Topline
The highly anticipated release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” was pushed back nearly six months Thursday, according to video game developer Rockstar, sending shares of its parent company Take-Two Interactive plummeting in after-hours trading.
Take-Two shares fell nearly 8% after market close Thursday. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Rockstar said the game’s new release date will now be Nov. 19, 2026, delaying the game from its previous May 2026 release.
Take-Two shares fell more than 7.4% to $234 in after-hours trading Thursday as of 5:30 p.m. EST.
Rockstar apologized for the delay in a tweet, noting, “these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.”
Take-Two’s stock is still up 37.1% since the start of the year, when shares traded around the $183 mark.
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Big Number
$2 billion. That is how much money “Grand Theft Auto VI” could potentially make in its first two months of sales, according to venture capital firm Konvoy.