Latest Music 17 Sept 2026
Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19
Rockstar announced a companion album released on the same day as the game. Our summary; read Rockstar's own wording at the source.
Checked by hand 18 Sept 2026
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GTA VI news
Every confirmed announcement, newest first, each linking to the page it came from. Nothing here is a rumour.
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The official footage behind these announcements, playable here.
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Official
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2
Rockstar's own words: equal parts gameplay and cutscenes, captured in-game on a PlayStation 5.
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GTA 6 Extended Look Reaction & Analysis
A full watch-through of the Extended Look with commentary — useful because the official video itself will not embed.
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Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1
The first official footage, scored to Tom Petty's “Love Is A Long Road”.
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Breaking Down GTA 6 Trailer 2… 440 Days Later
A revisit with more than a year of hindsight, and the longest analysis in this collection.
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Latest GTA VI updates.
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A 26-minute look at the game, which Rockstar describes as captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5. It is the longest official footage released so far.
Read it at Rockstar Newswire
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now Playing
Watch the breakdown
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Rockstar opened pre-orders for the Standard and Ultimate editions, with the Vintage Vice City Pack as the stated bonus.
Read it at Rockstar Newswire
Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25
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Rockstar moved the release date from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026. The announcement does not include a launch time or timezone.
Read it at Rockstar Newswire
Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to launch November 19, 2026
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How it got here
Including the dates that were later superseded. We keep them rather than delete them.
- 17 Sept 2026Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album announced for November 19.Source for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album announced for November 19.
- 27 Aug 2026An Extended Look released — 26 minutes, the longest official footage so far.Source for An Extended Look released — 26 minutes, the longest official footage so far.
- 25 Jun 2026Pre-orders open for the Standard and Ultimate editions.Source for Pre-orders open for the Standard and Ultimate editions.
- 6 Nov 2025Release date moved to November 19, 2026.Source for Release date moved to November 19, 2026.
- 6 May 2025Trailer 2 released — 2 minutes 47 seconds.Source for Trailer 2 released — 2 minutes 47 seconds.
- 2 May 2025Release date set to May 26, 2026 — later superseded.Source for Release date set to May 26, 2026 — later superseded.
- 4 Dec 2023Trailer 1 released — 1 minute 30 seconds. The first official footage.Source for Trailer 1 released — 1 minute 30 seconds. The first official footage.
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