But let’s start with the actual delay announcement from Rockstar on X/Twitter.

Take, for example, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s Hans Capon actor Luke Dale.

Good for them, genuinely.

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It’s not all doom and gloom, however!

That includes our very own staff writer Dustin Bailey.

But that wouldn’t happen… right?

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“Otherwise they wouldn’t have given a date.”

I certainly want to believe.

But I’ve been burned before!

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Some more details from Schreier, who talks about the current work conditions at Rockstar.

If that changes, I’ll report on it."

GOTY" in response to the news.

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He’s not wrong, to be fair.

Some expert analyst views coming in now.

“I don’t think anyone benefits in 2025 from this push,” he continues.

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You cant escape us.

May 26, 2026 it is then.

“you’ve got the option to’t escape us.”

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Speaking of Zelnick,Take-Two has now issued a statement of its ownregarding the GTA 6 delay news.

Or maybe the play is not to release a new trailer at all?

We don’t always get it exactly right, but that’s what were trying to do."

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It’s been an complicated time of late in the games industry - and that’s really underselling it.

Turns out he did jinx it didn’t he.

“GTA 6 slipping to 2026 has seemed inevitable for months if not longer.”

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As a reminder, here it is, because it is a Very Good TrailerTM.

We’ve not had anything since that first trailer drop back in December 2023.

First, let’s unpack what the actual statement says.

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The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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