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The Latest Breaking News from Strauss Zelnick

The CEO behind Grand Theft Auto VI doesn’t play video games, but is staking $1.5 billion on the biggest game launch of the decade

“I don’t think being consumer-in-chief really helps a CEO be effective in this business,” said Take-Two Interactive Software CEO Strauss Zelnick.

Fortune

When the heck is GTA 6 going to release on PC?

We're expecting to wait about a year, and for Rockstar to keep playing coy about the PC version.

PC Gamer

GTA 6's preorders mark the start of a long wait for it to come to PC, despite the fact we'll likely make up '50% of the sales'

What are we, chopped liver?

PC Gamer

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GTA 6 Trailer 3 Could Finally Arrive This Week Following Rockstar's Long-Awaited Pre-Order Launch

Rockstar Games confirms GTA 6 pre-orders start on 25 June, sparking speculation about a new trailer. Fans anticipate major announcements as marketing efforts intensify.

International Business Times UK

'GTA 6' Trailer 3 Hype Explodes Online as CEO Teases Summer Marketing Launch

Take-Two's CEO has confirmed that 'GTA 6' marketing will kick off in the summer, sending fans into overdrive as they scour June, July and August for signs of a long-awaited third trailer.

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 Pre-Orders Open 25 June: Will Rockstar Charge $80 or $100? Gamers Brace for Sticker Shock

Take-Two opens GTA 6 pre-orders 25 June with Wall Street split on an $80 or $100 base price. Whichever number Rockstar picks will reset the ceiling for every AAA game that follows.

International Business Times UK

New GTA 6 teaser officially reveals cover art — and it looks pretty slick

Grand Theft Auto 6 cover art has been officially revealed.

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Take-Two CEO reaffirms GTA 6 release date and says the wait is so long because Rockstar 'seek to do something that’s never been done before'

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has once again confirmed Grand Theft Auto 6's release date, so fans shouldn't worry about further delays.

TechRadar

'GTA 6' Release Date Update: Other Publishers Flee November Window to Avoid Rockstar Behemoth

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has again pointed to 19 November 2026 as the target launch date for 'GTA 6,' as rival publishers quietly vacate the November release window.

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 really is releasing in November, Take-Two boss insists while giving out free business advice: "Everything worth doing is hard and takes a long time"

Strauss Zelnick once more teases that "Rockstar really does seek to do something that's never been done before"

GamesRadar

Take-Two’s CEO is now in WWE 2K26, so I guess that’s one way to spend the time until GTA 6

Fine, we'll take it.

Destructoid

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Becomes Playable Character in Surprise 'WWE 2K26' Update

Strauss Zelnick becomes a playable wrestler in "WWE 2K26," sparking debate over CEO cameos, game updates, and industry culture in gaming.

Player One

8 years after Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick went shirtless with his 8% body fat physique, he's now a playable wrestler in WWE 2K26

We really got Zelnick as a playable WWE superstar wrestler before GTA 6

GamesRadar

GTA 6 rumor report — your weekly guide to the latest Grand Theft Auto updates

There's a tidal wave of GTA 6 rumors online right now, and I'm cutting through the noise to bring you the latest updates you need to know.

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Civilization 7 and Borderlands 4 had "missteps," Take-Two boss admits, but publisher 2K is still "crushing it across the board"

Strauss Zelnick thinks both games will be "very profitable lifetime titles"

PC Gamer

Take-Two CEO says 'former Rockstar employees' have tried to match GTA's success and 'haven't been able to'—and while he doesn't name names, that's gotta sting for a certain someone

MindsEye given the side-eye.

GamesRadar

"I don't know where GTA Online performance goes after the release of GTA 6," Take-Two boss says, but he doesn't expect it to decline

"I have no reason to believe that the performance will not continue"

TechRadar

Take-Two CEO seems to take shot at MindsEye studio, says 'the folks at Rockstar seem to be able to make these massive hits' while former Rockstar employees 'haven’t been able to do it'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said Grand Theft Auto 6 reviews will be just as important as the scores for all the other Rockstar Games titles.

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GTA 6 finally releasing won't lead to a Rockstar staff exodus, Take-Two boss expects: "We have a lot of work to do after the launch"

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says "we don't see that in our company"

GamesRadar

Red Dead Redemption 2 just had its best sales year since launch, but Take-Two CEO doesn't think GTA 6 hype is behind it

"I think that stands alone"

GamesRadar

Grand Theft Auto overtook its competition by ignoring annual releases, Take-Two CEO says: "Look at what happened to the properties that were higher up in the food chain"

"Creating some anticipation on the part of the consumer is a good thing"

GamesRadar

"Anyone run into Assassin's Creed?": GTA 6 maker Rockstar has faced many challengers over the years, Take-Two CEO says, but there's "zero evidence" AI will make them better

Strauss Zelnick knows "arrogance is the enemy of continued success," however

International Business Times UK

Will Grand Theft Auto 6 Finally Show Gameplay in Trailer Three? Here's the Latest GTA 6 Update

Take‑Two boss Strauss Zelnick has confirmed that Rockstar will not begin marketing Grand Theft Auto 6 until summer officially starts on 21 June, pushing hopes for Trailer Three into late June at the earliest.

GamesRadar

Red Dead Online wasn't a "missed opportunity," Take-Two CEO insists, and has been "immensely successful and long-lasting" despite fans feeling like it lives in GTA Online's shadow

"If we didn't have Grand Theft Auto here at our company, then people would just talk about the fact that we have this massive franchise in Red Dead"

TechRadar

Fans mourn what would have been GTA 6's launch today — 'My girl surprised me with $100 today and thought GTA 6 was coming out tomorrow'

Today is May 26, 2026, the original release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 and fans are mourning what could have been.

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