United Kingdom, March 20 -- Day of the Devs lead curator Greg Rice believes 'Grand Theft Auto VI' ('GTA VI') will "bring a lot more people back into the ecosystem" of the gaming industry.

As the industry continues to battle financial struggles, employee layoffs and studio closures, Rice - who heads up the non-profit organisation, which helps showcase the talent of indie developers - has hope Rockstar Games' highly-anticipated action-adventure title will help revive the industry as a whole.

Speaking with GamesRadar+, he said: "['GTA VI' is] going to be the best, awesome, giant game for the year, for sure.

"I hear a lot of the opposite of devs, worried about it sucking all the space out. 'I don't want to launch during 'GTA' week or even ...