Meta description: GTA 6 takes over Game Informer’s next cover with a 14-page feature, new screenshots and exclusive Rockstar developer insight arriving September 29.

 

GTA 6 is taking center stage at Game Informer, with Rockstar Games’ highly anticipated sequel chosen as the cover story for the magazine’s next issue.

The feature will run for 14 pages and promises more than a routine preview. Game Informer has interviewed several lead designers at Rockstar, with the resulting story set to explore how the studio created Leonida and transformed its vision of modern Florida into the setting for Grand Theft Auto VI.

New screenshots are also promised.

The full digital feature is scheduled to arrive on September 29, 2026, giving fans another major information drop less than two months before GTA 6’s planned release.

After years of carefully controlled reveals, Rockstar is clearly entering a different phase of its marketing campaign.

Game Informer Has a 14-Page GTA 6 Cover Story

Game Informer has confirmed GTA 6 as the centerpiece of issue 382.

For the feature, Game Informer’s Marcus Stewart spoke with several Rockstar lead designers about the enormous project and the work behind its open world.

The magazine is holding back the specific revelations until publication, which means claims about new mechanics or unannounced story details would be premature.

What has been confirmed is substantial enough.

The article will contain exclusive GTA 6 information, new screenshots and developer insight into the creation of Leonida.

Fourteen pages also gives the publication room to explore subjects that are difficult to cover through Rockstar’s trailers alone.

Players have seen Leonida in motion. Now they may get a better understanding of why Rockstar built it the way it did.

Leonida Will Be at the Center of the Feature

The focus on GTA 6’s Leonida is particularly interesting because Rockstar’s new state has become one of the biggest departures from GTA V.

Vice City remains the most recognizable location, but the game extends well beyond its streets and beaches.

Rockstar has already introduced several distinct regions, including the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga National Park.

Each location gives the open world a different character.

The Leonida Keys offer a chain of tropical islands. Grassrivers introduces wetlands and wildlife. Port Gellhorn represents a faded coastal destination, while Ambrosia brings an industrial character to another part of the state.

Mount Kalaga expands the environment further with wilderness and more rugged terrain.

How Rockstar connects those areas into one believable state is one of the questions the Game Informer interviews could help answer.

New GTA 6 Screenshots Will Give Fans More to Study

The upcoming issue will also contain new GTA 6 screenshots.

For most games, a handful of additional images might seem relatively minor. GTA 6 is different.

Rockstar’s official screenshots have been examined in remarkable detail by fans attempting to understand the game before launch.

Road signs can reveal locations. Storefronts can expose fictional businesses. Vehicles may confirm returning models, while background NPCs can provide clues about population density, clothing and activities.

Even the shape of a road or distant skyline can help players understand Leonida’s geography.

That makes each new official image potentially useful.

The screenshots could also provide additional looks at Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos or GTA 6’s wider supporting cast.

Rockstar’s Extended Look Changed What We Know About GTA 6

The Game Informer feature arrives after Rockstar offered its most detailed presentation of GTA 6 gameplay so far.

The recent Extended Look moved beyond cinematic trailers and spent considerably more time showing the rhythms of everyday life across Leonida.

Players saw crowded streets, nightlife, vehicles and interactions between Jason and Lucia. Rockstar also demonstrated a world designed around activities beyond the main criminal storyline.

Racing, scuba diving, exercise and other recreational options help make Leonida feel like a place to inhabit rather than simply a backdrop for missions.

NPC interactions also appear more contextual than in GTA V, suggesting Rockstar has carried some ideas from Red Dead Redemption 2 into its modern open world.

The Game Informer interviews now have an opportunity to explain some of the thinking behind those changes.

Jason and Lucia Remain at the Heart of Rockstar’s Story

While Leonida provides the stage, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos remain central to GTA 6.

The pair are connected romantically as well as criminally. Their situation deteriorates after a score goes wrong and pulls them into a wider conspiracy across the state.

Rockstar has repeatedly emphasized trust in its descriptions of their relationship.

That creates a different narrative structure from GTA V.

Michael, Franklin and Trevor had separate backgrounds and complicated relationships that eventually collided. Jason and Lucia appear intertwined from the beginning.

Their decisions therefore carry consequences for both the criminal operation and their personal relationship.

Whether Game Informer’s interviews provide additional insight into that structure remains to be seen, but the 14-page format gives the publication room to explore more than technical details.

Game Informer Has History With Rockstar’s Biggest Games

There is also a nostalgic quality to seeing Grand Theft Auto return to a Game Informer cover.

Magazine previews once formed a major part of Rockstar’s marketing strategy.

Before publishers could instantly distribute lengthy trailers and gameplay videos online, major magazine features offered controlled introductions to new open worlds.

Rockstar could reveal carefully selected screenshots, explain new mechanics and introduce characters without showing too much.

That approach suited Grand Theft Auto particularly well.

The internet has changed dramatically since those earlier releases, but a lengthy developer focused feature can still provide something a trailer cannot: context.

Rockstar’s GTA 6 Marketing Is Accelerating

The timing of the cover story also shows how quickly Rockstar’s promotional campaign is now moving.

For much of GTA 6’s development, official information arrived slowly. Long stretches of silence encouraged leaks, theories and speculation to fill the gaps.

Those gaps are shrinking.

Rockstar has shown more gameplay, expanded its character profiles, opened preorders and introduced new merchandise tied to Vice City and Leonida.

Retail promotional material is also appearing as the release approaches.

Now Game Informer is preparing a substantial feature built around direct access to Rockstar developers.

The secrecy has not disappeared, but the balance has changed.

September 29 Could Deliver Some of GTA 6’s Most Useful New Details

Players should still keep expectations grounded.

Game Informer has promised exclusive information and screenshots, but it has not said that the feature will reveal every remaining mystery surrounding GTA 6.

There is still no reason to assume it will provide details about a PC release, the future of GTA Online or every gameplay system fans are curious about.

The confirmed focus is the more interesting one anyway.

Rockstar’s developers will discuss the creation of Leonida and provide a closer look at a world the studio has spent years building.

That direct development insight could reveal more about GTA 6 than another short teaser ever could.

The complete 14-page Game Informer digital feature arrives on September 29, 2026.

With Grand Theft Auto VI scheduled to launch November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Rockstar’s final promotional stretch is now firmly underway.