ⓘ Rockstar Games
A photograph from New York is at the moment making the rounds on Reddit. After massive GTA 6 billboards appeared on the roof of the Miami Heat arena, one other large-scale commercial is now going up on the aspect of a constructing on the nook of Wythe Avenue and North eleventh Road in Brooklyn. The primary picture exhibits solely the preliminary define, however the design is already recognizable: the Grand Theft Auto brand alongside Jason and Lucia holding weapons, framed by palm bushes.
The situation is especially fascinating. Rockstar reportedly used the identical nook for a GTA 5 mural again in 2013, and earlier Grand Theft Auto video games had been additionally promoted with elaborate hand-painted constructing façades. Somewhat than merely being a handy promoting spot, the Brooklyn location could subsequently be a deliberate nod to a long-running Rockstar custom. A brief video has since surfaced on Reddit displaying the mural taking form. Whereas a lot of the art work continues to be unfinished, elements of the background have already been painted in colour:
The similarities to the GTA 5 marketing campaign don’t finish with the situation. That mural additionally appeared just a few weeks earlier than the sport launched and was accompanied by a broader wave of out of doors promoting throughout New York. Rockstar returning to the identical nook 13 years later, as soon as once more simply weeks earlier than a GTA launch, is subsequently fueling hypothesis that the corporate is coming into the ultimate stretch of its advertising marketing campaign.
That’s actually what number of followers on Reddit are decoding it. With GTA 6 (available for pre-order on Amazon) solely weeks away and Rockstar seemingly following a well-known playbook, hopes are rising that October may convey extra promotional materials – whether or not extra screenshots, gameplay footage or perhaps a new trailer. For now, nevertheless, Rockstar has not introduced something of the kind.
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