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The Official GTA 6 Trailer is Available to Watch – What We Know About the Game So Far

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The long and unbearable wait is finally over, as the official trailer for GTA 6 has finally arrived. We can open the champagne as we can finally feast our eyes on official footage of the most anticipated game in history. As we shared the news a few days ago, the trailer was just several days away, and we can now watch it in all its glory.

GTA 6 will have a female protagonist in its main cast, although a guy will be in that role as well. Those two people form a couple that is ready to get into all sorts of trouble, and they have the strong creed that they can succeed only by remaining together.

GTA 6 comes out in 2025

We were expecting to see three protagonists in GTA 6, similar to GTA 5, where Trevor, Michael, and Franklin are in the main roles. Who knows, maybe a third protagonist for GTA 6 will be revealed later, although, at this point, it seems that there will be only two protagonists: a guy and a gal.

Words are useless at this point. Feel free to put on a nice costume, have champagne near you, and thank God for this wonderful moment as you watch the official GTA 6 trailer:

At first glance, the graphics look absolutely stunning, the NPCs look more real than they’ve ever been, and the surroundings look full of action. Everybody seems to do something in this game.

GTA 6 brings back a fictional Miami

As it has been heavily speculated so far, GTA 6 marks a return to Vice City (fictional Miami). However, it won’t be the same Vice City from the legendary GTA Vice City that came out more than 20 years ago. At that point, it was the fictional Miami from the ’80s. In GTA 6, we’ll receive a more modern Miami set in the world of our times. We can easily deduce that from the trailer, as we can see a lot of people who want to post their activities on social media apps.

Social apps are dominating the show

GTA 6 will probably satirize the world of social media, in which everybody wants to make live shows of their activities, regardless of how boring they might be. GTA 5, on the other hand, the latest GTA game released, is well-known for its satirical content. “Life invader” was a reference in GTA 5 to Facebook, as at that time, the famous platform was dominating the world. Through the game’s irony, it emphasizes the idea that Facebook tries to invade our lives, and we could see something similar in GTA 6 as well.

We don’t have to avoid saying that out there in the real world, people are clinging too much to social media apps that they use to show their lives, no matter what boring and useless activities they might have. GTA 6 can surely explore that to its own advantage by satirizing the behaviors of such netizens.

Will GTA 6 be available only for consoles?

According to various sources, GTA 6 will first be released only for consoles at some point in 2025, which means that PC gamers will have to wait longer or even forget about the idea of running the game on their PC. Judging by the trailer, the graphics and mechanics of the highly-anticipated game might be much more than Windows PCs can handle. Perhaps we’ll even have PlayStation 6 and the next-generation Xbox consoles when GTA 6 comes out; who knows?

It’s been ten years since GTA 5, the latest game of the Grand Theft Auto series, came out. At first, the game was available only for consoles (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at first, while it arrived a year later for PS4 and Xbox One), but it was also adapted for PC in 2015.

 

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How the GTA 4 Story Impacted the Grand Theft Auto Series

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GTA 4 came out way back in 2008, and it immediately impressed everyone through both its gameplay and graphics. The game was the bee’s knees at its time, even though most GTA fans are more impressed by what GTA 5 has to offer and are more busy waiting for news about the long-awaited GTA 6.

GTA 4 features Niko Bellic in the role of the game’s protagonist, as he’s a war veteran who ran away from the Yugoslavian War in Europe and traversed the ocean with high hopes for a better life. Once Niko arrives in Liberty City (fictional New York) and is eager to start making money with his cousin Roman, the protagonist discovers that life as a free man can be just as difficult as on the battlefield. While Niko is also not all peaches and cream, he can get into trouble very easily.

Each and every GTA fan can agree that the story of GTA 4 is extremely dark and full of dark humor. While violence and killing are usual elements of the Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar took it to a whole new level in GTA 4. This game easily remains the darkest GTA game ever made and for good reasons. But apart from the ‘dark’ aspect, there’s more to the GTA story. Let’s get into detail a bit:

Emotional impact:

The story of Niko Belllic and the ways he interacts with other characters, such as his cousin Roman and a potential girlfriend, added emotional depth to the game. Furthermore, the choices players made during the storyline had consequences, affecting the game’s multiple possible endings. That was extremely interesting to see back in 2008 when the game came out, as it was a premiere for many gamers to see such an approach.

Narrative depth:

Compared to predecessor games, GTA 4 has brought a more nuanced and character-driven narrative. While, as we said, Niko Bellic, the protagonist, was a complex character who had a troubled past, we also shouldn’t forget that the story delved into themes such as family, immigration, and the pursuit of the so-called American Dream.

Earlier GTA games featured more caricatured characters, and GTA 4 has the merit of departing from them and setting a new standard for storytelling in the insanely popular Grand Theft Auto series.

Realism and serious topics

We also need to admit that GTA 4 shifted towards a more realistic portrayal of the game world and gaming characters. The storyline features serious topics such as betrayal, organized crime, as well as the consequences of violence. Such a departure from the satirical and over-the-top tone that dominated previous games proved the capacity of the series for more mature storytelling.

The introduction of expansions

Besides the main storyline, GTA 4 also introduced story expansions (more commonly known as DLCs nowadays) in the form of “The Ballad of Gay Tony” and “The Lost and Damned.” Such expansions provided players with different perspectives on the events that took place in GTA 4 and further deepened the narrative even more. Such an approach influenced the design of future Rockstar games, such as “Red Dead Redemption 2,” which had multiple interconnected narratives.

GTA 4 is the last game of the Grand Theft Auto series that had a single protagonist. GTA 5 has three: Trevor, Franklin, and Michael. As for the upcoming GTA 6, it will also have three protagonist characters, and one of them is a woman.

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The GTA 6 Trailer is Just Around the Corner – What We Need to See in the Long-Awaited Game

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After a long wait, Rockstar informed the world that the official trailer for the long-awaited game GTA 6 will finally arrive in early December. In other words, we might have less than a week to wait until the trailer floods the internet. As fans of the famous and iconic franchise for the gaming industry, we have been waiting for a sequel to GTA 5 for about a decade. Enough is enough already!

However, even though it’s only a matter of days until we get the official trailer for GTA 6, along with the release date of the long-awaited game, there is still a lot to consider. Rockstar needs to fix a lot of stuff and make GTA 6 much better than GTA 5 if they want their new game to sell better. In other words, let’s see what we need to see in GTA 6 when the long-awaited game will be ready to launch:

More enterable buildings

GTA 5 was a great game, that’s for sure. It had an amazing story, perfect graphics, a lot of comedy, and so on and so forth. But one aspect of the insanely-popular RPG that Rockstar shouldn’t have worked more at has to do with the enterable buildings. If we set aside the missions of the game, GTA 5 has few buildings where the player can enter and do his monkey business. If we take a look at GTA San Andreas, for instance, a game that came out almost a decade before GTA 5, that older title was teeming with enterable buildings. Maybe the guys from Rockstar could draw some inspiration from the legendary GTA San Andreas and implement at least as many buildings in GTA 6. Although GTA SA has completely obsolete graphics for today’s standards when it comes to gaming, it still has an incredibly complex gameplay.

More side missions

GTA 5 has 69 main wonderful missions and some side missions as well. Those main missions are indeed long, complex, and entertaining, but after you finish the storyline of the game, you somehow get that feeling that there’s not much else to do. However, we have to remark on the possibility of rapidly replaying any of the missions you’ve finished in GTA 6, which is a nice feature that we hope to see in GTA 6 as well. It doesn’t exist in any other GTA game.

Once again, we have to take GTA San Andreas as an example. That game is teeming with optional missions that you can play, and the more you progress and collect items, the more bonuses you receive. For instance, a 100% completion of the game (which takes very, very much time) will grant you a Rhino tank right in CJ’s backyard.

A more diversified map

GTA 5 has too many mountains and countryside. It has a major city, a few islands, and a beachside. That’s not bad at all, but we could use more than one city in the game and the possibility to travel from one to another in various ways, such as in GTA 4 or, as you’ve already guessed, GTA San Andreas!

Otherwise, the map in GTA 5 is the biggest of all GTA maps, but even so, we can still ask for more. After all, Rockstar had ten years at their disposal to make GTA 6, and all that waiting needs to seriously pay off.

A female protagonist

Who doesn’t like to see a badass chick as she’s teaching some manners to the naughty boys? That’s what we can expect to see in GTA 6 as well. Judging by the information we have so far about the future game, it seems that our wish will be granted.

What do you want to see more in GTA 6? Feel free to share your opinion with us!

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Red Dead Redemption 3 Release Date, Trailer, and Other Predictions

Red Dead Redemption 2 was released to universal acclaim from critics and players less than a year ago. The game received many awards, and a stable version of Red Dead Online will be released in the following months. Now, even though it might be too early to talk about it, let’s see when Red Dead Redemption 3 might come out.

While the title was quite successful, many fans are already looking forward to the next entry series. Rockstar, which is also renowned for the famous GTA series (and other smaller titles) is known for the amount of time which is spent on working on incredible details. The studio spent eight years on the development of Red Dead Redemption 2. This means that a significant amount of time will pass until an announcement is offered on Red Dead Redemption 3.

Possible release date of Red Dead Redemption 3

In the past, Rockstar used to release one game every year. This cycle began in 1999 and lasted until 2013. Fans of the studio remember that the Red Dead series required a significant amount of development time.

Red Dead Revolver, the first title in the series, was released in 2004. Six years passed before Red Dead Redemption was released in 2010. And eight years were needed for Red Dead Redemption 2. By looking at these dates, it is easy to infer that the shortest development period will last for six years, while eight years appears to be the upper limit. The closest date that can be calculated by following this pattern is 2025.

It is essential to take into account that Rockstar Games may also opt to work on the new GTA 6 title before they begin to develop Red Dead Redemption 3.

Red Dead Redemption 3 trailer and supported platforms

Trailers are a big thing for Rockstar as the studio takes pride in the quality of the trailers which advertise their upcoming date. A Red Dead Redemption 3 trailer could surface before 2025, but that remains to be seen.

Since the PS4 and Xbox One are close to the end of their lifespan, the future Red Dead Redemption 3 game could be released for the upcoming generation of consoles. Until an official announcement is released, we can only hope that Red Dead Redemption 3 would be much better than RDR 2.

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GTA VI News: Rockstar Games Insider Speaks About “Project Americas”

Grand Theft Auto VI has been heavily rumored, and everyone is anticipating locations, maps, storyline and praying for some official news or at least a tease from Rockstar Games. However, we haven’t heard anything official – only that there will be a new GTA sometime in the future, as the team has a ton of ideas about it. But that’s all. Well, until now…

The sequel has been rumored to take place in different locations, such as South America or even to return to Vice City. This popular map in the franchise was added in the first GTA game that soon became a standalone game. It even got a prequel four years later: “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” – 2002, “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories” – 2006.

GTA VI – Project Americas

An insider from Rockstar Games said to Inside Gaming (YouTube channel) that the sequel title is codenamed “Project Americas,” which could mean that this is the main location where the game will take place.

The term ‘Americas’ point towards the possibility that the game could take place in made-up locations from the US and South America. In other reports, we saw that the US part of the map in GTA 6 would be represented by Vice City, writes EconTimes.

While fans also considered London as a good setting for the GTA 6, Rockstar Games lead writer Dan Houser stated in an interview that a game set in the UK would be awesome, but not something that would be a GTA game:

“I think there are plenty of great stories we could tell about the UK, great environments to showcase, great gameplay mechanics that could have a UK bent to them – I just don’t think it would be a GTA necessarily.”

GTA VI: Release Date

As for when the GTA VI will be released, looking back at the distance between the previous installments, GTA V was launched five years after GTA IV, which means we might see the game being released in 2021 or even later – in 2022. Until then, fans of the franchise can play the online GTA, which keeps getting new content and events.

Last month, Game Spot noticed Rockstar’s job listings showing that they are looking for a team that will create “next-generation worlds for some exciting upcoming projects.” One of the jobs was for a vehicle artist, a MoCap tools developer, and a technical face developer to “help research and develop new technology for future titles.” All of these future titles could mean a GTA VI and probably a Red Dead Redemption 3, which will be just in time for the future PlayStation 5 and next-gen Xbox consoles that should be released in 2020.

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