- After some long delays, the launch of the next Grand Theft Auto video game is finally within sight.
- A new trailer doesn’t reveal much of the story, but there are a few new in-game cars to check out.
- Just how popular is this game going to be? Nearly 50 million people have already watched this latest trailer.
Mark it on your calendars: November 19, 2026, is the day the world called in sick. Seems odd to think a video game could potentially cause a dip in the globe’s GDP, but the sixth iteration of the Grand Theft Auto series is easily one of the most hotly anticipated gaming releases in recent memory. Now, we’re just one month away.
Grand Theft Auto VI has been in development for over a decade and has frustrated would-be players with a couple of significant delays. The previous game debuted in 2013, so a sixth entrant in the series has been taking its sweet time coming. In a slightly shorter window of time, the Fast and Furious franchise has managed 10 feature movies and a spin-off. Of course, building out a game of epic scale is a more difficult task than just pointing a video camera at Vin Diesel and telling him to growl “family,” a dozen times.
The Grand Theft Auto launch trailer dropped late last week, and there’s plenty of wheeled content packed into it to enjoy. Famously, the game doesn't use real-life vehicle nameplates, but the in-game cars are closely modeled on actual cars you'll see in traffic. Just, in this case, flying over helicopters and whatnot.
