GTA 6 City of the Week is a new weekly article series here on GTA BOOM. Every week, we will evaluate a different city in the United States, gauging how well it would fit GTA 6 as a setting.
Official word on the game is practically non-existent, but that hasn't stopped the internet from spiraling into wild speculation. The only thing we have to go on is a report from a site reputable enough to make us believe that the game is under development.
Taking the recent announcement made by Take-Two that they will have a major presence at E3 2016, this article series may not be around for too long — in case GTA 6 does get announced at the event!
Granted, it is entirely possible that the next GTA game will return to a city we've already seen. Until this is confirmed, however, these articles will assume that not to be the case. Many fans are hoping for a new and fresh setting to explore, morphed by the subtle satire characteristic of the series.
For the first entry, we'll take a look at Chicago, the Windy City.
Chicago is situated in the Midwest of the United States, on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is the most populous city of the entire Midwest, making it significant enough to be featured in a numbered entry of the GTA franchise. The metropolitan area around the city itself covers much of Cook County and is extremely varied. This could even lead to a map reminiscent of San Andreas, separated into distinct regions.
Central and Downtown Chicago has an impressive skyline which would lend itself well to the "big city" portion of the map, while the surround areas are a nice mix of urban and suburban, with a touch of countryside here and there, provided you go far enough. GTA maps have always incorporated water to act as a border, so the presence of Lake Michigan could be used for this purpose.
