We already knew Rockstar Games had pulled out all the stops for GTA 6, but the studio keeps springing some fairly mad details on us. A new GTA 6 trailer has gone online, but it's a rather special one: titled "Macca & Friends", it's actually a full-blown animated series woven into the game's universe. And when we say animated series, we're not talking about some fake few-second advert, but a cartoon players will be able to watch on the in-game telly. Genuinely.
A cartoon that looks utterly bonkers
"Macca & Friends", then, follows Macca, an alligator living in the swamps of Leonida, surrounded by a gang of animals each odder than the last. There's a crab called Pinche, who threatens to evict Macca if he doesn't pay his rent, plus a talking sun and animals who seem to have just as many problems as humans do. In short, utter nonsense — exactly the way Rockstar likes it. The cartoon will air on Weazel, the fictional TV channel GTA regulars already know well. This isn't the first time Rockstar has had fun putting together proper television programmes for its games, either. GTA 4 and GTA 5 already featured several satirical shows, including Republican Space Rangers, a completely unhinged send-up of American propaganda. With Macca & Friends, the studio pushes this television-within-television idea even further, with a production that looks to have had some serious animation work behind it.
And if that pink alligator rings a bell, that's perfectly normal, because he's the one who turns up in the GTA 6 collector's edition. Proof that Rockstar Games sees him as the game's true mascot.
GTA 6 launches on 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
