Wardogs developer takes December off: "Go play GTA VI"
Bulkhead, the studio behind Early Access shooter Wardogs, is closing for all of December and says openly that GTA VI is the reason.
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Bulkhead, the studio behind Early Access shooter Wardogs, is closing for all of December and says openly that GTA VI is the reason.
Insider NateTheHate2 says Rockstar has started sending GTA VI review codes to media, with a review embargo of November 18th. No official confirmation yet.
The PlayStation Game Size tracker says GTA VI is a 210GB download on PS5, about double Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar hasn't confirmed it, but preloading reportedly starts November 12.
BambooHR data suggests time-off requests for November 19 are 9 to 17% above normal. Nobody can prove it is all about Grand Theft Auto VI, but it is not hard to guess.
Activision CMO Tyler Bahl told The Game Business that GTA VI will bring players back to their consoles and give Call of Duty more attention, not less. He also called GTA and COD the two biggest games of the year.
The Game Awards' eligibility window closes on November 20, 2026. GTA VI launches on November 19, so Rockstar's game qualifies for this year's show with a day to spare.
Rockstar Games has released the Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer, set to new music from Justice.
GamesBeat says four anonymous industry sources put GTA VI on PC in the first quarter of 2027, a few months after the console launch. Rockstar and Take-Two haven't said a word.
Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball says GTA VI will not stream exclusively on Xbox Cloud Gaming or to PC, after a report on remarks by CEO Asha Sharma. Console streaming remains unclear.
Joshua Mills, creative director of Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege, told The Game Business that every game will lose players when GTA VI arrives, and that Siege plans to reward the ones who stay.
A fan podcast claims Rockstar emailed the GTA VI voice actors: keep quiet until November 19. It reportedly came right after Stephen Root confirmed he plays Brian Heder. Unconfirmed, but the source has a decent track record.
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, made by Rockstar with Atlantic Records, launches November 19 alongside the game. The first six singles are streaming now, and vinyl and CD editions are up for pre-order.
