Rockstar Games Confirms That GTA VI Announcement Was A Hoax

We had previously reported that Roskstar Games does not intend to launch the next GTA game until 2022 as the game would require quite a bit of work. But recently there was a report of gamers being teased about the launch of the Grand Theft Auto VIwithin the GTA V game.

Most people were convinced that this was an official announcement and this caused considerable excitement within the gaming world to say the least. But as it turns out it was a hoax after all. GTA developers Rockstar games has now officially made a statement saying that “This is a hoax made with the use of mods, and not an official message or statement from Rockstar Games.”

This is a hoax made with the use of mods, and not an official message or statement from Rockstar Games. *NM

— Rockstar Support (@RockstarSupport) July 2, 2018

There were several reports from gamers of all platforms who encountered a message ingame that claimed to be official and read that GTA 6 is coming, and these claims were supported by screenshots. The message simply claimed that GTA 6 is due next year.


But now Rockstar games has confirmed that this was the work of a few modders who had somehow found a way to get access to Rockstar’s announcement systems. And that is how they were able to get across the message in the single player mode.