"The delay for GTA doesn't change anything": Dev behind very canceled game Hytale thinks it has a better shot of resurrecting and launching before GTA 6

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We might even get Hytale before GTA 6

Screenshot from Hytale, showing three warriors with a sword, bow, and staff sighting a big, icy dragon.
(Image credit: Riot Games)

'We got [insert long-awaited thing here] before GTA 6,' has been a very pervasive internet meme over the last 12 years between Grand Theft Auto releases. But the meme's only gotten more widespread thanks to the most recent six-month GTA 6 delay, which might even lead to a reality where we get the very much canceled, also long-awaited game Hytale before GTA 6.

In case you need a catch-up, Hytale was the blocky Minecraft rival with a heavier emphasis on RPG systems. After its viral reveal trailer, Riot Games acquired the game and the developer - and then, just this year, the League of Legends company scrapped the entire project five years post-buyout.

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Kaan Serin
Freelance contributor

Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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