The Grand Theft Auto series of games has always had something for everyone. Whether that be causing crime and chaos or just having fun. Recently, an announcement was made debuting the newest game in the series, Grand Theft Auto VI, promising to up the ante and do nothing but expand on the last game. And to no one’s surprise, it is shattering records across the board.

Many teens and young adults may be familiar with the action-adventure and crime-heavy franchise that is GTA. Starting in 1997, the world saw the first installment in the series that would become GTA. Many are aware of the hit GTA V, coming out in October of 2013. Since then, GTA V has become the second-highest-selling game with 190 million sales, right behind Minecraft with 300 million. The series has been stalled for a decade now with no news of any releases, until two months ago when Take Two Interactive, owner of Rockstar Games and the GTA Series, released the trailer for GTA VI.

“I’ll tell ya, it’s addicting. You just, you know, you feel impervious to any punitive measures of the law,” said substitute teacher Dave Connolly, better known as ‘Silver Fox’ by the Triton students, regarding the game.

GTA VI is a big deal for those who have been following the series, mainly due to the long time period between the release date of GTA V and the teaser trailer for GTA VI. GTA V was released over a decade ago, all the way back in 2013, and has since become the second best-selling video game of all time. It’s been played for countless hours by countless people around the world and this game has generated excitement since GTA V was first released.

Now that the trailer is finally out, the excitement has far exceeded the anticipated results, becoming the most-viewed trailer in 24 hours.
Notions of anticipation and excitement for the game have been seen around Triton by both students and staff. As GTA V was an incredibly popular game, the news of the trailer for the newest installment in the series spread like wildfire. Incredibly, the trailer became the most viewed video in 24 hours ever. As expected, the news soon got to the Triton students and some of them expressed their excitement.

“GTA 6 is the perfect outlet for young adults who want to explore their wildest fantasies in the world of organized crime,” said Senior Cam Neary. Of course, there’s more than one side of the controversial Grand Theft Auto coin. Many people think it’s to blame for lots of issues in our society and causes violence in today’s youth. We decided to interview a teacher in the middle school to see if they shared the same beliefs. They had this to say.

“I don’t think the game itself can be blamed for societal issues,” said Middle School science teacher Patrick Canny. “…I also wouldn’t want to play it in front of my daughters.”