Until then, it’s become a harmless scavenger hunt for hungry fans.
The franchise is a cash cow for Rockstar and it’s only a matter of time until news breaks on it. While there’s no official word on when we might see GTA 6, it’s hard to imagine it won’t happen. Even more realistic, it could just be that Take-Two was doing a routine update of its domains and made a quick update to the page in the process. “Cartels” could just be a vague branding for a new Rockstar social program. There’s always the chance that the answer is even more boring than that. So it stands to reason it all might be connected. The unconfirmed reports claim that the game will be set in several different cities, including Vice City and unrevealed South American cities, all involved with a drug cartel. The most enticing explanation, however, would be that this is tied to GTA 6 and that the “ Project Americas” leaks are true. This could be something reserved for a Grand Theft Auto Online update or even something left-field like a new Max Payne game. Considering that most of Rockstar’s games deal with the criminal world, it could be a reference to any number of projects. While it could be a reference to Vice City, drug cartels don’t only exist in Miami. “Rockstar Cartel” is also too vague of a phrase to really make much of.
That rumor did not end up having any truth to it.Ī night club in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. That sparked a seemingly ironclad theory that Waluigi would be the next character in the fighting game. Back in February, Nintendo fans discovered that had been updated just ahead of the next Super Smash Bros. Domain dig-ups like this happen somewhat frequently and don’t always result in a big revelation. The hope here is that history could be repeating itself and the site might be reserved for a new game.Īs with any rumor like this, fans shouldn’t get their hopes up. To add some fuel to that fire, the domain was curiously first registered months before Grand Theft Auto: Vice City released in 2002. Vice City has long been one of the rumored settings for the next game, making some believe it can’t be a coincidence. The fictional city is an alternate take on Miami, which was once considered the drug capital of the world due to cartel wars. The word “cartel” has led some to believe that this could be confirmation that GTA 6 is returning to Vice City. Here’s where the conclusion jumping comes in.