Following an announcement of yet another delay, the long-awaited release of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI franchise won't arrive until May 2026. However, that didn't stop the video game publisher from further teasing everyone with one of the glossiest video game trailers you've ever seen.
In case you're in need of a refresher, here's a pile of previous GTA VI news clips — listed chronologically, the better to sift through at your leisure:
- "Leaked Grand Theft Auto 6 Footage Reveals a Return to Miami-Inspired Vice City"
- "Watch the Trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, a Return to Vice City (AKA Miami)"
- "All the Real-Life Easter Eggs in the Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer"
- "Vice City IRL: Interactive Map Shows 20 Miami Landmarks in GTA 6"
- "Grand Theft Auto 6's Return to Vice City (AKA Miami) Delayed to 2026"

Here's to o new beginnings
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Welcome to Little GTA VI Haiti!? Is that the Metrorail in the distance?
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Oh, look! It's the Metromover!
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GTA VI fans, where are we now?
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Jason, keeping a low profile in Lummus Park
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Pool party at the Clevelander, anyone?
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Where's the Dominion Hotel IRL?
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Let's face it: A team called the Miami Manatees would never go a quarter-century without winning a postseason game.
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"With every game we've released, our aim has been to surpass expectations," the company said in a statement. "Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception."
Meantime, to keep us salivating, the new trailer contains images that unmistakably evoke the Miami skyline.

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While anticipation remains high, the delay has many wondering if this is all a neon-bright warning that the gaming industry is in trouble. Amid a broader economic downturn and the rapid rise of AI, gaming has been hit hard by widespread layoffs in recent years, raising concerns that the scope and budget of a game like GTV VI — now more than a decade in the making — yields a juice worth the squeeze.

Feels like coming home.
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It wouldn't be Miami without a strip club...
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