Grand Theft Auto set for blockbuster return after 13 years

PARIS, France (AFP) — 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 US 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 November 19, thanks in part to a monumental marketing campaign that kicked off in late 2023 with the first official trailer.