Grand Theft Auto VI stars Lucia (left) and a partner in crime.
Grand Theft Auto VI stars Lucia (left) and a partner in crime.
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Grand Theft Auto VI trailer — The big cultural moment is here for games, a day early

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 4 min

Video games have been on a trek from subculture to mainstream culture for decades. And today we were treated to one of the biggest moments in the industry as Rockstar Games — its hand forced a day early by a leaker — released the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI.

If you’re a young gamer and are new to Grand Theft Auto as a series, then savor the moment. It might be another generation before we get Grand Theft Auto VII and have another day like this. In two hours, the YouTube video has surpassed nine million views.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.