‘Grand Theft Auto’ set for blockbuster return after 13 years

CTV News · AFP Staff · 2026-11-06 15:09 UTC

Fans of the violent “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise are just two weeks away from getting their hands on the latest edition, which has taken almost a decade to make and has become the most expensive title in history.

PARIS, France -- Fans of the violent “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise are just two weeks away from getting their hands on the latest edition, which has taken almost a decade to make and has become the most expensive title in history.

The franchise allows players to act out gangster fantasies -- shooting up bars, crashing cars -- in fictional renderings of U.S. cities where the soundtrack piped through in-game radio is almost as important as the cutting-edge visuals.

GTA VI, which comes 13 years after its predecessor, is expected to break sales records when it lands on Nov. 19 thanks in part to a monumental marketing campaign that kicked off in late 2023 with the first official trailer.

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