GTA 6 Lands the Cover of Game Informer’s Next Issue, With a 14-Page Story and 12 New Screenshots
Grand Theft Auto VI is the cover star of Game Informer’s next issue. The outlet revealed Issue #382 on September 25, featuring original Rockstar Games artwork of protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, and confirmed the magazine’s digital edition, including a 14-page cover story built around exclusive interviews with several of Rockstar’s lead designers, goes live on September 29.
Weather, Wildlife, and How Rockstar Built Leonida
Senior associate editor Marcus Stewart, a self-described lifelong native of South Florida, wrote the piece and says it focuses heavily on how Rockstar brought the game’s setting, the Florida parody state of Leonida, to life. According to Game Informer, the story digs into GTA VI’s advanced weather systems, built to simulate Florida’s less sunny weather phenomena, the sheer amount of wildlife, both native and invasive, roaming Leonida by land, air, and sea, and Rockstar’s research process into Miami and Florida more broadly, all aimed at making it the studio’s most culturally and aesthetically accurate world yet. The story arrives with 12 new, exclusive screenshots showing off more of Leonida’s sights and citizens.
A Packed Issue Beyond the Cover Story
Issue 382 isn’t just about GTA VI. Game Informer says it also includes Gamescom preview coverage, an interview with Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons developer Invoke Studios featuring voice actor Maggie Robertson, a Persona 4 Revival preview built on time with developer and publisher Atlus, a 10-page feature on Tides of Annihilation from a reporting trip to China, and an interview with actor and musician Finn Wolfhard about his favorite Pokémon games and video game soundtracks. The issue’s reviews section covers Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Marvel’s Wolverine, Star Wars Zero Company, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.
Issue 382’s GTA VI cover, framed as a collector’s item alongside past Game Informer issues.
When You Can Read It
The digital version of Issue 382 unlocks for subscribers on September 29, with print copies following in subscribers’ mailboxes and on newsstands over the following weeks. Game Informer is treating it as a limited-time issue tied to the cover story. The coverage lands about seven weeks ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI’s current November 19 release date on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, giving Rockstar one more high-profile showcase before launch.
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