Rockstar May Have Granted Terminally In poor health Fan’s Want To Play GTA 6 Earlier than Passing

In December, a Ubisoft Toronto developer posted on LinkedIn with a heartfelt, emotional message. The developer, Anthony Armstrong, revealed {that a} member of their household had been battling most cancers ‘for years’ and had been given the information that no person ever needs to listen to: they’d months left to stay.

Armstrong defined that they have been an enormous GTA fan, however the remaining timeline meant that they wouldn’t get to play Grand Theft Auto 6 after years of ready. It was lately confirmed by Armstrong that they’d lastly managed to speak with Rockstar Games and that they’d acquired ‘great news’ and issued due to the developer.

Gamer with Months to Live May Get to Play GTA 6 Early

The submit on Anthony Armstrong’s LinkedIn web page was deleted after remaining changes have been made, maintaining followers up to date in regards to the scenario. It has been theorized that this was on account of some form of authorized requirement, provided that the submit nearly confirmed that the member of the family would get hands-on with GTA 6 early.

Here’s the original post textual content:

To any of my connections at Rockstar Games and Rockstar Toronto, or anybody else that might be able to assist. A member of my household woh has been battling most cancers for years only recently acquired the worst potential information, he was given 6 – 12 months to stay.

The cause I’m reaching out is that they’re an enormous GTA fan and, with this newest replace, he is probably not round lengthy sufficient to truly get to see GTA 6 launch, finest case situation he can be leaving us the identical month it does. He presently lives solely a stones throw from the Oakville studio, so its my hope that one in all 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.

Weeks later, Armstrong up to date the submit with two extra traces:

Update: The CEO of Take-Two reached out and we’re simply ready to listen to from the Rockstar group to debate this additional. Thank you to everybody who has proven assist, reshared, and reached out to your contacts for us.

And:

Final Update: We spoke to them right now and acquired nice information. That’s all I can actually say, however thanks all from the underside of my coronary heart.

When you run a fast search, you possibly can see that Google nonetheless has the submit cached, nevertheless it has since been deleted from LinkedIn:

On social media, some channels have been in a position to seize screencaptures of the submit earlier than it was deleted by Armstrong.

This is way from the primary time a scenario like this has surfaced in gaming, and it’s not the primary time Rockstar Games has granted such a want.

In 2018, a terminally in poor health gamer was allowed to play Red Dead Redemption 2 early, weeks earlier than the sport was set to launch. Bethesda Game Studios has honored the passing of followers by immortalizing them in video games, similar to Fallout 4 and Starfield.

Do you suppose this can be a large win for Rockstar Games, or is it a bout of constructive PR at a time when the developer is going through unhealthy press? Let us know what you’re considering on the Insider Gaming Discord server.

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