NEW YORK (AP) — The highly anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online.
Rockstar Games released its first look for the sixth game of the hugely popular video game series Monday evening — roughly 15 hours before the planned Tuesday morning unveiling — while citing the leak.
“Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing on YouTube,” Rockstar Games wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, just after 6 p.m. ET Monday.
Rockstar Games and its New York parent company, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., did not provide further details on the leak. The company did not immediately respond to The Associated Press’ requests for comment early Tuesday.
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Still, avid Grand Theft Auto fans were able to learn a few things from the 90-second teaser — including that the next installment would be set in the Miami-inspired Vice City and star a female protagonist, a first for the franchise, named Lucia. The end of the video also confirmed that game won’t be released until 2025.
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