A specter haunts video games, and its name is Grand Theft Auto 6. It seems like GTA 6 has been hanging over the release calendar like an atomic sword of Damocles for decades at this point, but it's scarcely been two years since we got a proper first look at the game. With its release date currently set for November 19th, 2026, it doesn't seem premature to already call it the biggest game of the year. This has become a bit of a tradition for the games industry – the early 2010s were dominated by GTA 5 for many, while GTA 4 was a huge event even back in the heady days of the late '00s.
To use the ghastly corporate term, Rockstar is a thought leader in video games. Where it goes, others are sure to follow: after all, the company effectively pioneered what open-world games look like. Even today, GTA Online has become one of the key titles that other multiplayer games try to unseat.
