GTA 6 Announcement Reportedly Set for This Week, Trailer Reveal in December

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Grand Theft Auto 6 is reportedly set to be announced this week by publisher Rockstar Games. As per Bloomberg, the manically anticipated next entry in the GTA series will also receive a trailer next month to coincide with Rockstar's 25th anniversary celebration. While not explicitly mentioned, the footage could likely be revealed during The Game Awards on December 7, which is also where the upcoming Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree is expected to get a release date. Rockstar Games hasn't shared much about the game since disclosing that it's under development, with an earnings report from Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive in May alluding to a launch window set in fiscal year 2025.

While several leaks about GTA 6 have turned out to be duds, the Bloomberg report states that multiple credible sources have fed the same information over an imminent announcement for the upcoming game. In September last year, the creators at Rockstar Games suffered a massive blow when over 90 clips of in-development GTA 6 gameplay footage leaked online, showing two playable protagonists — a man and a woman — partaking in a heist at a diner. This is in line with previous leaks which suggested that the franchise would be introducing its first female lead, in a story that's somewhat inspired by the bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. This is allegedly part of Rockstar's attempt at cleaning its ‘frat-boy culture,' which led to its previous games portraying women as sex objects or nagging individuals. It also appears as though GTA 6 will be set in a contemporary version of Vice City, with the social media platform Life Invader making a return.

Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick later claimed that the leak was an ‘emotional matter' and that it never