who is who

Rockstar people

The people quoted in the making-of

The people who speak for the game in Rockstar's interviews and the Bloomberg feature. Reported

Who is who

  • Rob Nelson walked IGN through the Extended Look (Wanted level, Car theft and keys, Jason and Lucia) and is described as the person who concluded the team needed more time.
  • Aaron Garbut and Phil Hooker are heads of development; Hooker's line is that the next game will not take eight years.
  • Jennifer Kolbe, head of publishing, made the calls to Take-Two for both delays.
  • Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two's chief executive, agreed to both and describes the extra time as an investment.
  • James Horton, open-world writing director: nobody you meet is an extra.
  • Jason Schreier wrote the Bloomberg feature.

Titles as reported in the Bloomberg feature and press coverage. Reported See Development and delays.

Official screenshots

GTA VI official artwork.
GTA VI official artwork.

Questions

Who is Rob Nelson?

Rockstar North's co-studio head, who walked IGN through the Extended Look.

Sources and further reading

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

Last updated 2026-10-18.

Development and delays
How GTA 6 was made: it began as Project Americas, was cut to Leonida, delayed twice, and grew a team of 4,711.
Release date history
GTA 6 was announced for 2025, moved to May 26, 2026, then to November 19, 2026.

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