GTA 6 Trailer Reveals Female Protagonist Lucia and Return to Vice City
Rockstar Games released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), the next installment in the crime simulator series, after a decade since GTA V. The trailer, which leaked a day early on X, was officially made available on YouTube. GTA 6 returns to Vice City, a parody of Miami and Miami Beach, as part of a larger map inspired by Florida. For the first time since 1997's original Grand Theft Auto and the Game Boy Color version of GTA 2, the series features a female protagonist named Lucia. The game is scheduled for release in 2025. The article notes GTA V's significance in contemporary art, where its open world and Director Mode have been used by artists like Luca Miranda (Cheatimerism) and Steven Cottingham (Chain-Link) to create machinima films.
Key facts
- Rockstar Games released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI on December 4, 2023, after a leak on X.
- The trailer is 90 seconds long and reveals characters, plot, and setting.
- GTA 6 returns to Vice City, a parody of Miami and Miami Beach, as part of a larger Florida-inspired map.
- The game features a female protagonist named Lucia, the first since 1997's original Grand Theft Auto and GTA 2 on Game Boy Color.
- GTA 6 is scheduled for release in 2025.
- GTA V has been used by contemporary artists for machinima, including Luca Miranda's Cheatimerism and Steven Cottingham's Chain-Link.
- The article was published on Artribune.
- The trailer was originally scheduled for release on December 5 but leaked early.
Entities
Artists
- Luca Miranda
- Steven Cottingham
Institutions
- Rockstar Games
- Take Two
- Artribune
Locations
- Vice City
- Miami
- Miami Beach
- Florida
- United States