Rockstar set up Miami research team, met ex-criminals, cops, promoters and gun dealers

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Rockstar embedded a long-term research team in Miami and sent multiple developer groups to the city while working on Grand Theft Auto 6. The teams held meetings and interviews with ex-criminals, law enforcement officers, club promoters, gun dealers and other notorious or influential locals to gather material for the game. This on-the-ground research is intended to inform GTA 6’s design and realism and may attract scrutiny because it involved contacts with criminal figures and weapons sellers.

• Rockstar established a long-term research team based in Miami for GTA 6 development.
• Multiple developer teams traveled to Miami for in-person research trips.
• Research subjects included ex-criminals, law enforcement officers, club promoters and gun dealers.
• The outreach was used to gather material for GTA 6’s design and realism and could be controversial due to involvement with criminal and weapons-related sources.