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Gaming is in serious trouble. GTA VI may be the nail in the coffin

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13.07.2026

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Gaming is in serious trouble. GTA VI may be the nail in the coffin

The most anticipated release in gaming history could set the tone for a troubled industry

Published July 13, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)

My first encounter with a “Grand Theft Auto” game was way back in 1999 with “GTA 2” at, of all places, my pastor’s house. The church patriarch would often host the youth group at his home, which meant taking turns on the first-gen PlayStation, but we were cackling a little too loudly as we carjacked vehicles and used them to run over cops. The adults, hearing our incessant laughter, came into the room, instantly became horrified and confiscated the game. To this day, I have no idea how the pastor’s son obtained a copy of this crime spree simulator, but I still find it hilarious.

I would never have imagined, nearly three decades later, that the Grand Theft Auto series would become the cultural juggernaut it is today. While “Grand Theft Auto V,” released in 2013, cost a record-breaking........

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