to the music and radio stations of GTA VI. Three of the screenshots are standard in-game captures, and all of them can be viewed in full 4K resolution. Neon, puddles and crowds The new shots focus on atmosphere. Neon signs reflect in puddles on the pavement, and busy streets are packed with cars and pedestrians. After months of gameplay footage, trailers and leaks, a polished still frame still lets fans study the scale and density of the city without a camer…

A new GTA+ month has started in GTA Online, and October's lineup comes with two free vehicles, fresh chameleon paints, Halloween clothing, steep discounts and boosted payouts on seasonal activities. Month 55 began on October 8th and runs until November 4th. Membership costs $7.99, £6.99 or €7.99 a month. This month's exclusive GTA+ items Free vehicles: Two vehicles are free to members this month. Pegassi Oppressor: Members can pick this up at no cost through The Vinewood Car Club, where it is marked FREE for GTA+ subscribers. It stays exclusive to members for a week, and it normally costs $2,750,000 at Warstock Cache & Carry. The Skulls livery can be applied to it. M…

The weekly reset has landed in GTA Online, and the month-long Halloween celebration is still going. This week brings back familiar scares, adds new Kortz Center Heist targets, and rotates the usual vehicles, bonuses and discounts. Everything below is live from October 8th through October 14th. Halloween Rewards Several Halloween payouts are available, some with deadlines past this week: Twilight Knife T-Shirt: Free from in-game clothing stores. Rockstar's listing gives October 7th as the end date, so check in-game whether it's still claimable. Payphone Hits: Complete five through October 14th for GTA$500,000, paid within 72 hours. Weekly Challenges: Complete every one thr…

A new batch of GTA 6 gameplay details has surfaced from an extended interview between IGN and Rob Nelson, Rockstar Games' Head of Development and Co-Studio Head. IGN was shown a live play session, with Nelson answering questions as he moved through a section of the game. A strange encounter in a dumpster The first notable moment came as Nelson played as Lucia and ran into a man in a dumpster. The scene offers a choice: hand him some pills or walk away. Players who return later can get legal advice from him, and they can also climb into the dumpster with him. The encounter was unscripted, which fits Rockstar's long habit of filling its worlds with odd, optional moments. Sh…

A new leak points to a collaboration between Rockstar Games and Discord, with Wumpus Central, a well-regarded Discord dataminer, finding parts of a GTA VI campaign in the latest build of the app. Wumpus Central says the references turned up in Discord's Canary build. The promotion is reportedly codenamed "Hexagon" and designed as a limited-time event. According to the leak, it would bring several GTA VI-themed cosmetic features to the app: A GTA VI app icon A GTA VI-themed app theme A custom display name font in the style of the game A possible Discord Quest with an as-yet-unknown reward Dates found in the code suggest the campaign would start on November 17, 2026 at 18:0…

A report that Xbox had locked up exclusive streaming rights to Grand Theft Auto VI lit up the community on Tuesday. Within hours, the claim was being scaled back by the reporter who broke it and by Xbox's own strategy chief. What was reported The Verge reported on Tuesday that Xbox had landed exclusive game streaming rights for GTA 6, with Xbox Cloud Gaming as the only way to stream the game when it launches on November 19. The report said Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees at an internal all-hands meeting that Microsoft was doing something around GTA 6 that "no other platform holder is doing." The implications looked big. The arrangement would have let players reach GTA…

A new Grand Theft Auto VI screenshot and a batch of developer interviews have arrived with the release of issue 27 of LOVE magazine. The French fashion title landed on Monday with an exclusive GTA VI feature and cover. Inside, Rockstar staff discuss how they approached the story, the characters and the world of Leonida. The magazine's preview earlier this month already produced a few quotes and images. The full issue adds more. Writing Lucia Rockstar writer Alexa D'Agostino explained that she built Lucia from the women she knows, including her own mother, an immigrant who grew up in Newark, New Jersey, not far from Lucia's hometown of Liberty City. D'Agostino said the cha…

Fans hoping to hear from the man behind Grand Theft Auto will have to keep waiting. Rockstar Games co-founder and president Sam Houser has pulled out of a long-planned GQ interview, according to the journalist who was set to conduct it. Houser is one of the most private figures in the games industry. Only a handful of interviews with him have ever been published, and he has largely let Rockstar's games speak for him. With Grand Theft Auto VI arriving on November 19, GQ's profile would have been a landmark moment for fans, a chance to hear from the executive who has led the studio for more than two decades. Four years in the making The news came from writer Sam White, who …

Grand Theft Auto VI has started turning up in age rating databases, and the descriptions attached to those classifications go further than anything Rockstar has shown publicly. The game carries an 18+ rating, or the local equivalent, in every region, which will surprise no one. What stands out is the specific reasoning behind it. PEGI, the rating body covering Europe and the UK, listed GTA VI with content descriptors for violence, sex, drugs and in-game purchases. The accompanying write-up outlined several mechanics and content details that hadn't previously been confirmed. What PEGI's listing described Drug use: Players can carry cocaine and snort it directly from their …

Rockstar Games has handed fans another small batch of GTA 6 material, this time through a fashion and culture magazine. LOVE magazine published an exclusive feature on Grand Theft Auto VI on Friday, complete with two previously unseen screenshots and a cover starring Lucia and Jason. What's in the issue Issue 27 of LOVE pairs the new imagery with interviews from a range of writers discussing the game, including Rob Nelson, Co-Studio Head and Head of Development at Rockstar North. The cover art and screenshots are available to view in the gallery above. It's the latest in a run of magazine-driven GTA 6 reveals. Following the Game Informer cover story and the Dazed autumn …

The Miami Heat have partnered with Rockstar Games on a limited merchandise line themed around Grand Theft Auto VI. The "Vice City Collection" went live on the team's online store today, October 2, and shoppers moved fast. Within minutes of the shadow drop, several items had already sold out in certain sizes. The launch follows the franchise's recent announcement that it will rebrand as Vice City for one night only on the eve of GTA VI's release. The Heat will take on the Bucks at the Kaseya Center on November 18 for "A Night in Vice City," and this merchandise looks set to be a centerpiece of that celebration. What's on offer The collection spans tees, caps and hoodies, w…

Rockstar Games' marketing push for Grand Theft Auto VI is spilling out of the gaming world and into professional basketball. The Miami Heat have announced a one-night collaboration with Rockstar in which the NBA franchise will temporarily rebrand as Vice City, trading its usual look for the neon pink aesthetic the series is known for. The event, billed as "A Night in Vice City," takes place on November 18, the night before GTA VI hits shelves. The team will host the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center in Miami, with tip-off set for 7pm ET. The game will also be broadcast live on ESPN, which should put the crossover in front of a national audience well beyond the arena. The …

A large-scale Grand Theft Auto VI mural appears to be under construction in New York City, continuing a Rockstar Games marketing tradition that fans have been waiting to see revived for the next entry in the series. The first sighting came from a Reddit user, who shared a photo of the wall in its early stages. The image shows the outline of the artwork: the stacked Grand Theft Auto logo sits at the center, flanked by protagonists Jason and Lucia, both armed, with palm trees framing the scene. No color has been applied yet, so what's visible is a sketched layout rather than a finished piece. Based on the progress so far, the full mural is expected to be completed within th…