Grand Theft Auto VI Countdown

Live release timer for GTA VI plus trailers, story & characters. A fan-made hub — unofficial & spoiler-light.

Release date: Soon™
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Release Date

November 19, 2026

Rumor counter still climbing... Will GTA VI arrive before Half-Life 3?

Target Release Window • Fan Estimate • Subject to Change

Parody & memes for entertainment. No official dates; all jokes independent & non-commercial.

GTA VI Trailers

Watch reveals while waiting eternally (kidding). Thumbnails switch the embedded video.

Story & Setting

Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, neon veins, wetlands & highways — basically Vice City plus extra chaos DLC vibes.

Jason & Lucia juggle crime, trust & ambition — modern co‑op energy: ride-or-glitch.

Fan-made summary; final game might nerf or buff everything. Parody flavor added.

GTA V FACTS

Discover the incredible records, massive sales, and fascinating trivia behind one of gaming's greatest achievements

🏆 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 🏆

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Fastest-Selling Entertainment Product

24 Hours

GTA IV broke Guinness World Record as the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours

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Highest Grossing Video Game (24hrs)

$310M

Made $310 million in the first day of release

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Metacritic Score

98/100

Second-highest-rated game on Metacritic at the time of release

💰 MONEY & SALES 💰

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money

Development Budget

$100M+

One of the most expensive video games ever made at the time

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money

First Week Revenue

$500M

Generated over half a billion dollars in the first week

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sales

Total Units Sold

25M+

Over 25 million copies sold worldwide by 2013

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sales

First Day Sales

3.6M

Sold 3.6 million copies in the first 24 hours

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money

Music Licensing

$5K-$10K

Rockstar paid $5,000 per composition + $5,000 per master recording per track

Sales Performance

Revenue in millions USD • Units in millions

Day 1
$310M3.6M units
Week 1
$500M6M units
Month 1
$700M8.5M units
Year 1
$1000M13M units
Lifetime
$2000M25M units
Revenue
Units Sold

📰 BREAKING NEWS 📰

VICE CITY NEWS FEED
May 2008

GTA IV SMASHES ALL RECORDS!

Entertainment History Made in Single Day

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV has shattered all entertainment records, generating $310 million in its first 24 hours on sale...

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VICE CITY NEWS FEED
May 2008

$500 MILLION IN ONE WEEK

Gaming Industry Enters New Era

The blockbuster title has crossed the half-billion dollar mark in just seven days, proving video games are now mainstream entertainment...

BREAKING
VICE CITY NEWS FEED
April 2008

CRITICS HAIL MASTERPIECE

Perfect Scores Pour In

Gaming journalists worldwide are praising GTA IV as a landmark achievement, with multiple publications awarding perfect 10/10 scores...

BREAKING
VICE CITY NEWS FEED
May 2008

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BROKEN

Three Records Fall to Liberty City

Guinness confirms GTA IV has broken records for highest grossing video game in 24 hours, highest revenue by entertainment product, and fastest-selling game...

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🎮 DEVELOPMENT 🎮

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development

Development Time

3.5 Years

Started in November 2004, released April 2008

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Team Size

1,000+

Over 1,000 people worked on the game across multiple Rockstar studios

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Research Photos

100,000+

Team took over 100,000 photographs in New York City for research

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Script Pages

1,000

The game script was approximately 1,000 pages long

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Voice Actors

660

Approximately 660 actors provided voices for over 80,000 lines of dialogue

📌 FUN TRIVIA 📌

Rickrolling Origin

Started Here - The first GTA IV trailer helped popularize the Rickrolling meme when fake trailer links redirected to "Never Gonna Give You Up"

Radio Stations

18 - Featured 18 in-game radio stations with over 214 licensed songs

Game of the Year

10+ Awards - Won Game of the Year from Digital Spy, GameTrailers, Giant Bomb, IGN, Kotaku, LA Times, NY Times, and Time Magazine

Multiplayer Players

16 - Supported up to 16 players in multiplayer mode (32 on PC)

Perfect Scores

4 - Received perfect 10/10 scores from Edge, Eurogamer, Game Informer, and IGN

BY THE NUMBERS

1,000+
Team Members
$100M+
Budget
660
Voice Actors
10+
GOTY Awards

Main Characters

Early vibes: duo storyline, loyalty checks, ambition speedruns.

Jason placeholder silhouette

Jason

A risk-taker drawn to fast schemes and the shifting power structures of Leonida.

Fan interpretation — subject to patch notes IRL.
Lucia placeholder silhouette

Lucia

Sharp, adaptive and strategic; balances survival with ambition in Vice City.

Fan interpretation — subject to patch notes IRL.