{"id":1997608,"date":"2026-06-18T13:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1997608"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:30:58","slug":"rockstar-reveals-the-grand-theft-auto-6-box-art-which-is-quite-nice-i-suppose-and-pre-order-dates-for-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1997608","title":{"rendered":"Rockstar reveals the Grand Theft Auto 6 box art, which is quite nice I suppose, and pre-order dates for the game"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Rockstar reveals the Grand Theft Auto 6 box art, which is quite nice I suppose, and pre-order dates for the game<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Crocodile! 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Lamborghini!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/gta-6-official-cover-art-wide-1.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"gta-6-official-cover-art-wide-1.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Rockstar Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-18T13:30:58+00:00\">June 18, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-grand-theft-auto-6-gta-box-art?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          37 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7685df9e-22e2-4b0e-a893-03c1781df5f1\" data-name=\"Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" title=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\"><br \/>\n  Follow Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/rockstar-games\">Rockstar Games<\/a> has revealed the box art for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a>, which looks a lot like you&#8217;d expect it to look, and it&#8217;s revealed pre-order dates for the new game.<\/p>\n<p>The box art features the familiar GTA box design of the game-name surrounded by panels of artwork. Here we see a yellow Lamborghini-like vehicle, a speed boat, a crocodile, a helicopter, someone doing an irresponsible wheelie on a sports motorbike, someone holding a machine gun, perhaps irresponsibly, someone dressed in a bikini, someone wearing lots of bling, and of course the game&#8217;s dual heroes, Lucia and Jason.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Grand Theft Auto VI: Official Cover Art Reveal\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EiQEBYDox_k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EiQEBYDox_k\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Grand Theft Auto VI: Official Cover Art Reveal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EiQEBYDox_k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a flamingo because we&#8217;re in the Miami-like Vice City for this adventure and I assume Flamingos hang out there, or perhaps they just fit with the pink and purple aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>Semi-interesting side-note: there appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GTAVI_Countdown\/status\/2067603339110432942\">a helicopter in the top left panel of every Grand Theft Auto game&#8217;s box art<\/a> since Grand Theft Auto 3 (every modern Grand Theft Auto game, you might say). <\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GTA cover arts (2001 &#8211; 2026)<\/p>\n<p>The iconic style is back with the helicopter in the top left corner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZdf92fH0j\">pic.twitter.com\/FZdf92fH0j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GTA 6 Countdown \u23f3 (@GTAVI_Countdown) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GTAVI_Countdown\/status\/2067603339110432942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S\/X pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 begin 25th June, meanwhile. I don&#8217;t expect there&#8217;ll be any shortage of copies but who knows? It&#8217;s reassuring to see confidence in the 19th November release date all the same.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an unexpected announcement that comes a day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-rockstar-legal-dispute-blacklisting-claims\">an employment tribunal ruled against Rockstar Games in an ongoing UK legal battle<\/a> related to lay-offs and allegations of union busting.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/rockstar-games\">Rockstar Games<\/a> has revealed the box art for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a>, which looks a lot like you&#8217;d expect it to look, and it&#8217;s revealed pre-order dates for the new game.<\/p>\n<p>The box art features the familiar GTA box design of the game-name surrounded by panels of artwork. Here we see a yellow Lamborghini-like vehicle, a speed boat, a crocodile, a helicopter, someone doing an irresponsible wheelie on a sports motorbike, someone holding a machine gun, perhaps irresponsibly, someone dressed in a bikini, someone wearing lots of bling, and of course the game&#8217;s dual heroes, Lucia and Jason.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Grand Theft Auto VI: Official Cover Art Reveal\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EiQEBYDox_k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EiQEBYDox_k\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Grand Theft Auto VI: Official Cover Art Reveal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EiQEBYDox_k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a flamingo because we&#8217;re in the Miami-like Vice City for this adventure and I assume Flamingos hang out there, or perhaps they just fit with the pink and purple aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>Semi-interesting side-note: there appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GTAVI_Countdown\/status\/2067603339110432942\">a helicopter in the top left panel of every Grand Theft Auto game&#8217;s box art<\/a> since Grand Theft Auto 3 (every modern Grand Theft Auto game, you might say). <\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GTA cover arts (2001 &#8211; 2026)<\/p>\n<p>The iconic style is back with the helicopter in the top left corner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZdf92fH0j\">pic.twitter.com\/FZdf92fH0j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GTA 6 Countdown \u23f3 (@GTAVI_Countdown) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GTAVI_Countdown\/status\/2067603339110432942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S\/X pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 begin 25th June, meanwhile. I don&#8217;t expect there&#8217;ll be any shortage of copies but who knows? It&#8217;s reassuring to see confidence in the 19th November release date all the same.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an unexpected announcement that comes a day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-rockstar-legal-dispute-blacklisting-claims\">an employment tribunal ruled against Rockstar Games in an ongoing UK legal battle<\/a> related to lay-offs and allegations of union busting.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Grand Theft Auto VI Rockstar reveals the Grand Theft Auto 6 box art, which is quite nice I suppose, and pre-order dates for the game Crocodile! Flamingo! Lamborghini! 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