GTA 6 to be Game Informer Cover Story With 12 New Screenshots

GTA 6 is getting full magazine treatment before launch, and it's about time. Game Informer just confirmed that GTA 6 is the cover story for its upcoming Issue 382, and from what's been teased so far, this will be a deep dive that we have been waiting for.

What Will the Game Informer GTA 6 Cover Story Include?

We have all wanted Rockstar to actually talk about the game's systems after dropping merchandise news, and it sounds like this feature is finally doing that. The feature is written by Marcus Stewart, a senior associate editor at Game Informer and a lifelong South Florida native.

Stewart will write about the region that inspired Leonida (GTA 6's fictional take on Florida), which means he can check whether Rockstar's version of it actually holds up.

The 14-page cover story was built around exclusive interviews with several of Rockstar's lead designers. Three main threads run through the piece:

GTA 6's Weather and Wildlife Get Serious Attention

Rockstar has apparently built a weather engine specifically designed to simulate Florida's less predictable side. You are looking at tropical storms and severe weather, not just a sunny open world.

The wildlife situation sounds impressive, too. There's reportedly a staggering amount of animals spread across land, air, and sea in Leonida, including species that aren't even native to Florida. If you've played Red Dead Redemption 2, you already know how much Rockstar cares about this kind of detail. GTA 6 looks like it's taking that even further into a modern urban setting.

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Game Informer (GTA 6) Issue 382 Release Date

Along with the interviews, 12 exclusive screenshots go live when the digital issue drops on September 29th, 2026. No one has seen them yet, and any new look at Leonida this close to launch is going to spark a lot of conversation. The cover itself features protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos in original Rockstar artwork. It's already being called a collector's item, and I can see why.

Other Games in Game Informer Issue 382

Issue 382 is more than just a GTA 6 magazine. There are other previews for other games like:

and even several more titles. The reviews section also covers games Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Marvel's Wolverine, Star Wars Zero Company, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. It's a packed issue even without the cover story front and center.

How to Get the Game Informer's GTA 6 Cover Story

Digital subscribers can access the full cover story on September 29th, 2026. Print copies ship to subscribers and arrive in bookstores and newsstands in the weeks that follow. Game Informer now ships internationally to over 50 countries, which is a huge change from its older U.S.-only print model.

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Both plans include 10 issues per year. GTA 6 launches November 19th for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (we have the countdown timer if you want to check how many days are left until the game drops), giving Rockstar about seven weeks between this feature and launch day.

This feels like the start of the final information push before the game ships, and we expect things to pick up quickly from here, especially every Thursday, because that's the day when Rockstar usually announces news.

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