Editorial standards

Every entity, claim, and assertion on the site carries one of four trust labels. The labels are visible — not buried in prose — so visitors can assess credibility at a glance.

Official

Confirmed by Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive in primary material — Trailer, Newswire, the GTA VI hub, or earnings communications.

Reported

Reported by a credible journalist with a documented track record on this beat (Schreier, Henderson, etc.). Not officially confirmed.

Speculation

Community theory based on indirect or partial evidence. Includes "community inference" framings such as "Vice City evokes Miami" — visual deductions that Rockstar has not stated.

Debunked

Contradicted by direct evidence. A claim that previously circulated and has since been disproved by a primary source or the absence of one.

Every cited source carries its tier visible on the page. The tier system filters credibility before a claim ever reaches a verdict.

TIER 1

Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive — Newswire, the GTA VI hub, official trailers, earnings communications. The primary record.

TIER 2

Established journalists with verified accuracy on Rockstar / Take-Two coverage. Jason Schreier, Tom Henderson, and others with documented track records.

TIER 3

Gaming publications with editorial standards — IGN, Kotaku, GamesRadar, and similar. Cited for analysis and context, not for breaking unconfirmed claims.

TIER 4

Community researchers with documented accuracy. Tez2 and other long-track-record analysts. Used cautiously and always with the tier label visible.

TIER 5

Anonymous or unverified leakers. Cited only when a claim crosses into mainstream coverage; tier-5 claims start with low confidence and require corroboration to upgrade.

We will not publish unattributed claims. We will not present community inference as Rockstar position. We will not host or distribute leaked footage, ripped assets, or stolen content. Fair-use citations of officially-released Rockstar material only.

We will not use clickbait, urgency theatre, or breaking-news framing. The audience is intelligent and wants information without performance — calm precision, not emotional reaction.

Verdicts can move. When new evidence resolves an Open Question, updates an Evidence Desk claim, or contradicts a prior assertion, the change is logged with a date and reason. Verdict history is part of the architecture, not erased.

Errors are corrected publicly. See the Corrections log for any corrections we’ve issued.