GTA 6 News

Oct 21, 2026 · opinion · By Vox

Opinion: Miami-Dade says it is not Vice City. Vox has seen the beach chairs

Rockstar paid Miami-Dade $975,000 for a rooftop sign, Miami Beach voted 4-3 to put Vice City on its beach chairs, and the county sheriff says the whole thing sends the wrong message. Vox reads every statement, every dollar figure and every quote, and decides who is actually embarrassing themselves.

Oct 19, 2026 · guide · By Six

The GTA 6 spoiler survival guide: how to get to November 19 without seeing the ending

Review copies are reportedly days away, pre-load opens November 12, and the people who finish GTA 6 first will not be quiet about it. Here is how to mute the right words on every app, which corners of the internet to leave until you are done, how to read a review without reading the plot, and what to do about the friend who plays faster than you.

Oct 19, 2026 · opinion · By Bama

Everything in Leonida that can kill you and ain't a person: gators, panthers, sharks, and what Red Dead taught Rockstar

Rockstar has shown a gator in a gas station, a gator on an airboat deck, a gator watching a police chase, and a big cat at a watering hole. Bama, who grew up around most of these animals, goes through what is confirmed, what Red Dead 2 tells us about how Rockstar handles animals that fight back, and what he wants to find in the swamp on November 19.

Oct 19, 2026 · opinion · By Eve

Lucia Caminos, properly: what Rockstar has actually shown us about the first woman to lead a GTA

A month out, everyone has an opinion on Lucia and most of them are about her outfits. Eve goes back to what Rockstar has shown and said: the prison, the father, Liberty City, the stiletto, the burning car, and the small, sharp ways she is written differently from every woman GTA has put on screen before.

Oct 19, 2026 · site news · By Six and Bama

Site improvement: a cleaner home page, Six Talk stays, and faster loading for everyone

We tidied up the SixStarsWanted home page today. The news box pill is gone, the Six Talk name is staying, the fan videos moved down to the footer, and the whole site loads quicker on phones and PCs. Here is what changed and why.

Oct 19, 2026 · opinion · By Vox

Opinion: GTA 6 will have strip clubs and bars. Vox would like them to be worth walking into

Rockstar has confirmed a strip club, listed clubbing as an activity, and the ratings boards have said the rest. Vox is not asking whether Leonida has nightlife. Vox is asking whether, this time, the doors will actually open, and whether anything behind them will be worth your in-game money.

Oct 19, 2026 · news · By Six

GTA 6 is one month away: everything confirmed, everything still rumour

GTA 6 launches on November 19, exactly one month from today. Here is the full picture in one place: what Rockstar has confirmed about the date, price, editions, pre-load, platforms and the box, and what is still only reported, from reviews to PC and GTA Online.

Oct 18, 2026 · news · By Vox

GTA 6 gets a CERO Z in Japan, so every major age rating is now in. Vox explains what they actually mean

Japan’s ratings board has given GTA 6 a CERO Z, adults only, and the descriptors list only violence and crime. That has people asking whether Japan is getting an edited version. Vox goes through the Japan news, the GTA V precedent and every rating GTA 6 has picked up around the world.

Oct 18, 2026 · site news · By Six

The SixStarsWanted GTA 6 Wiki is live: 82 pages on Leonida, the cast, the cars and the radio

SixStarsWanted now has a GTA 6 wiki: 82 original pages covering every character, region, system, vehicle, shop, station and trailer Rockstar has shown, each claim labelled by how solid it is.

Oct 17, 2026 · guide · By Ruby

GTA 6 gangs and what their clothes mean: the Ambrosia bikers, Only Raw Records, Raul's crew, and what the screenshots say to trans players

Rockstar has shown three organised crews in GTA 6 and dressed each one like a language. Here is who they are, what their clothes say, how the wardrobe ties into the police, and an honest reading of what the screenshots do and do not promise trans players.

Oct 17, 2026 · guide · By Eve

GTA 6 clothes and fashion: Lucia's wardrobe, nails at Sara's, the tiger boots, and every shop Rockstar has named

GTA 6 is the first Grand Theft Auto with a wardrobe worth planning. Here is every outfit Rockstar has shown on Lucia and Jason, the three shops it has named, what the salon actually does, and why changing your clothes now matters to the police.

Oct 17, 2026 · speculation · By Bama and Rolo

Can you hunt and fish in GTA 6? Leonida's 170 animals, where they live, and how hunting and fishing could work

Rockstar lists hunting and fishing among Mount Kalaga's activities and says Leonida has more than 170 animal species, some of them rare, discoverable or legendary. Every animal shown so far, the four wild regions, and a grounded guess at how hunting and fishing will play.

Oct 17, 2026 · site news · By Six

Site update: SixStarsWanted is easier to use on your phone

SixStarsWanted was built for the PC browser first. Today's update brings quality of life and scrolling improvements to phones, so the site is easier to use on the go.

Oct 17, 2026 · opinion · By SixStarsWanted

Hypothetical: what happens to GTA Online after GTA 6? Four futures, ranked

Take-Two says GTA Online will be supported after GTA 6 launches and beyond. Nobody has said what that looks like. This is a what-if piece: four possible futures for GTA Online, which one we think is likeliest, and what would change our mind.

Oct 17, 2026 · news · By SixStarsWanted

When do GTA 6 reviews come out? What we know with 33 days to go

Reports say GTA 6 reviews will go live before the November 19 launch, with review copies reaching critics by the end of October. Rockstar has confirmed none of it. Here is what is reported, what is not, and how to avoid spoilers while the embargo lasts.

Oct 17, 2026 · rockstar · By SixStarsWanted

Opinion: GTA 6 should not make PC players wait 19 months — console-only is the old playbook

Opinion: a console-only launch leans on a proven audience, but PC is too big to park for 19 months. The case for an early GTA 6 PC release.

Oct 16, 2026 · opinion · By Vox

Opinion: your GTA 6 launch day plan is bad, and Vox is here to fix it before your boss does

GTA 6 unlocks at midnight Eastern on Thursday, November 19. Some of you are going to work. Some of you are taking the day off. Some of you are about to invent a dead aunt. Vox roasts every option and then hands you the one plan that actually works.

Oct 16, 2026 · opinion · By SixStarsWanted

Opinion: it is 2026, and PC players are still being sent to the GTA 6 waiting room

GTA 6 launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and PC players get nothing but a rumour about early 2027. Rockstar has made PC wait for every big launch since 2001. My take: in 2026 that habit is a business choice dressed up as tradition, and it has aged badly.

Oct 16, 2026 · fan films · By SixStarsWanted

Love Fist lives again: Vice City's glam-metal heroes get the GTA 6 look in our newest fan film

Love Fist, the Scottish hair-metal band from GTA Vice City, are back in a 25-second fan film rebuilt in the GTA 6 look. It is now first in the SixStarsWanted Fan Vault.

Oct 16, 2026 · opinion · By SixStarsWanted

Opinion: Vice City after dark should be a place you live in, not a minigame behind a velvet rope

Clubs, rooftop parties and a banner that says Make It Rain Monday: Rockstar has shown a lot of nightlife in GTA 6. My take is that Vice City is the first GTA setting where the nightlife should be the main character, and here is what I want it to get right.

Oct 16, 2026 · opinion · By SixStarsWanted

Opinion: the most expensive thing in GTA 6 is the pedestrian you are about to run over

Rockstar says early projections for the NPC workload were horrifying, and built a whole studio to handle it. My take: that is the most interesting bet in GTA 6, because it creates a problem the series has never had to solve. Here is what I will test on launch day.

Oct 16, 2026 · news · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 is eligible for The Game Awards 2026, with one day to spare

The Game Awards has published its 2026 cutoff: games must be commercially available by November 20 at 9 PM PT. GTA 6 launches November 19, so it qualifies, but the jury still decides whether it is nominated.

Oct 16, 2026 · rockstar · By SixStarsWanted

Rockstar was still changing GTA 6 “within the last few months” — what that means with 34 days to go

Rockstar's director of technology Phil Hooker says the team was still changing Grand Theft Auto VI in the final months before launch. It is not a sign of a third delay, and here is why.

Oct 15, 2026 · trailers · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 launch trailer is out: 90 seconds of new footage, a new song, and five weeks to go

Rockstar released the Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer on October 15, 2026: about 90 seconds of new PS5 footage, more on Jason's past, and the debut of "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice, Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard.

Oct 14, 2026 · rockstar · By SixStarsWanted

Rockstar on GTA 6's long road: Project Americas, two delays, and why the next game won't take eight years

In a Bloomberg feature published today, Rockstar's leaders talk on the record for the first time about how GTA 6 was made: the continent-sized version that was cut, the two delays, a team that doubled, and what comes after.

Oct 14, 2026 · guide · By SixStarsWanted

Will GTA 6 be on PC? What Rockstar has said, and what the last two games did

GTA 6 launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only. No PC version has been announced. Here is what is confirmed, and what Rockstar's own track record suggests.

Oct 14, 2026 · editions · By SixStarsWanted

How much does GTA 6 cost? Standard vs Ultimate Edition, and what the pre-order bonus includes

GTA 6 is $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the digital-only Ultimate Edition. Every pre-order gets the Vintage Vice City Pack. Here is exactly what the extra $20 buys.

Oct 14, 2026 · guide · By SixStarsWanted

How big is the GTA 6 download? File size, console storage, and how long it will take

Rockstar has not published a GTA 6 install size. Estimates run from 120 to 200 GB. Here is how much space to clear, why the 676 GB screenshots are fake, and how long the pre-load will take on your connection.

Oct 14, 2026 · launch · By SixStarsWanted

What time does GTA 6 unlock? Release times by region on November 19

GTA 6 unlocks region by region on November 19, 2026. Based on the PlayStation Store's timestamps, US players start at midnight Eastern (9 PM Pacific on the 18th), the UK at midnight, and New Zealand first of all.

Oct 13, 2026 · launch · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 pre-load guide: what to do before November 12, and what the box edition does differently

Digital pre-orders of GTA 6 can download from November 12, a week before launch. The install size is still unannounced. Here is the checklist: space to clear, console settings, the download-code box, and what pre-load does not get you.

Oct 13, 2026 · guide · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 wanted level explained: six stars, four police icons, and how to lose them

GTA 6 brings back the six-star wanted level for the first time since 2008, and adds four icons showing what the police know about you. Here is how the system works, based on Rockstar's own gameplay showcase.

Oct 13, 2026 · trailers · By SixStarsWanted

Every GTA 6 trailer so far: Trailer 1, Trailer 2 and the 26-minute Extended Look

Rockstar has released three official videos for Grand Theft Auto VI, plus a cover-art animation and eight character reels. Here is what each one showed, when it dropped, and where to watch it without a sign-in.

Oct 13, 2026 · development · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 radio stations revealed: six stations so far, and a 34-song original album

Rockstar has previewed six Leonida radio stations, from Flash FM pop to The Chamber's metal, and announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, 34 original songs arriving with the game on November 19. Here is what is confirmed.

Oct 12, 2026 · map · By SixStarsWanted

Where is GTA 6 set? Leonida, Vice City and the six confirmed regions explained

GTA 6 is set in Leonida, Rockstar's version of Florida, with Vice City at its heart. Six regions are confirmed from official material. Here is what each one is, and how big the map is likely to be.

Oct 12, 2026 · launch · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 release date history: from "coming 2025" to May 26 to November 19, 2026

GTA 6 was announced for 2025, moved to May 26, 2026, then to November 19, 2026. The dates, what Rockstar said each time, and what the studio's leaders told Bloomberg this month about why.

Oct 12, 2026 · gameplay · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6's Criminal Profile: the rating that tracks how you commit crimes and never resets

Alongside the wanted stars, GTA 6 keeps a Criminal Profile, a Red Dead-style rating of how you do your crimes, clean or needlessly brutal. Unlike the stars, it does not reset. What Rockstar showed and what is still unknown.

Oct 12, 2026 · rockstar · By SixStarsWanted

The road to GTA 6: every mainline Grand Theft Auto in order, and what each one left behind

Twelve years separate the first 3D Liberty City from Los Santos, and thirteen more separate Los Santos from Leonida. A short history of the five games that led to GTA 6, and the ideas each one handed down.

Oct 12, 2026 · map · By SixStarsWanted

Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga: GTA 6's sugar-refinery town and the hills Rockstar calls Red Dead country

Two confirmed regions give GTA 6 its interior: Ambrosia, an industrial town built around a sugar refinery and run by a biker gang, and Mount Kalaga, forested highlands and a national park at the northern edge of the state. What is known about each.

Oct 12, 2026 · gameplay · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 cars, keys and fuel: how driving and car theft change from GTA V

Fuel gauges, cars you cannot simply take, a key cloner that unlocks with the story, and a struggle when you pull someone out of a driver's seat. What Rockstar showed about driving in the Extended Look, and what Rob Nelson said about it.

Oct 12, 2026 · platforms · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 on Xbox Series S: what is confirmed, and the storage maths

GTA 6 plays on Xbox Series S; Rockstar lists Series X|S together. What is not known is how it performs there. What is known is the storage squeeze: a 512 GB Series S has about 364 GB usable for a game estimated at 120 to 200 GB.

Oct 11, 2026 · music · By SixStarsWanted

Every song in GTA 6's trailers and the Extended Look, from Tom Petty to Phil Collins

Tom Petty carried Trailer 1 and the Pointer Sisters carried Trailer 2; the Extended Look ran through a dozen tracks from Lil Wayne to Depeche Mode. The full list of what has been identified, and which station each might belong to.

Oct 11, 2026 · editions · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 Ultimate Edition: every vehicle, weapon, shop and raid in the $20 upgrade

The $99.99 Ultimate Edition adds six vehicles with a Paradise Garage in Watson Bay, engraved weapons and revolvers for both leads, Vice City-style looks, a compound raid, a classic-car commission and five exclusive shops. The full list, and whether it changes the game.

Oct 11, 2026 · map · By SixStarsWanted

The Leonida Keys, Port Gellhorn and Grassrivers: GTA 6's south, where the story starts

Three confirmed regions south and west of Vice City carry the opening of GTA 6: the island chain where Jason lives, the faded beach town where the story begins, and the sawgrass wetlands crossed by airboat. What Rockstar has said about each.

Oct 11, 2026 · editions · By SixStarsWanted

The Vintage Vice City Pack explained: what every GTA 6 pre-order gets, and the November 20 cut-off

Every GTA 6 pre-order, Standard or Ultimate, comes with the Vintage Vice City Pack: a '55 Vapid Stanier, the Shore Court garage, outfits and hairstyles for Jason and Lucia, a weapon pattern and a month of GTA+. What is in it, who keeps it, and why it is a perk rather than part of the game.

Oct 11, 2026 · trailers · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 Extended Look breakdown: everything the 26-minute showcase showed

Premiered on Netflix on August 27, 2026, the Extended Look is the first real gameplay of GTA 6: six-star wanted levels, a Criminal Profile that never resets, fuel gauges, tiered car theft, instant character switching and an in-game social feed. The full list.

Oct 11, 2026 · gameplay · By SixStarsWanted

Who are Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos? GTA 6's two protagonists explained

GTA 6 is the first Grand Theft Auto built around a pair: Jason Duval, an ex-soldier running product for smugglers in the Keys, and Lucia Caminos, fresh out of Leonida Penitentiary. Here is what Rockstar has said about them and how the two-lead setup works in play.

Oct 10, 2026 · music · By SixStarsWanted

GTA radio through the years: from Chatterbox FM to Leonida's dial

Radio has been Grand Theft Auto's signature since GTA III gave Liberty City nine stations and a talk host called Lazlow. A short history of how the dial grew, and where Leonida's six revealed stations fit.

Oct 10, 2026 · classics · By SixStarsWanted

San Andreas: the state-sized GTA that Leonida echoes, twenty-two years on

Three cities, RPG stats, gang wars, planes and a jetpack on 2004 hardware. San Andreas is still the best-selling PlayStation 2 game ever and the first GTA built as a whole state. Here is what it did, and what GTA 6 takes from it.

Oct 10, 2026 · platforms · By SixStarsWanted

Why GTA 6 is PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only: no PS4, no Xbox One, and no PC at launch

GTA 6 launches on exactly two platforms. Here is what Rockstar has confirmed, what the last generation's absence means in practice, and the pattern behind the missing PC version.

Oct 10, 2026 · map · By SixStarsWanted

Inside GTA 6's Vice City: Ocean Beach, Little Cuba, downtown and the districts fans have mapped

Vice City is the most scrutinised part of the GTA 6 map. Three districts and a landmark come straight from Rockstar; the rest are community labels built from the trailers. Here is the city, block by block, with what is confirmed and what is not.

Oct 10, 2026 · trailers · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 Trailer 2 breakdown: Jason, Lucia and the cast of Leonida

Released May 6, 2025, four days after the first delay, Trailer 2 introduced Jason Duval, filled in Lucia's story and named eight characters and six regions. It was captured on a standard PS5 and pulled 475 million views in a day.

Oct 9, 2026 · classics · By SixStarsWanted

Vice City (2002): the neon city GTA 6 goes back to, and what it invented

Built in under a year on GTA III's engine and set in 1986, Vice City gave the series its first leading man, its property empire loop, motorcycles, helicopters and a licensed soundtrack that made the era the co-star. GTA 6 returns to the city for the first time in over twenty years.

Oct 9, 2026 · classics · By SixStarsWanted

GTA III at 25: the game that built the open world GTA 6 still lives in

Released October 22, 2001, Grand Theft Auto III turned a top-down sprite game into a living 3D city with no loading screens, nine radio stations and a six-star wanted level. A look back at what it invented, a month before its 25th anniversary and GTA 6's launch.

Oct 9, 2026 · trailers · By SixStarsWanted

GTA 6 Trailer 1 breakdown: Lucia, Vice City, Tom Petty and 93 million views in a day

The December 2023 reveal trailer introduced Lucia, the state of Leonida and the social-media tone of GTA 6, and broke YouTube's record for a game reveal. Here is everything it showed, scene by scene.