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GTA VI unlocks at midnight local time on Thursday, November 19.

GTA VI reviews could go live on November 18

A leaker says the review embargo lifts the day before launch. Rockstar hasn't announced a date.

By Officer Scarn 1 min read

Rockstar's official image of Cal Hampton: a man in a bucket hat, sunglasses and a green tropical shirt rests a golf club on his shoulder at a mini-golf course, a giant alligator statue behind him. Image: Rockstar Games.

GTA VI reviews could arrive on Wednesday, November 18, one day before the game unlocks. This is purely speculation for now. Rockstar and Take-Two haven't announced a review date.

The date comes from the leaker NateTheHate. On October 26 he posted on X that Rockstar had started sending review code to media outlets, and that the embargo was November 18. Insider Gaming says it verified the date independently. Notebookcheck and Beebom reported it too, and Notebookcheck points out that "Rockstar hasn't confirmed" it. Nobody has given a time of day.

Insider Gaming had already reported, in mid-October, that reviews would land before launch. It held back the date then because it could still change.

If November 18 holds, critics will have had a little over three weeks with the game. The first scores will settle it either way.

Sources

Sources (4)
  1. Grand Theft Auto 6 review embargo date details (Insider Gaming, 2026-10-26)
  2. GTA 6 review codes are out in the wild, giving outlets just over three weeks (Notebookcheck, 2026-10-26)
  3. GTA 6 review embargo date revealed as Rockstar sends out review codes (Beebom, 2026-10-27)
  4. GTA 6 reviews will be released before launch (Insider Gaming, 2026-10-14)