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How years of research built Grand Theft Auto VI’s obsessively detailed world

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Newsrooms: 21
Last 3 hours: 2 reports
Momentum: New

Reports per hour, last 24 hours

How the coverage splits

50%50%

Where it’s heading

Slowing. Likely 20 to 22 newsrooms by 2:08pm AEDT. Calls like this were right 93% of the time. How we know

Against the past week

More newsrooms than 98% of the past week’s 4177 stories, and number 1 of 302 in Games.

Part of a bigger story

Grand Theft Auto: 5 developments since Wed 4 Nov.

Normally it’s only bad news when it comes to being a gamer in Australia, but being an Aussie will have a huge advantage when it comes to Grand Theft Auto 6. The game unlocks at midnight local time on November 19th (so technically the night of November 18th) which means that those in Melbourne will g

The Guardian didn’t include a summary, so this is Press Start’s, from its report on the same story.³

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The bigger story: Grand Theft Auto

5 developments since Wed 4 Nov.

Wed, 4 Nov, 2:26am AEDT
Grand Theft Auto 6 Physical Copies Are Officially in the Wild
8 newsrooms
Mon, 9 Nov, 9:46am AEDT
GTA 6 Publisher Makes Official Statement On Grand Theft Auto 7
6 newsrooms. Linked by Grand Theft Auto, sale, physical, wild, load
Wed, 11 Nov, 1:37am AEDT
Xbox Brings Its Free Tier Of Cloud Gaming To Loads More Players Today
7 newsrooms. Linked by Grand Theft, Theft Auto VI, come, november, coming
Wed, 11 Nov, 2:01am AEDT
Pre-load Grand Theft Auto VI on PS5 starting today
2 newsrooms. Linked by Grand Theft Auto, only, load
Wed, 11 Nov, 2:56am AEDT
Grand Theft Auto is being used to make real roads safer and potentially save lives
You’re here21 newsrooms. Linked by GTA, Theft Auto, Grand Theft, order, official

The whole storyline

The story so far

OfficialRising

Reports: 31
Newsrooms and sources: 21
Last 3 hours: 2
Last 24 hours

Rising: more reports in the last three hours than the three before (2 in the last three hours, 0 in the three before).

First with it: IGN, 32 min before anyone else.

From YouTube Official Blog directly.

Counted as one newsroom each, because they ran the same copy: The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday (all Nine).

The numbers behind it

How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from

Reports a day, last 7 days

Reports a day, last 7 days
Day	Reports
Sat	0
Sun	0
Mon	0
Tue	0
Wed	7
Thu	11
Today	13

Where the coverage is from

This headline has dropped off the live wire. The link above still goes to the original story.

Sources and credits

Newsrooms reporting over time
Time	Newsroom	Total
Wed, 11 Nov, 2:56am AEDT	IGN	1
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:28am AEDT	GamesRadar+	2
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:31am AEDT	Eurogamer	3
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:53am AEDT	Destructoid	4
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:34am AEDT	PC Gamer	5
Wed, 11 Nov, 5:23am AEDT	Bloomberg	6
Wed, 11 Nov, 6:00am AEDT	Push Square	7
Wed, 11 Nov, 9:15am AEDT	Rolling Stone	8
Wed, 11 Nov, 9:55am AEDT	Press Start	9
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:07pm AEDT	Evening Standard	10
Thu, 12 Nov, 2:00am AEDT	The Guardian	11
Thu, 12 Nov, 4:45am AEDT	TheWrap	12
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:30am AEDT	Kotaku	13
Thu, 12 Nov, 8:00am AEDT	GameSpot	14
Thu, 12 Nov, 9:44am AEDT	CNET	15
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:13pm AEDT	SmartCompany	16
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:19pm AEDT	Channel News	17
Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT	The Sydney Morning Herald	18
Fri, 13 Nov, 2:00am AEDT	YouTube Official Blog	19
Fri, 13 Nov, 6:52am AEDT	RNZ	20
Fri, 13 Nov, 7:38am AEDT	Dexerto	21

Newsrooms reporting over time

Time

Newsroom

Total

Wed, 11 Nov, 2:56am AEDT

IGN

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:28am AEDT

GamesRadar+

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:31am AEDT

Eurogamer

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:53am AEDT

Destructoid

Wed, 11 Nov, 4:34am AEDT

PC Gamer

Wed, 11 Nov, 5:23am AEDT

Bloomberg

Wed, 11 Nov, 6:00am AEDT

Push Square

Wed, 11 Nov, 9:15am AEDT

Rolling Stone

Wed, 11 Nov, 9:55am AEDT

Press Start

Wed, 11 Nov, 10:07pm AEDT

Evening Standard

Thu, 12 Nov, 2:00am AEDT

The Guardian

Thu, 12 Nov, 4:45am AEDT

TheWrap

Thu, 12 Nov, 7:30am AEDT

Kotaku

Thu, 12 Nov, 8:00am AEDT

GameSpot

Thu, 12 Nov, 9:44am AEDT

CNET

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:13pm AEDT

SmartCompany

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:19pm AEDT

Channel News

Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT

The Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 13 Nov, 2:00am AEDT

YouTube Official Blog

Fri, 13 Nov, 6:52am AEDT

RNZ

Fri, 13 Nov, 7:38am AEDT

Dexerto

Reports filed over time
Time	Source	Total
Wed, 11 Nov, 2:56am AEDT	IGN	1
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:28am AEDT	GamesRadar+	2
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:31am AEDT	Eurogamer	3
Wed, 11 Nov, 3:53am AEDT	Destructoid	4
Wed, 11 Nov, 4:34am AEDT	PC Gamer	5
Wed, 11 Nov, 5:23am AEDT	Bloomberg	6
Wed, 11 Nov, 6:00am AEDT	Push Square	7
Wed, 11 Nov, 9:15am AEDT	Rolling Stone	8
Wed, 11 Nov, 9:55am AEDT	Press Start	9
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:17am AEDT	Press Start	10
Wed, 11 Nov, 11:12am AEDT	Press Start	11
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:07pm AEDT	Evening Standard	12
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00am AEDT	Bloomberg	13
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00am AEDT	Bloomberg	14
Thu, 12 Nov, 2:00am AEDT	The Guardian	15
Thu, 12 Nov, 4:45am AEDT	TheWrap	16
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:30am AEDT	Kotaku	17
Thu, 12 Nov, 8:00am AEDT	GameSpot	18
Thu, 12 Nov, 9:44am AEDT	CNET	19
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:13pm AEDT	SmartCompany	20
Thu, 12 Nov, 12:19pm AEDT	Channel News	21
Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT	The Sydney Morning Herald	22
Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT	The Age	23
Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT	Brisbane Times	24
Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT	WAtoday	25
Thu, 12 Nov, 10:40pm AEDT	GamesRadar+	26
Thu, 12 Nov, 11:39pm AEDT	Eurogamer	27
Fri, 13 Nov, 12:37am AEDT	CNET	28
Fri, 13 Nov, 2:00am AEDT	YouTube Official Blog	29
Fri, 13 Nov, 6:52am AEDT	RNZ	30
Fri, 13 Nov, 7:38am AEDT	Dexerto	31

Reports filed over time

Time

Source

Total

Wed, 11 Nov, 2:56am AEDT

IGN

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:28am AEDT

GamesRadar+

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:31am AEDT

Eurogamer

Wed, 11 Nov, 3:53am AEDT

Destructoid

Wed, 11 Nov, 4:34am AEDT

PC Gamer

Wed, 11 Nov, 5:23am AEDT

Bloomberg

Wed, 11 Nov, 6:00am AEDT

Push Square

Wed, 11 Nov, 9:15am AEDT

Rolling Stone

Wed, 11 Nov, 9:55am AEDT

Press Start

Wed, 11 Nov, 10:17am AEDT

Press Start

Wed, 11 Nov, 11:12am AEDT

Press Start

Wed, 11 Nov, 10:07pm AEDT

Evening Standard

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00am AEDT

Bloomberg

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:00am AEDT

Bloomberg

Thu, 12 Nov, 2:00am AEDT

The Guardian

Thu, 12 Nov, 4:45am AEDT

TheWrap

Thu, 12 Nov, 7:30am AEDT

Kotaku

Thu, 12 Nov, 8:00am AEDT

GameSpot

Thu, 12 Nov, 9:44am AEDT

CNET

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:13pm AEDT

SmartCompany

Thu, 12 Nov, 12:19pm AEDT

Channel News

Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT

The Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT

The Age

Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT

Brisbane Times

Thu, 12 Nov, 5:17pm AEDT

WAtoday

Thu, 12 Nov, 10:40pm AEDT

GamesRadar+

Thu, 12 Nov, 11:39pm AEDT

Eurogamer

Fri, 13 Nov, 12:37am AEDT

CNET

Fri, 13 Nov, 2:00am AEDT

YouTube Official Blog

Fri, 13 Nov, 6:52am AEDT

RNZ

Fri, 13 Nov, 7:38am AEDT

Dexerto

When	Likely range	Most likely
Now	20	20
In 1 hours (9:08am AEDT)	20 to 20	20
In 3 hours (11:08am AEDT)	20 to 21	20
In 6 hours (2:08pm AEDT)	20 to 22	21
In 12 hours (8:08pm AEDT)	20 to 24	21
In 24 hours (8:08am AEDT)	20 to 25	22

How years of research built Grand Theft Auto VI’s obsessively detailed world

The bigger story: Grand Theft Auto

The story so far

The numbers behind it

Reports a day, last 7 days

Where the coverage is from

Sources and credits

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How it spread

Newsrooms on it each counted once

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Where it’s heading

How the coverage changed

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