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the lead studio

Rockstar North

Edinburgh, where GTA 6 was shown to Edge

Rockstar North is Rockstar's Edinburgh studio and the lead developer of Grand Theft Auto VI, as it was for GTA IV and V. Rob Nelson is co-head. Edge's 90-minute preview in October 2026 took place at the studio. Confirmed

The Los Angeles division

For GTA 6 Rockstar opened a new Los Angeles division of writers, producers and directors dedicated to the characters who populate the world, after the projected count came out, in Nelson's word, "horrifying". See The Bloomberg feature (October 14, 2026). Confirmed

Official screenshots

Jason and Lucia, official screenshot.
Jason and Lucia, official screenshot.

Questions

Who is making GTA 6?

Rockstar Games, with Rockstar North in Edinburgh as lead studio and 4,711 staff across twelve offices.

Sources and further reading

Confirmed shown or stated by Rockstar Reported from press or insiders Community fan-mapped label Speculation our reading

Last updated 2026-11-06.

Rockstar people
Rob Nelson, Aaron Garbut, Phil Hooker, Jennifer Kolbe, Strauss Zelnick and James Horton.
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson is co-head of Rockstar North and one of GTA 6's heads of development. He played the game unscripted for Edge magazine for about 90 minutes in October 2026 and spoke on the record to Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg feature (October 14, 2026)
Bloomberg's October 14, 2026 feature by Jason Schreier is the first official account of how GTA 6 was made: Project Americas, two delays, a team of 4,711, the 2022 breach and why the next game will not take eight years.

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