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Rockstar fires more than 30 UK and Canada staff; studio and union dispute the reason
Rockstar fired over 30 staff. Take-Two cited gross misconduct, Rockstar says they shared confidential information, and the IWGB alleges union busting.
GTA VI news
Every announcement, report and rumor since Rockstar confirmed the game in February 2022. Each post is labelled: confirmed means Rockstar or Take-Two said it; reported means a major outlet reported it; rumor means nobody official has confirmed it; debunked means it turned out to be false.
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Take-Two keeps GTA VI on May 26, 2026 and leaves the price to Rockstar
Take-Two's August 2025 results kept GTA VI on May 26, 2026. Strauss Zelnick said Rockstar would announce the price and his confidence was very high.
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Take-Two lists GTA VI for May 26, 2026 in its first results after the delay
Take-Two's May 2025 results put GTA VI on May 26, 2026, and Strauss Zelnick called the extra development time a worthy investment.
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Rockstar says GTA VI Trailer 2 drew 475 million views in a day
Rockstar said Trailer 2 passed 475 million views across platforms in its first 24 hours and called it the biggest video launch of all time.
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Rockstar releases GTA VI Trailer 2 and expands the official site
Rockstar dropped GTA VI Trailer 2 unannounced and added Jason and Lucia's backstories, six new characters, the regions of Leonida and 70-plus screenshots.
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Rockstar delays GTA VI to May 26, 2026
Rockstar pushed GTA VI from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, apologizing and saying it needed more time to finish the game. The date later moved again.
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Take-Two keeps GTA VI on course for fall 2025 in Q3 results
Take-Two's February 2025 earnings release still listed GTA VI for fall 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no exact day. That plan later changed.
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Take-Two CEO neither confirms nor rules out GTA VI on PC
Asked about GTA VI on PC, Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick said nothing was final and Rockstar would say more in due time. He confirmed no PC version.
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Take-Two narrows GTA VI release window to fall 2025
Take-Two's fiscal 2024 results narrowed GTA VI from calendar 2025 to fall 2025, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The window later slipped twice.
ConfirmedUpdated May 2, 2025
Report: GTA VI development behind schedule, 2026 slip possible
Kotaku reported in March 2024 that GTA VI was falling behind and could slip into 2026. In May 2025, Rockstar moved the game to 2026.
ConfirmedUpdated February 8, 2024
GTA VI's first trailer sets three Guinness World Records
Guinness counted 90.4 million YouTube views in 24 hours for GTA VI's first trailer, a record for a game trailer and for any non-music video.
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Rockstar reveals Grand Theft Auto VI a day early with Trailer 1
After a leak, Rockstar released GTA VI's first trailer a day early, confirming Leonida, Vice City, a 2025 release and PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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Rockstar schedules Trailer 1 of the next GTA for December 5 at 9am ET
Rockstar said the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto would premiere on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 9am ET (6am PT, 2pm GMT).
ConfirmedUpdated November 8, 2023
Rockstar confirms the first trailer for the next GTA is coming in early December
Bloomberg reported Rockstar would reveal its next GTA within days. Hours later, Sam Houser said the first trailer would arrive in early December 2023.
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Take-Two forecasts over $8 billion in fiscal 2025 bookings, without naming GTA VI
Take-Two said several groundbreaking titles would lift fiscal 2025 net bookings past $8 billion. Outlets saw a GTA VI hint; that timing did not hold.
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Take-Two CEO says the September leak won't affect the next GTA's development
On a November 2022 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick said Take-Two saw no sign material assets were taken and that the leak would not affect development.
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Rockstar confirms network breach, says work on the next GTA continues as planned
Rockstar said an outside party downloaded confidential data, including early footage of the next GTA, and that development would go on as planned.
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Take-Two CEO says Rockstar aims to set new creative benchmarks with the next GTA
On Take-Two's August 2022 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick said work on the next Grand Theft Auto was well underway, but gave no name, date or other details.
ConfirmedUpdated December 4, 2023
Bloomberg reports the next GTA stars a criminal duo with the series' first female lead, in a fictional Miami
Bloomberg reported in July 2022 that the next GTA had two leads, one a woman, in a fictional Miami. Trailer 1 later confirmed the core of it.
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Rockstar shifts resources to the next GTA and ends major Red Dead Online updates
Rockstar said in July 2022 that it was moving development resources to the next Grand Theft Auto and would stop major themed updates for Red Dead Online.