{
  "id": 11054446,
  "title": "‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Becomes First Video Game of 2026 to Top List of Titles People Are Most Excited About",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/grand-theft-auto-vi-becomes-first-video-game-of-2026-to-top-list-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T23:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/commentary-analysis/data-analysis/grand-theft-auto-vi-excitement-chart/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the week of September 19-25, video game \"Grand Theft Auto VI\" topped the list of titles people were most excited about, accounting for 6.86% of entertainment mentions. This marked the first time a video game has led the list this year, following Rockstar Games' continued efforts leading up to its November 19 release. \"NFL Football\" secured second place with 5.90%, as the regular season progressed into Week 3. \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" dropped to third with 2.90%. \"Resident Evil\" held fourth place with 2.53%, following the massive $60 million domestic opening of its reboot, the highest debut in franchise history. \"Avengers: Doomsday\" rounded out the Top 5 at 2.37%, keeping up the momentum towards its December 18 release date. \"The Odyssey\" came in sixth at 2.24%, seeing a slight increase from the previous week as it continued its theatrical run. \"Avengers Endgame: Encore\" saw a rise to 1.94%, coinciding with its September 25 re-release. Netflix's \"Stranger Things: Tales From '85\" entered the Top 10 at 1.78% following the September 17 release of all eight episodes from Season 2. \"Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\" also entered at 1.71%, continuing to find an audience since its September 2 Disney+ debut. Lastly, Prime Video's \"Reacher\" declined to round out the Top 10 at 1.62%, following the Season 4 finale on September 16.",
  "summary": "ScreenShare: A data partnership between ScreenEngine & TheWrap The post ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Becomes First Video Game of 2026 to Top List of Titles People Are Most Excited About appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}