THE ROAD TO NOVEMBER 19.

The Know reports GTA VI's internal codename "Project Americas": a reworked Vice City, a link to South America, and a female co-protagonist. Rockstar locked down its offices hunting the source; a company VP later told the reporter he'd gotten "a lot of details right."

Actor Jorge Consejo's public résumé lists a role, "The Mexican," with motion-capture work for Grand Theft Auto VI dated back to 2018. His CV was edited within days of fans spotting it; Consejo said only that "contract stipulations" kept him from commenting further.

Lapsus$ member Arion Kurtaj breaches Rockstar's internal Slack and Confluence using MFA-fatigue social engineering against an employee's account, leaking 90+ early GTA VI gameplay clips within hours. Kurtaj carried out the intrusion from a Travelodge hotel room using only a phone and an Amazon Fire TV Stick while out on police bail.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino begged Rockstar to post the trailer natively. Explains X views vs YouTube views.

Trailer 1 breaks Guinness World Records: 90.4M views, 8.9M likes in 24 hours. Beat MrBeast, trails BTS.

Breakdown of Trailer 1. Highlights state of Leonida, Vice City, Lucia, and the in-game TikTok parody app.

Tom Petty's ‘Love Is a Long Road’ used in Trailer 1. Spotify streams surged 37,000%.

A leaker using the name "Phil" dumps a 4GB GTA V source-code archive on Telegram, a year after the Lapsus$ breach - exposing files tied to the canceled Bully 2 and Midnight Club 5 alongside an early GTA V map. The leaker's stated motive was undercutting scammers in the GTA V modding scene, not a tribute to Kurtaj's sentencing as sometimes claimed.

Arion Kurtaj (Lapsus$) hacked Rockstar using an Amazon Firestick in a Travelodge. Cost the company $5M. Sentenced to a secure hospital.

Quotes a Jason Schreier / Bloomberg report: Rockstar Head of Publishing Jenn Kolbe mandates a 5-day return-to-office for April 2024.

Trailer 1 surpasses 200 million views on YouTube. Estimated to be worth $1M in ad revenue to Rockstar.

GTA 6 exempt from the SAG-AFTRA video game strike. Union actors allowed to continue working on the project.

Prior delay announcement moving the game to May 26, 2026.

Rockstar fires 34 employees - 31 UK IWGB union members plus 3 based in Canada. Claimants allege a mole had monitored the union's Discord server since February 2024 and flagged that recruitment was nearing the UK's 10% statutory-recognition threshold; one cited trigger was an internal Slack-policy email an employee photographed off-screen and OCR'd into that Discord.

GTA VI officially delayed to November 19, 2026. Apology issued for the additional wait time.

Take-Two's Q2 FY26 report formally announces the GTA VI delay to November 19, 2026 to investors.

The IWGB union files legal claims against Rockstar alleging union busting after 31 workers were fired.

Principal production began in 2020. Estimated budget of $1-2B. Map roughly 3x larger than RDR2. Includes Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia.

Documentary on GTA 6 character switching and USPTO Patent 11620781 by Tobias Kleanthous (600,000 animation blocks).

Explains the water patents: a grid-based water level map simulates flow direction via gravity to save GPU resources.

VGP and Loot Box Gaming refuse to sell the GTA 6 physical edition due to the code-in-a-box model, to preserve physical media.

Rob Nelson confirms zero microtransactions in single-player. All monetization is directed to post-launch multiplayer.

Pre-orders officially begin on June 25, 2026 on digital storefronts and select retailers.

Physical versions contain a download code inside the box. Pre-loading begins November 12, 2026.

Dan Houser's IGN interview at Comic-Con notes Japan's 170-day code expiry rule. No physical disc for GTA 6.

Sony's Sid Shuman announces physical disc production ends January 2028 for new PlayStation games.

Download hub for Trailer 1, Trailer 2, An Extended Look, and screens of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.

Rockstar partnered with Netflix for a 30-minute gameplay look. Features Jason and Lucia robbing stores.

Gameplay breakdown of the Netflix Extended Look, focusing on environment, character dynamics, and immersion.

Trailer 2's cross-platform debut had over 475 million views in 24 hours, the biggest video launch ever.

Strauss Zelnick defends the $80 price tag, citing inflation and value. Polls show the Ultimate Edition outselling standard.

Digital Foundry analysis: GTA 6 runs at 1440p and 30fps on current-gen consoles.

Take-Two's FY27 bookings forecast of $8.0-8.2 billion. Q1 FY27 actual bookings were $1.39 billion.

An anonymous account calling itself "CyberLeek" begins publishing unreleased GTA VI gameplay clips - including map locations and part of Lucia's prologue - branded with an anti-corporate manifesto and a Solana token contract address. The leak campaign runs for roughly nine days.

Take-Two, represented by Kirkland & Ellis attorneys Dale Cendali and Joshua Simmons, files four DMCA Section 512(h) subpoenas in the Southern District of New York against Microsoft, Discord, X, and Google/YouTube - seeking device IDs, IP logs, phone numbers, and linked-account data for every member of three named Discord servers active since June 1.

The $CYBERLEEK Solana token tied to the leak campaign peaks near a $25 million market cap after its creator burns 270 million tokens (27% of supply) to counter rug-pull accusations, while retaining a large share and continuing to profit from trading activity.

A wallet tied to CyberLeek cashes out roughly $250,000-$300,000 just hours before Rockstar's official "Extended Look" showcase (Netflix at 3pm ET, then YouTube and the GTA VI website at 9pm ET) - the same broadcast Rockstar had confirmed the day before would proceed on schedule despite the leaks.

A Sony marketing email disclosed the ESRB M (17+) rating for blood, gore, nudity, sex, and drugs. The Australian MA15+ rating is unconfirmed.

A breakdown of Take-Two's revenue streams. Recurrent consumer spending (RCS) accounted for 78% of net bookings in FY26.

A look at the romance/relationship mechanic between Jason and Lucia — players must maintain their bond.

The Glasgow Employment Tribunal over the October 2025 firings opens. Rockstar testifies that outside drones had photographed staff through office windows (prompting privacy film on the glass) and that it runs a 5-investigator internal anti-leak team - while separately noting that outside fans, not Rockstar itself, had been tracking pizza-delivery and coffee-shop traffic near its offices to guess release timing.

Prices: $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate. Pre-order bonus includes 1 month of GTA+ and the Vintage Vice City pack.

Miami Beach approves Amplify Marketing's $4M campaign in a 4-3 vote. Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and Commissioner Bermudez objected.