<div><div><p><a data-ylk="elm:author;slk:Mariella Moon;itc:0" href="https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/mariella-moon/"><img alt="Mariella Moon" data-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Q5xM8QRkc.8IiJSGgzI_ew--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.engadget.com%252Fmedia%252F2017%252F04%252Fprofile-picture.jpg%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D080b8c74bc2e0113b04ff3b4d56e855ff565fd24&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=199c0288bb447e9b8a42ee9c535e057d3cc5b29a" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Q5xM8QRkc.8IiJSGgzI_ew--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.engadget.com%252Fmedia%252F2017%252F04%252Fprofile-picture.jpg%26compress%3D1%26progressive%3D1%26quality%3D75%26client%3Dhawkeye%26signature%3D080b8c74bc2e0113b04ff3b4d56e855ff565fd24&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=199c0288bb447e9b8a42ee9c535e057d3cc5b29a"></img></a></p></div></div><div><p>We may get official details about <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" data-ylk="slk:Grand Theft Auto VI;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0" href="https://www.engadget.com/rockstar-gta-6-confirmed-gta-v-ps-5-xbox-series-x-release-date-162720563.html"><em>Grand Theft Auto VI</em></a> very, very soon. Following a <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" data-ylk="slk:Bloomberg;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/rockstar-plans-to-announce-much-anticipated-grand-theft-auto-vi?sref=10lNAhZ9" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Bloomberg</em></a><em> </em>report that said Rockstar Games would announce the next entry in the GTA franchise as early as this week, Rockstar confirmed it would release a trailer for the forthcoming game in early December, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration. It's one of the most anticipated games for the current crop of consoles, especially since the fifth main installment in the series — the second-best selling video game of all time, as <em>Bloomberg</em> notes — came out way back in 2013.</p><div><blockquote data-theme="light" placeholder=""><div><p>We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you.</p><p>Thank you,<br></br>Sam Houser</p></div><p>— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) <a data-ylk="slk:November 8, 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0" href="https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1722237703553798312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">November 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote></div><p>While Rockstar has yet to launch the title, some fans may have already gotten a glimpse of early-days gameplay footage due to a <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" data-ylk="slk:leak that a hacker uploaded online;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0" href="https://www.engadget.com/rockstar-grand-theft-auto-6-leak-155755703.html">leak that a hacker uploaded online</a> in 2022. It contained 90 seconds of gameplay from a <em>GTA VI</em> test build, showing one of the two playable protagonists, a female character named Lucia, robbing a store. Another clip showed the other playable character riding the "Vice City Metro," indicating that its story takes place in Rockstar's fictionalized version of Miami. The developer later <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" data-ylk="slk:confirmed;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0" href="https://www.engadget.com/rockstar-confirms-gta-vi-leak-143918535.html">confirmed</a> the contents of the leak and said that the game's creation would continue "as planned."</p><p>Rockstar may reveal <em>GTA VI's</em> release period alongside the trailer next month, but its parent company Take-Two <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" data-ylk="slk:previously hinted;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0" href="https://www.engadget.com/take-two-hints-that-grand-theft-auto-vi-is-coming-in-2024-102507050.html">previously hinted</a> that it's coming out sometime in 2024.</p><p><strong>Update, November 8, 2023, 8:15AM ET:</strong> This story has been updated to note that Rockstar has confirmed it'll release a trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto game in December.</p></div>