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US Army battalion offers GTA VI time off for reenlisting
Soldiers who reenlist with an engineer battalion at Fort Stewart get a four-day pass around the GTA VI launch. The flyer turned out to be real, and at least 20 soldiers have already signed.

Three GTA VI clips turn up in Sony's "It Happens on PS5" trailer
Sony's new "It Happens on PS5" trailer includes three short GTA VI clips, according to GTAVice.net and iGrandTheftAuto. It isn't yet clear whether any of the footage is new.
Rockstar hiring for Publishing and Marketing Analytics in New York
Rockstar Games has posted two senior roles at its Manhattan headquarters: a Project Coordinator for Publishing and a Data Scientist for Marketing Analytics. Neither listing mentions GTA VI.

GTA+ Members get the Gallivanter Warden a week early
Rockstar's latest GTA+ update lets Members claim the new Gallivanter Warden SUV for free a week before everyone else, with 2X on The FIB Files and boosted Drift Race payouts through September 9.
Rockstar is hiring a security compliance lead in Bengaluru
A new Rockstar Games listing seeks a Security Compliance Operations Lead for its studio in Bengaluru, India. The job is to check that the company's security controls actually work.
Rockstar India is hiring an Online Systems Administrator
Rockstar Games has posted a full-time Online Systems Administrator role in Bengaluru, working on the infrastructure behind its online games and services. The listing mentions "upcoming releases" but names no game.

Take-Two: GTA VI pre-orders off to an "exceptional" start, Zelnick talks discs
Take-Two's first-quarter results say GTA VI pre-orders have started exceptionally well, without giving numbers. On the earnings call, Strauss Zelnick said discs often "don't really make sense" for big games.

Zelnick calls GTA VI's Netflix premiere an "extended trailer"
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told IGN that the Grand Theft Auto VI footage premiering on Netflix on August 27 is an extended trailer, and that it reaches Rockstar's YouTube channel six hours later.

GTA VI: an extended look premieres on Netflix on August 27
Rockstar has announced Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, premiering first on Netflix on August 27 at 8pm UK time, with the YouTube showing following six hours later.

GTA 5's Steve Haines actor auditioned for 60+ GTA VI roles and heard nothing back
Robert Bogue, the voice and face of FIB agent Steve Haines, says he tried out for more than 60 GTA VI characters, got none of them and never got a single call back from Rockstar.

Sony says it has enough memory to meet PS5 sales targets through March 2027
In its first-quarter results, Sony says it has secured the memory it needs to hit its PS5 sales targets for the financial year, a period that includes GTA VI's November launch.

GTA Online Summer Heist Event begins with double pay on the original heists
Rockstar's two-week Summer Heist Event starts today in GTA Online, with 2X GTA$ on The Fleeca Heist and The Pacific Standard Heist, a free Cypher livery and the Galaxy Super Yacht at 60% off.