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New Grand Theft Auto VI edition PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers revealed. This year has remained a very energetic year for PlayStation accessories. For the DualSense specifically, there has been a nice lineup of partnered gamepads that release. In January, Rectify Gaming saw this with the announcement of the Marathon PlayStation 5 DualSense. Additionally, there was also the 007 First Light DualSense controller as well this spring. And entering into the fall, Sony Interactive Entertainment is doing the same with Marvel's Wolverine. A new DualSense controller inspired by the latest Insomniac Games title is on the way alongside a special edition PlayStation 5 console too. Recently, word on a new controller patent was also leaked online. Via patent filings, it reveals Sony is working on a new gamepad that features an entirely digital interface that can be customized to the user's liking. At the recent PlayStation State of Play presentation on Thursday, Sony Interactive Entertainment & Rockstar Games reveal a new Grand Theft Auto VI DualSense controller. Pre-orders go live on September 10th. There will be a black & white variant of the new gamepad. You can watch the trailer in the video below: "The black and white limited-edition DualSense wireless controllers each capture the essence of Vice City, from bright days along the coast to vibrant city nights. Both editions feature a shimmering, color-shifting finish that brings together the hues of a Vice City sunset and the glow of neon lights. They both also feature custom palm tree details molded directly into the controller, adding a unique tactile element alongside official Grand Theft Auto VI branding." Global marketing vice president Isabelle Tomatis continues: "The DualSense Wireless Controller - Grand Theft Auto VI Black Limited Edition captures the energy of Vice City's iconic nightlife. [...] In Grand Theft Auto VI, the DualSense wireless controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers instantly respond to the action and provide dynamic resistance, bringing the sights, sounds and sensations of Jason and Lucia's story to life in your hands." Are you excited for either Grand Theft Auto VI DualSense controllers? The DualSense Wireless Controller - Grand Theft Auto VI White Limited Edition, The DualSense Wireless Controller - Grand Theft Auto VI Black Limited Edition releases on November 19, 2026. Nick has over a decade of video game journalism under his belt. Outside of writing about trending & indie releases, he has also provided coverage at multiple events across the United States including Penny Arcade Expo & E3. Discover more Video Game Consoles Nintendo Switch 2 Try Game Pass Your premier source for gaming news, reviews, and guides. Delivering the latest updates from the gaming world since 2013. Explore. Platforms. Company. Website by

'GTA V's' unfinished building is finally complete in Rockstar Games' upcoming 'nopixel V' release. It's an end of an era for 'GTA V.' For over a decade, one building in Los Santos has stood as an unfinished punchline within the "Grand Theft Auto V" community, forever surrounded by scaffolding and never quite completed. That running joke finally reaches its conclusion courtesy of Rockstar Games, though only within a very specific new corner of the game. 'GTA V's unfinished building is now complete. Known in-game as the "Mile High Club," the skyscraper has remained perpetually under construction since it first appeared in "Grand Theft Auto V's" original reveal trailer back in 2011. The building briefly showed up during Cayo Perico Heist prep missions, but always in its unfinished state, never once shown completed across more than a decade of updates. Rockstar confirmed the change through official promotional artwork accompanying its newest announcement, showing the building fully constructed for the first time. As reported by GameRant, the completed structure has been rebranded as the Pixel Hotel, a fitting new name given the context behind its long-overdue finish. Fans reacting online, including accounts like DiscussingFilm and GTA 6 Info, quickly picked up on the moment, framing it as the closing chapter of a running joke that had followed the game since its earliest days. Rockstar Games finishes the Pixel Hotel. The completed building arrives specifically as part of "nopixel V," Rockstar's newly announced, officially sanctioned version of the long-running community roleplay server "nopixel." In its newswire post, Rockstar wrote that "nopixel V" overhauls the roleplay experience with a reworked character customization system, alongside new corners of the city including the brand-new Pixel Hotel & Casino and a six-block revamp of Cypress Flats. Rockstar described the update as bringing refreshed visuals, new ways to make a living on either side of the law, and smarter, more reactive pedestrians throughout Los Santos. Importantly, the finished building will not appear for every "GTA V" player, since the update remains exclusive to those specifically playing on the new "nopixel V" servers, leaving the original base game's version of the skyscraper unfinished as it has always been. What to expect from 'nopixel V' "nopixel V" enters a closed, invite-only beta starting September 8, running on the Rockstar Games Launcher rather than Rockstar's mainline game servers. According to reporting, roughly 439 players have been invited to participate directly, though the broader public will still get to experience the update secondhand by watching invited streamers play through livestreaming platforms once the beta goes live. Rockstar has not confirmed when "nopixel V" might open up beyond this initial closed beta phase, and the original nopixel servers will continue operating alongside the new version, though without access to features exclusive to the officially partnered release. The game development company also indicated further announcements are coming, including a new PC in-game overlay some have speculated could reintroduce text chat functionality into "GTA Online" and other titles. With "Grand Theft Auto VI" still on track for its November 19 release, this nopixel V reveal offers a notable moment of closure for "GTA V," even as Rockstar continues shifting more of its attention toward the next mainline entry in the series.

Rockstar backs NoPixel V, closed beta starts September 8. Rockstar backs NoPixel V, a modified GTA V roleplay experience, with an invitation-only closed beta starting September 8, 2026. Rockstar Games Roleplay Nopixel V Rockstar Games announced official support for NoPixel V on September 1, 2026, presenting the modified Grand Theft Auto V roleplay experience as the next evolution of the GTAV roleplay community. Its closed beta begins on September 8, 2026, through the Rockstar Games Launcher for invited players. The invitation-only beta is not a public GTA Online release available to all players. Rockstar has not announced an open application, the exact number of initial invitees, selection criteria, eligible regions, or the start time and time zone for September 8, 2026. What the roleplay experience offers and what players without access can do. Rockstar explains GTAV roleplay as a community-managed multiplayer format in which players create characters, develop stories, and participate in a shared world. Its examples include systems such as a player-run police force. The experience centers on player-created characters and stories, while viewers can follow community broadcasts and earn Twitch Drops. From September 8 through September 30, 2026, Rockstar says Twitch viewers can earn up to GTA$1,500,000 and the Burger Shot Tracksuit through Twitch Drops for watching NoPixel V streamers. These rewards give viewers a way to follow the community broadcasts during the closed beta, but Rockstar does not say that Twitch Drops grant access to the beta. How NoPixel V fits into the evolution of GTA roleplay. On August 11, 2023, Rockstar announced that Cfx.re, the team behind FiveM and RedM, would officially become part of Rockstar Games to support roleplay and creator communities. On September 24, 2025, PC Gamer reported, citing a NoPixel announcement, that NoPixel V had been announced as a collaboration with Rockstar and was planned for the Rockstar Games Launcher and other PC platforms; that report did not include a confirmed release date. nopixel V expands the community-run GTAV roleplay sandbox with a redesigned map and closer integration with Rockstar. Rockstar Games and NoPixel Studios describe NoPixel V as adding a redesigned character-customization system, the Pixel Hotel & Casino, a six-block redevelopment of Cypress Flats, refreshed graphics, new ways to make a living, and more reactive pedestrians. PC Gamer reports that NoPixel Studios operates public and private GTAV servers and described NoPixel V in its September 1, 2026 report as the most recent version of its modified sandbox. According to the NoPixel Discord, as cited by PC Gamer, access is expected to expand through additional invitation phases, while the NoPixel Public and NoPixel 4.0 servers are not expected to change. That continuity information comes from the NoPixel Discord through PC Gamer, not from an independent confirmation by Rockstar, so the report does not establish that NoPixel V replaces those existing public servers. What comes after the NoPixel V closed beta. PC Gamer reports, attributing the figure to NoPixel's first development post, that the NoPixel V map modifications include 1,000 properties that players can own. Rockstar says it will provide more information about updates beyond the closed beta, including a new in-game overlay for PC, events, and expanded access to the NoPixel V world. The first announcement points to a larger world and more updates after the closed beta, but the wider access timeline remains unconfirmed. Rockstar has not supplied dates or conditions for the next invitation phases or expanded access. The available announcement also does not specify technical requirements, a price, availability outside the Rockstar Games Launcher, or the exact relationship between NoPixel V and the standard GTA Online service, and it does not announce a Rockstar roleplay plan for GTA VI.