A Rockstar North boss says the game wasn't fully formed at the first trailer, but the Tom Petty song set the direction. Meanwhile a creator's preview talks fighting styles, out-of-breath cops and hidden safes.
The final hearing over Rockstar's dismissal of 31 UK staff begins at Glasgow Employment Tribunal on September 10 and runs to October 16. The IWGB alleges union blacklisting; Rockstar says the firings were for leaking confidential information.
PlayStation Store data suggests GTA VI unlocks at local midnight on November 19, in 15 waves by time zone, with New Zealand starting hours ahead of everyone. Rockstar hasn't confirmed any of it.
Sony showed two limited edition GTA VI DualSense controllers at today's State of Play. Both launch November 19 alongside the game at $84.99 / €84.99 / £74.99, with pre-orders opening September 10.
Italian creator MikeShowSha, who was invited to Rockstar's closed-door GTA VI preview, says the default sprint input is now a click of the left stick (L3), not the familiar face-button tapping.
Take-Two filed a narrower, sealed DMCA subpoena request against Discord on August 28 in its search for the GTA VI leakers. PC Gamer reports that Judge Andrew L. Carter has granted it.
Netflix says Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look was the most-watched English film from August 24 to 30, with 31.1 million views and the No. 1 spot in 87 of 93 countries.
Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson told Flow Games that Grand Theft Auto VI runs at 30 FPS. A 60 FPS option is undecided, and Digital Foundry thinks one is unlikely on consoles.
Rockstar told Kinda Funny's hosts that GTA VI has no real-money purchases and no generative AI. That covers the base game at launch; the Ultimate Edition extras and the GTA Online question remain.
Grand Theft Auto VI is up on the Microsoft Store with a November 19 release date, pre-order bonuses and the full contents of the Ultimate Edition. Here's what's in it.
Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson told The New York Times he finished GTA VI in about 80 hours in February. It isn't an official length: it's one developer's pace on a build that wasn't final.
At Rockstar North in Edinburgh, IGN watched Rob Nelson play roughly 30 minutes of GTA VI live. Here are the key details, from the relationship system to the new way of stealing cars.
