GTA 6 Game Informer Cover Story: Everything We Know

Published September 26, 2026. This is a live page. We update it Tuesday, September 29, the moment the digital issue goes live.

Tuesday, September 29 is GTA 6's next big day. It lands exactly 51 days before launch.

Game Informer revealed its GTA 6 cover story for issue 382: a 14-page feature built on exclusive interviews with several of Rockstar's lead designers, focused on how Rockstar brought Leonida and Vice City to life. The digital issue goes live September 29. Print follows in the coming weeks, and Game Informer says the issue is only available for a limited time. CONFIRMED.

Everything Confirmed for Sept 29

1. A 14-page cover story with exclusive quotes from Rockstar lead designers. CONFIRMED.
2. Advanced weather systems built to simulate Florida's less sunny weather. Rockstar had never discussed weather on the record before this, as RockstarINTEL points out. We break this one down in full in our GTA 6 weather system post. CONFIRMED.
3. A staggering amount of wildlife, described as native and otherwise, across land, air, and sea. CONFIRMED.
4. Rockstar's research into Miami and Florida, aimed at its most culturally and visually accurate world to date. CONFIRMED.
5. New details on Vice City and the wider state of Leonida. CONFIRMED.
6. 12 new exclusive screenshots of GTA 6's sights and citizens. CONFIRMED.
7. Original cover art of Jason and Lucia, created by Rockstar. CONFIRMED.

The writer, senior associate editor Marcus Stewart, is a lifelong South Florida native, and the story is framed around just how "Florida" GTA 6 really is.

The Money Questions We Will Answer Tuesday

Every new system Rockstar explains is one you can plan around before November 19. When the issue goes live, we will check it for:

1. Does weather change how crime works? Rockstar has confirmed crimes must be witnessed and reported before police respond, per VICE. Fewer people outside could mean fewer witnesses. OUR TAKE until confirmed.
2. Is wildlife a money system? A wildlife checklist is already confirmed. We will look for any sign animals connect to hunting, fishing, or selling. Our GTA 6 fishing breakdown covers what the leaks already showed. OUR TAKE.
3. What do the new Vice City details reveal about neighborhoods? Where the money sits on the map depends on them. OUR TAKE.
4. Do the 12 screenshots hide anything? Fans dug dozens of details out of the trailers. We track them in our trailer easter eggs guide. OUR TAKE.

What Is Not Confirmed

• Hurricanes by name. The announcement does not use the word. RUMOR.
• Any GTA 6 payout, price, or timer. Rockstar has published none. NOT CONFIRMED BY ANYONE.

The Honest Bottom Line

• CONFIRMED: 14-page Game Informer cover story, digital Sept 29.
• CONFIRMED: Weather systems, wildlife, Florida research, new Vice City and Leonida details, 12 screenshots, new cover art.
• OUR TAKE: Weather and wildlife are the two systems most likely to touch the money game.
• RUMOR: Hurricanes, until the full story says otherwise.

We update this page Tuesday with everything in the issue. Join free and we'll email you the breakdown.

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