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GTA 6 news, checked before it ships

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Confirmed news

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Jason lines up a shot at a yard hoop with shoot and aim prompts on screen
Activity register
GTA 6 activities shown so far: controls, scenes and open questions
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Raul revealed in the back seat during the garage hole up
Character register
GTA 6 characters: named appearances and unresolved identities
Updated 22 Sept 2026
A packed beach as an ad plane tows the NINE1NINE banner overhead
Brand register
GTA 6 brands and businesses: a source-linked visual register
Updated 22 Sept 2026
A helicopter over the rainbow crowned deco tower at night
Location register
GTA 6 locations: named places and landmarks shown so far
Updated 22 Sept 2026
An incoming call from Unknown at 2:19am on a phone above the powder table
Story analysis
GTA 6 story clues: Ernesto, Raul and the Megamundo assignment
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Lucias message with her memoji avatar floats over Jason as he reads his phone mid raid
Design analysis
GTA 6 phone and screen design: how information reaches the player
Updated 22 Sept 2026
An Ubermacht race car slides through the pack with the lap and position HUD live
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 racing: three formats shown in the Extended Look
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Lucias fridge covered in handwritten affirmation notes, photos and a Lombank magnet
Analysis
GTA 6 apartment details: a reading of Jason and Lucia’s home life
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Jason and a coverall raider aim at each other across the taped renovation floor
Scene analysis
GTA 6 Megamundo raid: the headquarters and disguise theory
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Jason weighs the slim jim or smash window choice at the red convertible beneath the eagle mural
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 car theft: entering a vehicle and starting it
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Jason pets the corridor dog beside SCOLD, PET and STUDY prompts and a separate DOG target label
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 animal interactions: the three dog actions shown
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
GTA 6 interface close-up showing wanted stars, smaller symbols and a weapon readout
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 HUD: visible controls, menus and unanswered questions
Updated 22 Sept 2026
The reticle holds on the raider pinning the woman as she begins to fight back
Analysis
Lucia’s reversal in GTA 6: a reading of the raid sequence
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Camilo streams from an open car boot at 51k viewers as chat spams King of Trunk
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 Camilo livestream: audience, chat and what remains unknown
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Boobie Ike holds court at the tagged lift during the unbroken opening shot
Scene analysis
GTA 6 opening route: how the Extended Look introduces the building
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
The beret raider fires through the doorway with red and yellow hit markers on his body
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 aiming overlay: the frame sequence before and after a shot
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
Gunfire streaks into the store as the wanted HUD shows star states and all five heat icons
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 wanted display: star slots, symbols and the escape shown
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
Elk grazing beside wild hogs on a riverbank in the in-game advert
Analysis
GTA 6’s in-world TV adverts: what the footage actually shows
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
Three drift cars sliding through a neon Los Santos street under the Drift Week logo
GTA Online news
GTA Online August 2026: the month in review
Updated 12 Sept 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
Jason and Lucia standing together under a neon High Life Hotel sign in Vice City
Guide
The SixCentral App And Discord: Everything You Get Before Launch Day
Updated 30 Aug 2026 · 👍 3 · 👎 0
Raul Bautista on a speedboat at sunset holding a phone with a pistol on the dash
Analysis
GTA 6 Is Taking Your God Mode Away, And Rockstar Means It
Updated 12 Sept 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
Roxy sat on a dirt bike in front of a bright painted mural wall
Confirmed
Every Shop, Brand And Outfit In GTA 6 Has A Job To Do
Updated 30 Aug 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
Boobie Ike behind the wheel of a turquoise flake lowrider on a Vice City street
Confirmed
Rockstar Met Ex-Criminals And Gun Dealers To Build Vice City
Updated 30 Aug 2026
Lucia Caminos in a red sequin halter dress against palm trees and blue sky
Confirmed
Lucia Is GTA's First Real Female Lead, And Rockstar Is Treating It That Way
Updated 30 Aug 2026
Close portrait of Jason Duval in tinted glasses against a burning orange sunset
Confirmed
GTA 6 Will Write Your Bad Habits Onto Jason And Lucia
Updated 30 Aug 2026
Jason racks a shotgun framed in a truck wing mirror outside the Good Mart
Confirmed
GTA 6 Combat Looks Like A Different Game Entirely
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Lucia's fridge covered in handwritten affirmation notes and photos
Analysis
GTA 6 and Red Dead: visible similarities, unconfirmed systems
Updated 22 Sept 2026
A packed Vice City beach as an ad plane tows a NINE1NINE banner overhead
Guide
Missed The GTA 6 Extended Look? Here's How To Watch It Free
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Masked Lucia and Jason side by side under the Good Mart fascia
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 character switching: the two portrait-selector sequences
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Masked Jason with a rifle and Lucia armed behind him above a Vice City boulevard
Gameplay analysis
GTA 6 Extended Look: the gameplay, story and details shown
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
Character aiming a rifle from a rooftop over a neon-lit Vice City at night
Confirmed
GTA 6 Gameplay Is Coming, And Netflix Gets It First
Updated 6 Aug 2026
Driver in a Vice City car with a revolver and a stack of cash
Confirmed
GTA Online Confirms Summer Heist Event Week for August
Updated 12 Sept 2026
Official GTA Online Cayo Perico artwork
GTA Online news
Panther week: Cayo's biggest target is guaranteed from August 6, with a free million on top
Updated 12 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
Male and female characters with firearms standing on a dock in a tropical coastal setting with high-rise buildings and vehicles in the background.
Confirmed
GTA 6 Region-Locked on PS5, But Not Xbox, Rockstar Confirms
Updated 30 Jul 2026
GTA 6 key art showing male and female characters armed on a waterfront dock with Miami skyline backdrop at dusk
Confirmed
GTA 6 Japan physical code expires 170 days on, Rockstar confirms
Updated 27 Jul 2026
A private jet on the apron at night in Leonida
Analyst forecast
Analysts Predict GTA 6 Could Rake In $5bn In Launch Week
Updated 12 Sept 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
The Video Forever rental store sign on a Leonida strip mall
Controversy
CI Games Boss: GTA 6 Ditching Discs Is Unfair To Rivals
Updated 10 Jul 2026 · 👍 3 · 👎 0
Vice City, the centre of Leonida
Official footage
GTA 6 Trailer 3: the Extended Look is available now
Updated 12 Sept 2026
Vice City after dark
Culture
The sound of Leonida: every song in the GTA 6 trailers
Updated 3 Jul 2026
Vice City, four decades on from the original
Analysis
The Vercetti Estate is back: GTA 6’ Vice City callbacks
Updated 3 Jul 2026
Vice City skyline at dusk, neon along the beachfront
Official information
GTA 6: confirmed release information and official footage
Updated 22 Sept 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
Aerial view over the Leonida Keys
Analysis
The 60-screenshot drop: what it actually confirms
Updated 2 Jul 2026
The Vintage Vice City Pack
Pre-order bonus
Everything in the Vintage Vice City Pack
Updated 2 Jul 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 1
GTA VI Ultimate Edition contents
Buying
Which edition should you pre-order? (UK)
Updated 2 Jul 2026 · 👍 3 · 👎 2

The rumour mill

Unconfirmed by design. Never mixed with the facts.
Two characters leaning against a vintage car with tropical cityscape and palm trees at sunset
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
Rockstar Could Show A Lot Of GTA 6 Next Month, Insider Claims
Unconfirmed · tracked 12 Sept 2026
Man on pink pool float with drinks in swimming pool
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GTA 6 Screenshot Sparks Red Dead Redemption Easter Egg Theory
Unconfirmed · tracked 30 Jul 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
Female character in magenta jacket with headphones in neon-lit bedroom studio at night
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
GTA 6 Crossplay: What We Know, And What's Still A Guess
Unconfirmed · tracked 30 Jul 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
A helicopter over the rainbow-crowned deco tower at night
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Ex-Rockstar Dev Explains Why GTA 6 Skips PC At Launch
Unconfirmed · tracked 24 Jul 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 1
Bae-Luxe walking a Rottweiler past a sports car outside a recording studio at night
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Analyst: GTA 6 Should Cost $200 as 'Last Great Game'
Unconfirmed · tracked 24 Jul 2026 · 👍 1 · 👎 0
The official GTA 6 cover art
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
Could GTA 6 slip a third time?
Unconfirmed · tracked 3 Jul 2026 · 👍 3 · 👎 0
Cal Hampton, GTA 6’ resident conspiracy theorist
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
Is Rockstar feeding its own staff fake info to catch leakers?
Unconfirmed · tracked 3 Jul 2026
Some of the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition content
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
A collector’ edition and PS5 bundles? What the rumours point to
Unconfirmed · tracked 3 Jul 2026
Boat party in the Leonida Keys
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
GTA Online 2: what the whispers actually say
Unconfirmed · tracked 2 Jul 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0
Real Dimez
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
Is Rockstar building an official companion app?
Unconfirmed · tracked 2 Jul 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 2
Helicopter over Mount Kalaga
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
Will it run at 60fps? The performance question
Unconfirmed · tracked 2 Jul 2026
Vice City from above
Rumour Heat ▮▮▮▮▮
How big is Leonida? The mapping project’s best guess
Unconfirmed · tracked 2 Jul 2026
Vice City at night
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The PC version: every signal, zero announcements
Unconfirmed · tracked 2 Jul 2026

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A Vice City street at night
Hardware
No disc in the box: the physical edition, explained
Updated 2 Jul 2026 · 👍 2 · 👎 0