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GTA VI Preorders Begin June 25

Rockstar Games has announced that preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI will open on June 25, 2026. The game is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, and will initially be available on Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S; a PC release will come later. Parent company Take Two saw its U.S. shares rise about 4% after the announcement. Industry coverage notes an estimated development budget of well over $1 billion, and the previous entry in the franchise (released in 2013) sold more than 200 million copies. Trailers show a Miami‑inspired setting with high-speed vehicles, boats and other action sequences.

GTA 6 Pre-orders Start June 25

Rockstar Games announced that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will open on June 25. The game will initially launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a scheduled release date of November 19; a PC version will follow later. Take-Two, Rockstar’s parent company, saw its U.S. shares rise about 4% on the news, though they are roughly 7% lower year-to-date. Industry reports estimate GTA VI’s development budget at well over $1 billion. Trailers show a fictional Miami-inspired setting with high-speed cars, motorboats, beaches, weapons and wildlife. The previous mainline GTA title was released in 2013.

a16z New Media Celebrates One-Year Milestone

a16z New Media marked its one-year anniversary with a long-form explainer of the team's purpose, structure and offerings. The group positions itself as a "go-direct as a service" for startups, combining in-house creative (video, design, editorial), owned distribution channels, a full-service launch team and a network/dataset to support hiring and introductions. The post lists concrete channel reach (X ~1M followers, daily email ~250K subscribers, podcast ~1M downloads/month, Instagram ~160K), highlights launch case studies (e.g., World Labs), and describes fellowships and events used to scale talent and founder capabilities. The piece frames New Media as a repeatable, portfolio-level capability that drives measurable business outcomes for startups (contracts, waitlists, hiring pipelines).