Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two Interactive.
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Video game publisher stocks Interactive Take-Two It fell as much as 4% in extended trading Monday after the company released its trailer for the next version of Grand Theft Auto, which will be released in 2025. The company had originally planned to release the trailer after hours, at 6 a.m. ET. on Tuesday, December 5, but a leak caused Take Two to move up its schedule.
The video was originally leaked from the @Gta6trailerleak account on X, formerly known as Twitter. Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two, then posted the trailer on YouTube. X suspended the account that posted the leaked video.
Grand Theft Auto VI is likely to impact Take Two’s revenue growth after its release. Grand Theft Auto V debuted in 2013, and is now the second best-selling video game in history, having sold more than 190 million copies. It’s just behind MicrosoftOwned by Minecraft, which has sold more than 300 million copies.
Players have been eager for details about the new game for years. Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar, announced in early November that the trailer would be released in December.
“As we approach its 25th anniversary next month, we congratulate Rockstar Games on its continued innovation in the pursuit of the highest levels of high-quality interactive entertainment,” Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told analysts on a conference call in November.
Take-Two said in a statement that the new game will be coming to Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series statement.
You can watch the new trailer below:
