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Game Informer's GTA VI cover story lands 29 September

Published 25 September 2026

Game Informer's issue 382 is readable digitally from 29 September, with a 14 page Grand Theft Auto VI cover story built on interviews with Rockstar's lead designers. It carries 12 screenshots not seen before, covering the weather, the wildlife and how Rockstar researched Florida.

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A Vice City merch box with a map of Leonida, and no game

Published 24 September 2026

Rockstar opened pre-orders on 24 September for The Goodtime State: Vice City Collection, a 349.99 pound box of merchandise that ships on 19 November. It does not include the game. One of its eleven items is a souvenir poster with a map of Leonida on the back, the only official map so far.

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Pre-load opens 12 November

Published 21 September 2026

Rockstar support says digital pre-orders can start pre-loading at local midnight on 12 November 2026, a week before launch. The boxed Standard Edition holds a download code rather than a disc, and it is available the same day, so the code can be redeemed and the game pre-loaded too.

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Two editions, and only one comes in a box

Published 21 September 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI comes as a Standard Edition and an Ultimate Edition. The Ultimate Edition is digital only, and the boxed Standard Edition contains a download code, not a disc. Rockstar says Standard owners can buy the Ultimate Edition Upgrade separately at any time.

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Pre-order bonus: the Vintage Vice City Pack

Published 21 September 2026

Rockstar lists the Vintage Vice City Pack as a bonus with both editions, plus one month of GTA+ with digital pre-orders. Deadlines differ slightly between stores, so check the wording on yours. GTA+ is a membership for GTA Online in Grand Theft Auto V, not a mode in VI.

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Rockstar calls VI a single player experience

Published 21 September 2026

Rockstar's pre-order announcement describes Grand Theft Auto VI as a single player experience on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No online mode for VI has been announced, so there is no crossplay to speak of yet.

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Six places Rockstar has named in Leonida

Published 21 September 2026

Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga National Park each have an official description on Rockstar's site. Rockstar has published no map and no size for the state.

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Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos

Published 21 September 2026

Rockstar's official biographies put Jason and Lucia at the centre of the story. Jason was raised around grifters and crooks, has a stint in the Army behind him, and works for drug runners in the Keys. Lucia is fresh out of the Leonida Penitentiary with a plan she intends to see through.

COMMUNITY

No official download size yet

Published 21 September 2026

Rockstar has not published a download size, and on 19 September neither the PlayStation Store nor the Xbox store listing showed one. The first reliable figure is likely to appear when pre-load opens on 12 November, and we will post it here when it does.

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Rockstar announces GTA VI: The Album for 19 November

Published 17 September 2026

Rockstar has announced an official album, made with Atlantic Records, with 34 original tracks. It arrives on 19 November 2026, the same day as the game. The first six singles were released on 17 September.