(CNN) — The trailer for “Grand Theft Auto VI,” the next installment in the popular and violent video game franchise, was released online on Tuesday after being leaked online. The trailer reveals that the sixth chapter will arrive in 2025, according to developer Rockstar Games.
The trailer features the female protagonist, Lucia, who appears to be in a Bonnie and Clyde scene with her partner in crime on busy beaches, city highways and clubs.
The long-awaited trailer crossed 32 million views in its first hour Network light.
The trailer should be released first on Tuesday, December 5th at 9am Pacific Time, 12 noon Miami Time. however, In a post on XRockstar Games, formerly known as Twitter, said: “Our trailer has been leaked, so check out the actual content on YouTube.”
GTA 6, the next chapter in the action-adventure franchise, has been a long time coming. GTA 5 was released in 2013.
Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive, has had problems with leaks. In 2022, hackers leaked unreleased images of the next version of GTA. The gaming community was shocked when gameplay screenshots and videos appeared online, which the company confirmed were genuine and leaked as a result of a “network intrusion”.
“We recently experienced a network intrusion where an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded sensitive information from our systems, including early development footage for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto,” Rockstar Games announced in a statement posted on its website at the time. Then came Twitter.
— CNN’s Katherine Thorbecke contributed to this report.
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