Rockstar gives terminally ill fan early access to GTA 6

Rockstar has helped a terminally unwell fan play GTA 6 forward of its November launch date.

In a heartfelt plea on LinkedIn, developer at Ubisoft Toronto, Anthony Armstrong, reached out to colleagues and friends at Rockstar a couple of month in the past to ask if they might assist a member of their household who had been given “the worst potential information”, and will could nicely lose their battle with most cancers earlier than the highly-anticipated sequel launch.

“To any of my connections at Rockstar Video games and Rockstar Toronto, or anybody else that might be able to assist. A member of my household who has been battling most cancers for years only recently received the worst potential information, he was given 6-12 months to reside,” Armstrong wrote in a now-deleted publish (thanks, Insider Gaming).

“The rationale I am reaching out is that they’re an enormous GTA fan and, with this newest updates [sic], he is probably not round lengthy sufficient to really get to see GTA6 launch, greatest case situation he might be leaving us the identical month it does. He presently lives solely a stones throw from the Oakville studio, so its my hope that considered one of you might be able to arrange an unique playtest, so he can have an opportunity to expertise the sport, earlier than passing.

“I completely perceive the necessity for secrecy at this level of improvement, so on the very least an NDA might be wanted. If anybody might ship me a personal m[e]ssage about this or present any contact who might level us in the correct path, please do.”

Quick ahead a couple of weeks, and Armstong was capable of present an replace: “The CEO of Take-Two reached out and we’re simply ready to listen to from the Rockstar group to debate this additional. Thanks to everybody who has proven assist, reshared, and reached out to your contacts for us.”

The ultimate replace mentioned: “We spoke to them right this moment and received nice information. That is all I can actually say, however thanks all from the underside of my coronary heart”.

Final November, Take-Two Interactive revealed its newest monetary report, revealing GTA 6 had been delayed from twenty sixth Might, 2026 to nineteenth November, 2026. Based on Take-Two, this delay is designed to offer “some further time to complete the sport with the excessive stage of polish gamers anticipate and deserve. Rockstar has our full assist, after all, and we’re assured they’ll ship an unrivalled blockbuster leisure expertise”.