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Rockstar court representative says studio fired GTA 6 developers for discussing a 'top secret' 32-player online mode in private Discord, which it was 'gravely concerned' to have discovered

New court documents reveal that Rockstar fired the 30+ GTA 6 developers in October 2025 for allegedly discussing a 32-player online mode in a private Discord channel.

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GTA 6 Leaks Confirmed by Rockstar Games — Fans Outraged as 'Fake' Rumours Proved Real

GTA 6 leaks once dismissed as fake are now being confirmed, exposing shocking features as Rockstar breaks its silence.

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 needs to be more GTA 4 than GTA 5 — please Rockstar, make driving cars feel like steering large ships again

As GTA 6's release gets nearer, I'm hoping Rockstar takes more inspiration from GTA 4 than GTA 5. Here's why.

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New ruling in Rockstar Games legal battle means the GTA 6 studio won't be forced to pay fired employees interim relief — 'We regret that we were put in a position where dismissals were necessary'

A judge has officially ruled that Rockstar Games won't be forced to pay interim relief to the 34 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers it fired in October, after the IWGB accused the studio of union-busting.

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'Realistic Acts of Killing ': GTA 6 Put Under Fire Before Release by Critics

GTA 6 faces growing backlash before release as critics warn its ultra-realistic violence could cross a line. With delays mounting, the world's most-awaited video game is now at the centre of a heated cultural debate. Will it affect the launch?

International Business Times UK

Love video games? Visit the real-life destinations behind Assassin’s Creed, GTA and more

From Paris to Tokyo, video games are inspiring travellers to visit real-world destinations.

Euronews

'We did not want to be close to them': The only game Arc Raiders wanted to avoid on release was predictably GTA 6, 'I don't think anyone wanted to be close to them'

Embark wasn't as worried about Call of Duty or Battlefield.

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PlayStation and Xbox's most-played games of 2025 were the same as 2024's in the US, data suggests, with newcomers unable to dethrone the likes of Fortnite, Roblox, and GTA 5

Another night of Fortnite with the boys then?

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Ex-Rockstar lead says all GTA competitors have "given up," but there's still "an opportunity" to challenge Rockstar: "Everybody's kind of terrified of going against GTA"

"There is going to be at least an eight year gap"

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GTA 6 "will redefine players' standards" according to JRPG legends from Atlus, Square Enix, and Sega: "It'll be a once-in-a-generation turning point"

"GTA 6. Please release it."

GamesRadar

Forget GTA 6—GTA 7 May Already Be 'Stuck in a Loop,' Ex-Rockstar Dev Warns

Former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermeij has sparked fresh debate over the future of Grand Theft Auto, suggesting the series is 'stuck in a loop' of the same five American cities.

International Business Times UK

Rockstar Games Delay Cycle Sparks Fury as 80% of Fans Brace for a Third Setback

The mounting frustration surrounding Rockstar Games has reached a fever pitch following reports of a third potential setback for GTA 6.

International Business Times UK

"Bully was chaotic from the day I started until the day it shipped": Inside the making of Rockstar's 'GTA in boarding school'

Interview | How PS2 classic Bully managed to bring the open-world craze to an unexpected setting

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Former Rockstar technical director " didn’t like GTA 4 that much" at launch because "we had to sacrifice so much in terms of gameplay"

Not enough bowling

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International Business Times UK

New 'GTA 6' 2027 Delay Rumours Spark Panic as Fans Reach Their Absolute Breaking Point

Just as the community began to settle into the official November 2026 release window, a new wave of uncertainty has taken hold of the internet.

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Former Rockstar lead says the studio's wildest ideas "wouldn't have been as good as GTA," though he respects Larian for ditching Baldur's Gate 4: "It's not obvious. It's very risky"

Larian Studios is returning to Divinity instead

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We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"

"You’ve now obviously got the cultural impact which is way more important than it was then."

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 Release Date Debate Heats Up as Infinity Gamer's Leaked Dates Challenge Rockstar's Silence

GTA 6 release date speculation intensifies as Infinity Gamer shares leaked trailer and gameplay dates, challenging Rockstar Games' continued silence.

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Open world games are some of the most popular in 2025, but as GTA 6 looms on the horizon, 2026 is about to get competitive

Interview | With a new Grand Theft Auto en route, it's open season on open world games; where do we go from here? And how many kinds of open worlds are there?

Tom’s Hardware

Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA — Take Two says DOS Zone infringed company’s intellectual property rights despite disclaimers and requirement to own original copy of title for full game

Take-Two takes down the online demo of GTA: Vice City found on DOS Zone — says it violates its copyright.

International Business Times UK

Forget GTA 6 - Ex Rockstar Games Director Leaks Plans for a Different GTA in Every Country

GTA 6 delays have caused global frustration, but a former Rockstar director has revealed scrapped plans for GTA games set across different countries, and why they have been abandoned.

Inverse

'Red Dead Redemption' on Nintendo Switch 2 Proves Grand Theft Auto's Biggest Flaw Is A Choice

Revisiting 'Red Dead Redemption' has shown that Rockstar writing for the western open-world franchise has run laps around its sister franchise GTA for well over a decade.

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GTA Tokyo "almost actually happened" until the idea fizzled out: "It doesn't make sense to set it in some left-field location for novelty"

What could have been…

PC Gamer

Grand Theft Auto could have been a globetrotting series like Assassin's Creed, according to former Rockstar technical director: 'We had ideas about GTA games in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Istanbul' while 'Tokyo almost actually happened'

"Another studio in Japan were going to do it, take our code and do GTA: Tokyo."

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 Online Tipped for MMORPG Evolution, Developer Hints — A High-Risk Direction

GTA 6 Online is tipped for an MMORPG-style evolution, with developer hints fuelling debate over risk, freedom and grind.

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