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The latest news and rumors about GTA 5 for today and 2026. Here you will find all the news about GTA 5 updates, learn the release date for PC, when the game will be available on other platforms, and other announcements. We will also write about the system requirements of GTA 5 for PC, about pirate cracks, and the appearance of the game on torrents, where it can be downloaded for free.
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The hacking group ShinyHunters, which breached Rockstar Games via the analytics service Anodot, demanded a $200,000 ransom — roughly ₽18.4 million. Rockstar refused to pay. In response, the hackers released the stolen data for free. The outcome turned out to be the exact opposite of what they intended.
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April 15, 2026

Rockstar has landed in another major scandal: a massive 8 GB archive of internal files has leaked online. Based on what’s already circulating, it includes 25 CSV files covering 2018–2026, tied to GTA Online, Red Dead Online, internal analytics, support systems, and anti-cheat tools. If authentic, this leak is especially damaging — not just numbers, but a look into the company’s internal workings.
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April 14, 2026

Rockstar has greatly changed the marketing strategy of Grand Theft Auto 6, when compared with the last part of the series. Seven months before the release of the new game, gamers received suspiciously little information about it. This may be due to both layoffs and fear of leaks, according to The Gamer.
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April 13, 2026

Even working on GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption, and Overwatch 2 no longer guarantees a stable future in the games industry. Rockstar and Blizzard veteran Rob Carr (Rob Carr) admitted that, despite 20 years of experience, he still cannot find a job.
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April 6, 2026

The main character of the game Agent, a cancelled Rockstar project, was found in the leaked source code of Grand Theft Auto 5. In any case, that's what dataminers who have studied the character model deeply think.
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April 6, 2026

According to analytics firm Circana, 62% of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth players in the U.S. are over 35, and if you include everyone aged 30 and up, that share rises to 77%. It is yet another sign that gamers are “getting older.”
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March 24, 2026

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii U are now retro consoles. GameStop, a major retail chain, has put an end to the disputes that have been going on for the past few years. The retailer has officially put these platforms on a par with the Sega Saturn and the Nintendo DS.
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March 17, 2026

According to a new large-scale study of the gaming industry, Roblox and Minecraft audiences are becoming less and less interested in traditional AAA blockbusters. If this trend continues, the future of video games may lie not in expensive single-player hits, but in free-to-play live-service games and viral formats.
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March 16, 2026

Modder Andy Nguyen, known online as theflow0, has ported Linux to the PlayStation 5 and effectively turned the console into a full-fledged gaming PC. As a demonstration, he launched GTA 5 Enhanced Edition, running at 1440p and 60 FPS with ray tracing enabled. According to the modder, 4K HDMI output, audio, and all USB ports are working.
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March 9, 2026

Rockstar’s GTA+ subscription has received an unexpected addition: the service’s library will soon include NBA 2K26. This marks the first major title from publisher 2K to appear in Rockstar’s subscription, potentially hinting at broader plans from Take-Two to expand the service.
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March 6, 2026

Remakes and remasters are one of the most important aspects of the gaming industry. Last year, updated versions of old games were downloaded 138 million times. This is reported by GameSpot with reference to the research.
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February 27, 2026

A new dark survival mod called The Exclusion Zone by author VelyXCore has transformed GTA 5 into something far more dangerous. Los Santos and Blaine County are no longer threatened solely by gangs and police — now, the map itself becomes the enemy. Certain locations are turned into radioactive zones where your character gradually suffers poisoning.
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February 23, 2026

Digital retailer Loaded has accidentally revealed alleged pricing for GTA 6. The standard console edition could cost $100, while the PC version may be £29 cheaper. Players are already panicking over the potential implications for the industry.
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February 23, 2026

Gamers don't fully understand how hard times the gaming industry is going through. It gets to the point where Rockstar developers with a track record that you can only dream of can't find a job for years. This was stated by journalist Reece "Kiwi Talkz" Reilly.
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February 20, 2026

Lately, it may seem that almost everyone knows about the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6, and this is not a game that needs advertising. However, the Take-Two management has other views on the situation. The head of the studio Strauss Zelnick said that GTA 6 will not go on sale without marketing support.
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February 16, 2026

Enthusiasts have unveiled an experimental build of GTA 5 that reduces the game’s size from roughly 120GB down to just 2.5GB, making it one of the lightest versions of the project to date. To achieve such a drastic reduction, the mod creators had to remove a significant amount of content, including story missions, a large portion of audio files, major sections of the map, and many environmental details.
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February 15, 2026

Grand Theft Auto 5 was released in 2013, but still continues to show impressive sales. According to the latest Take-Two Interactive report, 225 million copies of this game have been sold.
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February 4, 2026

Take-Two Interactive has published its financial report for the third quarter of 2026, once again confirming the release date of Grand Theft Auto VI — November 19, 2026. Moreover, the publisher announced that Rockstar Games will launch the game's marketing campaign this summer, marking the first concrete statement about the project's promotional rollout.
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February 4, 2026

Former Rockstar Games employee Mike York believes the studio may have already begun development on its next major project — whether that’s a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series or a continuation of Red Dead Redemption.
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January 16, 2026

The case concerns an ongoing legal dispute in the UK that began after more than 30 employees were laid off, most of them from Rockstar North’s Edinburgh office. All 31 dismissed workers were members of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), which filed a lawsuit against the company. Rockstar, in turn, claims the layoffs were caused by leaks of confidential information about unannounced features of the game.
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January 15, 2026

Rockstar Games has launched the Cfx Marketplace—an official, curated digital storefront for user-generated content on FiveM and RedM. The platform allows creators to legally distribute and sell their mods for GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 servers.
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January 14, 2026

The RPG sandbox Hytale has started extremely successfully. A few hours after the game's launch, more than 2.8 million gamers were playing it.
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January 14, 2026

80% of gamers do not believe that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released in the fall of 2026. According to many players, Rockstar has again set approximate deadlines that have little to do with reality.
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January 5, 2026

Rockstar Games has unveiled a massive content update, A Safehouse in the Hills, for Grand Theft Auto Online, dropping a trailer that reveals its December 10th release date.
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December 5, 2025

Sony has launched the annual PlayStation Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025, inviting players to vote for the standout games of the year. Fans will decide winners across 19 categories, covering everything from Best Character and Soundtrack to Graphics, Art Direction, and Studio of the Year. Voting is open until December 8.
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December 1, 2025

The Golden Joystick Awards 2025 ceremony has wrapped, with players—not a jury—selecting the best games of the year across multiple categories. This year’s show was hosted by Maggie Robertson, best known for voicing Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
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November 21, 2025

Sony has announced the November lineup of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers, and this month is shaping up to be especially packed. The headline title is once again Grand Theft Auto 5, joined by atmospheric and original projects like Pacific Drive, Still Wakes the Deep, and The Talos Principle 2. All titles will be available starting November 18.
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November 12, 2025

Recently, some console players started noticing that GTA Online on PlayStation and Xbox no longer requires a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass subscription. Shortly after, Rockstar Games’ official support confirmed that the game is temporarily free to play.
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November 11, 2025

Take-Two Interactive announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 will now release on November 19, 2026 — marking the game’s second delay. Previously, the launch had been scheduled for May 2026.
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November 7, 2025

Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games, revealed that in the original script for Grand Theft Auto 4, main character Niko Bellic was supposed to die. He spoke about this during the Lex Fridman Podcast while discussing the ending of Red Dead Redemption.
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November 3, 2025

Former Rockstar Games co-founder and writer Dan Houser believes that the huge anticipation around Grand Theft Auto 6 is not only due to how rarely the games are released, but also because every entry in the series has always felt fresh and different.
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November 3, 2025

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has opened up about several canceled studio projects — including the long-lost spy action game Agent, one of the most mysterious titles in Rockstar’s history. The developer discussed these in a new interview with Lex Fridman.
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November 1, 2025

The PC Gamer team has unveiled its annual Top 100 Best PC Games list, featuring both recent releases and timeless classics. This year, editors evaluated games based on three main criteria: quality, significance, and uniqueness.
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October 20, 2025

September 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation’s US debut. To celebrate the milestone, Mat Piscatella of analytics firm Circana shared the top-selling and highest-grossing titles ever released on Sony consoles in the United States.
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September 10, 2025

It turns out Rockstar Games had planned a new mechanic for Grand Theft Auto 5 that would allow players to climb buildings, lampposts, and other tall objects. This Assassin's Creed–style feature was discovered in the game files.
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August 17, 2025
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