UPDATE 2: I don’t know about you, but for a minute I really thought we were getting a new GTA 6 trailer.

Unfortunately, however, it looks like GTA 6 won’t be making a surprise appearance at the Game Awards.

Instead, Naughty Dog’s new game, titled Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet, was the last big announcement before the Game of the Year announcement.

The new Naughty Dog game has been in development since 2020 and is led by Neil Druckmann.

UPDATE: GTA 6 was, as expected, named Most Anticipated Game at this year’s Game Awards, although no one from Rockstar Games was present to accept the award.

Although this could be seen as further evidence that Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2 won’t be released during the event, some fans are still holding out hope for a surprise release.

With The Witcher 4 and Elden Ring Nightreign opening the event, as well as trailers for Borderlands 4 and a new game from the creator of Ico, the Game Awards must have something very special to close the event.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed, it’s GTA 6 Trailer 2!

ORIGINAL: The annual Game Awards takes place later this week and includes a variety of new game announcements, trailers and surprises.

After a year without new GTA 6 footage from Rockstar Games, the release of the second Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is a surprise that fans are particularly longing for.

Unfortunately, however, a recent announcement suggests that we may have to wait a little longer for GTA 6 Trailer 2.

Publisher 2K recently confirmed plans to unveil upcoming open-world action game Mafia The Old Country during The Game Awards.

“Mafia The Old Country has been confirmed for its full world premiere reveal on Thursday during The Game Awards,” organizers said in a tweet.

Mafia publisher 2K and GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games are both subsidiaries of Take-Two Interactive, making it unlikely that both games will release during the event.

An appearance by GTA 6 would completely overshadow the reveal of Mafia The Old Country, which would be counterproductive for Take Two.

I could be wrong (and I really hope so), but if GTA 6 Trailer 2 is released this year then you can expect it to happen regardless of the Game Awards.

However, since GTA 6 was nominated as Most Anticipated Game at the event, there’s a good chance we’ll at least get an official update from Rockstar Games when a spokesperson accepts the award.

We’ll know for sure when the Game Awards take place on December 12th (or December 13th for fans in the UK).

There definitely seems to be something in the works after a user on Reddit noticed that Rockstar recently updated GTA 6’s YouTube playlist.

The playlist was already updated following the release of Trailer 1, which has led to speculation that a second trailer could be released in the coming days.

What we know for sure is that Grand Theft Auto 6 is set in the state of Leonida, which lies along Florida.

Rockstar explains: “Grand Theft Auto VI travels to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-drenched streets of Vice City and beyond, in the largest and most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.”

The previously released trailer gives fans a bird’s eye view of some of the map locations. These include locations in the Florida Keys, but also on the beach and more.

The trailer also hints at a potentially game-changing new feature for Grand Theft Auto 6 that will take the scope of the game to unprecedented levels.