This technology’s mega-game, Grand Theft Auto 6, will likely be eligible for The Sport Awards 2026 by a matter of sooner or later.
As highlighted on X by business watcher Shinobi602, the deadline for this yr’s The Sport Awards is twentieth November, which means GTA 6 – which arrives on nineteenth November – might be nominated throughout the present’s varied classes in 2026 and might doubtlessly win. “Video games should be made commercially out there to clients on or earlier than Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9pm PT,” The Sport Awards’ web site FAQ states.
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The match is so cosy it would seem an exception has been made for Rockstar’s sport, however as Shinobi602 additionally famous, deadlines have been fairly comparable every year, various solely by a day or two.
With GTA 6 in competition, the query turns into certainly one of how a lot it might dominate proceedings. Rewind to Rockstar’s final massive launch – Purple Useless Redemption 2 in 2018 – and that sport took dwelling 4 awards: Greatest Narrative, Greatest Audio Design, Greatest Rating/Music, and Greatest Efficiency (received by Roger Clark for his portrayal of protagonist Arthur Morgan).
The present TGA document holder – the sport to beat – is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which final yr took dwelling 9 wins, together with the coveted Sport of the Yr award. Earlier than Clair Obscur, the earlier chief was Baldur’s Gate 3, with six wins. GTA 6 is an order of magnitude bigger when it comes to funds, scope, and public anticipation than both sport, particularly Clair Obscur. The burden of expectation is on Rockstar, that is for certain.
The Sport Awards 2026 takes place on tenth December, and normally bookends the yr’s business exercise, after which all of us frantically attempt to determine what our private video games of the yr are. Eurogamer, for full disclosure, is a member of The Sport Awards jury, together with many different gaming web sites.
In the meantime, Rockstar launched a brand new launch trailer for GTA 6 this afternoon, highlighting Jason and Lucia’s steamy relationship – actually, as they frolic within the bathe – and the pressure of being in a high-stakes crime setting akin to theirs.
Rockstar can be presently embroiled in an employment tribunal in Scotland revolving across the sudden firing of 31 workers from Rockstar North final yr. These affected name it union-busting, whereas Rockstar insists staff have been fired for gross misconduct. The decision is no longer anticipated till effectively into November, virtually bang on when GTA 6 releases.