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GTA 6 Delayed Once Again to November 2026

Will we ever experience Vice City again?

Grand Theft Auto 6 received another delay on Thursday, according to a post from publisher Rockstar Games. The highly anticipated open-world game will now launch Nov. 19, 2026.

In the post, Rockstar Games apologized for the wait and said the game needs more time for polishing.

«These extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve,» the company said. «While the wait is a little longer, we are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern-day Vice City.»

GTA 6’s previous release date was May 26, 2026, after getting bumped from a 2025 release earlier this year. The game has reportedly been in development since 2018, following the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 that year.

Why is GTA 6 taking so long to develop?

Gamers have been waiting patiently for a new GTA game since GTA 5 came out in 2013. The development team for the game, Rockstar North, has yet to provide much information on the development process.

One issue that surfaced last month was the firing of dozens of employees at the studio. Between 30 to 40 staff members were laid off abruptly, as reported by Bloomberg. The terminated employees were reportedly attempting to organize a union within the company, according to a representative of a trade union. Rockstar told Bloomberg on Wednesday that the employees were fired for allegedly discussing confidential information on a public forum.

On Thursday, fired employees protested outside the offices of Rockstar North and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive. The protesters say that Rockstar is conducting union-busting tactics against those attempting to organize a union within the company.

Pamphlets and seeds being handed out. pic.twitter.com/jH26WIpPEh

— GTABase.com (@GTABase) November 6, 2025

It is unclear if the layoffs are responsible for the delay. The news of the GTA 6 release date came shortly before Take-Two Interactive announced its quarterly earnings report.

What is new in GTA 6?

After the announcement of a 2026 release, Rockstar released a sizeable amount of content about GTA 6, which included a new trailer.

In this entry, players will take on the roles of the two leads of the game, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. The couple will be playable throughout the game, with Lucia being the first female protagonist for a GTA game.

While the game’s focus is Vice City, a parody of Miami, GTA 6 takes place in the state of Leonida, the game’s version of Florida. Players will explore different parts of the state based on notable Florida locales such as Key West, the Everglades, and other cities. As in previous games, characters will assign the protagonists missions to complete, which typically involve committing major crimes.

Aside from those details released back in May, Rockstar is still keeping quiet about the rest of the game, including its cost.

There’s been speculation that GTA 6 could be the first game to be priced at $100. The standard price of a new AAA game is $70, but Nintendo hiked up the price of a new game to $80 with the release of Mario Kart World for the Switch 2. Other companies attempted to copy that strategy, such as Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds 2 and Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 4, but both companies ultimately backed off the idea and reverted prices to $70.

GTA 6 is expected to be released for the PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X and S consoles.

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This New AI Feature for Cars Promises to Keep You From Missing Your Exit

Polestar is integrating Google Maps’ live lane guidance into the head-up display.

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Android Users Downloaded OpenAI’s Sora AI App Nearly Half a Million Times in One Day

How much AI slop does 470,000 Sora app installs equate to?

It’s only been two days since OpenAI dropped the Android-compatible version of its Sora app, but the AI social media app’s popularity seems to know no bounds. A new report from Appfigures found that the Android app was downloaded 470,000 times on the first day it was available. That’s four times as many downloads as compared to Sora’s initial iOS app launch in September, according to TechCrunch, which originally reported the news.

Keep in mind that the iOS app was downloaded over a million times in under five days. It was also restricted to North America and required an invite code. Since Sora has dropped its invite code requirement and opened up the app to more countries, it makes sense that Android downloads would be higher than the iOS ones. But it’s still an eye-popping statistic, even for an app that has quickly become one of the most powerful and controversial AI developments so far.

The Android app is just one of many updates OpenAI has dropped in recent weeks. In a new post, OpenAI’s head of Sora, Bill Peebles, outlined what’s coming soon for the AI-video app, including new creation tools, improved social features and much-anticipated Android support. OpenAI also said it would be working with unions like SAG-AFTRA and other celebrities and public figures to help manage the creation of potentially inappropriate or illegal videos, including deepfakes.

You can download Sora now on the Google Play Store and start scrolling right away. Here’s everything that’s inside the Sora app. For more, check out our guide for how to spot AI-generated videos.

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Cameos and editing tools

Sora recently gained new creation tools in the form of character cameos, which are now expanding beyond people. Cameo is Sora’s primary feature that allows you to use other people’s likenesses to create nearly any kind of AI video. Soon, you’ll be able to cameo your dog, guinea pig, favorite stuffed toy or generated characters from existing Sora videos. Several Halloween-themed characters have been added recently.

The app’s generation interface will also highlight trending cameos in real-time, likely building on popular existing social media features, such as the For You page or Explore page on Instagram.

OpenAI is also introducing basic video editing tools, beginning with the ability to stitch clips together directly within the app. Peebles says more advanced editing features are on the way, hinting at a broader creative suite that aims to move Sora beyond short, one-off generations to an app that can be used by professional creators.

On the social side, the team is experimenting with new ways to utilize Sora with friends and communities, rather than just a global feed. That could mean channels for your university, workplace, hobbies or sports teams, bringing a more localized vibe to what has so far been a mostly chaotic public stream of AI videos.

These changes follow the first major Sora update earlier this month, which introduced longer video limits and a storyboarding feature. The company announced that free Sora users can make videos up to 15 seconds long on the iPhone app and the web (which is the only way Android users can use Sora at the moment). Pro users also receive an additional 10 seconds when creating on the web, for a total of 35 seconds. The announcement came one day after Google upgraded its popular AI video model, Veo 3, to handle longer video generations.

New payment options for videos

As OpenAI added new features and opened up its app to anyone (no invite code needed), it also introduced payment plans. Previously, free users could generate up to 30 videos per day, while Pro users had a limit of 100 videos per day. Now, if anyone hits their generation limit, they can pay $4 for an additional 10 video generations.

Since your Sora account is linked to your ChatGPT account, if you pay for ChatGPT Pro, you’re a paying Sora user. For more information, see all the payment plans.

Storyboarding

Storyboarding, available only to Pro users on the web, lets creators plan out videos on the web before generating them. Storyboarding has long been a part of the professional filmmaking process and is occasionally included in more professional software programs. Google’s AI filmmaking program Flow, for example, allows for storyboarding. But this is an interesting and somewhat unexpected addition to Sora.

Sora has only been around a short time, but the vibe on the app is focused on shorter, funny videos, echoing OpenAI’s claim that the app is designed to help people connect with their friends. Professional-grade videos that are longer and better planned aren’t very common, but these upcoming updates will likely change that.

This could be a sign that OpenAI is attempting to attract the professional creators it has previously alienated. Professional creators would need storyboarding, video editing, longer run times, and higher resolutions, and OpenAI seems to be addressing these needs quickly.

(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 7, #410

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle No. 410 for Friday, Nov. 7.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one. I thought the blue category was the easiest group of the four, but maybe that’s because I’m a movie buff. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: You need strength for this.

Green group hint: Lone Star State.

Blue group hint: Gonna fly now.

Purple group hint: Apparel hidden in the words.