GTA VI adds on-demand podcasts and at least six radio stations
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Rockstar Games has announced that GTA VI will include on-demand podcasts for the first time in the series, alongside what it calls its biggest and broadest in-game radio selection. The fictional programmes and stations add to the detail of the game’s world, with audio available while players are on foot or travelling in vehicles.
At least six stations have been named: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics. Rockstar’s website has station samples and six soundtrack singles featuring artists including Yung Lean and Travis Scott; the game is available to preorder and launches on 19 November.
- GTA VI introduces on-demand fictional podcasts.
- At least six radio stations are confirmed.
- The game launches on 19 November.
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Grand Theft Auto VI is the next main instalment in Rockstar Games' hugely popular video game series, launching on 19 November. The franchise is among the most commercially successful entertainment properties ever created, renowned for its detailed open-world gameplay and immersive virtual environments.
Radio stations have been a signature feature of Grand Theft Auto games since the series began in 1997, allowing players to listen to music and talk shows whilst driving or walking around the game world. The audio environment has long been central to the games' appeal, helping to define the character and atmosphere of each fictional location.
GTA VI will feature the largest and most varied selection of in-game radio stations in the series to date, with at least six stations spanning genres from talk radio to classic rock. The game will also introduce podcasts to the Grand Theft Auto franchise for the first time, which Rockstar says will support its aim of creating an even more detailed and realistic game world.
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Originally published by The Verge as “GTA VI will have in-game podcasts and at least six radio stations”.