Grand Theft Auto VI trailer — The big cultural moment is here for games, a day early
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Video games have been on a trek from subculture to mainstream culture for decades. And today we were treated to one of the biggest moments in the industry as Rockstar Games — its hand forced a day early by a leaker — released the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI.
If you’re a young gamer and are new to Grand Theft Auto as a series, then savor the moment. It might be another generation before we get Grand Theft Auto VII and have another day like this. In two hours, the YouTube video has surpassed nine million views.
The last such moment we had was 12 years ago back in 2011 when the first trailer came out for Grand Theft Auto V. The game actually debuted in October 2013, but Rockstar had started the marketing buzz early. This new game is expected to debut in 2025.
A leaker released a few seconds of GTA VI trailer content, and that was enough to prompt Rockstar to release its own trailer earlier than its scheduled 6 a.m. Pacific time release on Tuesday.
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You can see the difference that a decade of improved 3D graphics has meant, not just in the trailers but in the way the game game is expected to play. The last game was set in Los Angeles, or rather a fictional Los Santos.
This one is set in Vice City, or Miami. The previous game went on to sell more than 190 million copies. At full retail, that adds up to $11.4 billion in revenues for parent company Take-Two Interactive, which expects a big bump in revenues during its
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