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New GTA 6 trailer officially reveals cover art — and it looks pretty slick

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Rockstar Games has released a new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer

Rockstar Games has released a new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, but it's perhaps not the kind that you might have expected.

Rather than showing us new GTA 6 gameplay, the trailer gives us our first look at the game's official cover art and, in my eyes, it's pretty slick. The design follows the same general style as the Grand Theft Auto 5 cover, with lots of little panels containing character vignettes.

It features dual protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos in a prominent position, surrounded by iconography inspired by the Vice City setting and traditional GTA staples. There are plenty of guns, of course, alongside Florida animals such as a flamingo and an alligator.

You can see the cover art for yourself in the trailer below.

The cover art isn't exactly breaking any series conventions, but in my opinion it looks pretty great. I feel like the pink and purple hues really captures those almost tropical Vice City vibes. It looks pleasantly retro, but also appropriately modern and slick.

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If you're a big fan of the look, Rockstar Games has already posted a high resolution version of the graphic to its website so that you can download it to use as a desktop or phone wallpaper.

The website also offers a square version of the cover art, which might provide our first look at how the game's icon will appear on Play Station 5 or Xbox Series X and Series S menus.

The square version of the cover art might give us an idea of how the game's icon will look on consoles. (Image credit: Rockstar Games)

The trailer, which only lasts for just over 30 seconds, ends with an official pre-order date reveal. We now know that they will start on June 25, 2026 "on digital storefronts and at other select retailers."

Unfortunately, there's no sign of a price anywhere, so it looks like we'll only learn that info when pre-orders officially begin next week.

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The reveal comes just days after Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick once again confirmed that GTA 6 will release on November 19, 2026. He said that the wait has been so long because the team at Rockstar "seek to do something that’s never been done before."

Speaking with CNBC's Jim Cramer earlier this year, Zelnick confirmed that there are "marketing beats coming this summer" to promote GTA 6. "We don't spend money on marketing until we're pretty close to release," he said at the time.

This cover art reveal presumably signals the start of final marketing efforts as we near release, so I would keep your eyes peeled for further trailers and news soon.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to release on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X and Series S.

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