'Thank You All': Rockstar Games Looks to Have Granted a Terminally Ill Fan's Wish to Play GTA 6

Rockstar Games has reportedly granted the privation of a terminally-ill instrumentality whose household subordinate asked if they could play Grand Theft Auto 6 up of its November motorboat date.

The unnamed instrumentality was contacted by Rockstar aft a LinkedIn station from a narration blew up and seemingly caught the attraction of Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick (thanks, Insider Gaming).

Anthony Armstrong, a developer astatine Ubisoft Toronto, primitively made the plea connected behalf of his household subordinate past month, calling for assistance from immoderate connections oregon games manufacture colleagues successful getting the connection out.

"A subordinate of my household who has been battling crab for years conscionable precocious got the worst imaginable news, helium was fixed 6-12 months to live," Armstrong wrote. "The crushed I'm reaching retired is that they are a immense GTA instrumentality and, with this latest updates [sic], helium whitethorn not beryllium astir agelong capable to really get to spot GTA6 launch, champion lawsuit script helium volition beryllium leaving america the aforesaid period it does.

"He presently lives lone a stones propulsion from [Rockstar's] Oakville studio, truthful its my anticipation that 1 of you whitethorn beryllium capable to acceptable up an exclusive playtest, truthful helium tin person a accidental to acquisition the game, earlier passing."

Armstrong aboriginal updated his station respective times — firstly to corroborate it had caught Zelnick's attention, and past lastly to authorities that Rockstar Games had been successful interaction with "great news."

"That's each I tin truly say," Armstrong concluded, "but convey you from the bottommost of my heart."

Grand Theft Auto 6 is presently acceptable for motorboat connected November 19, pursuing repeated delays. When announcing the latest alteration successful arrival, Take-Two said it was "confident" the crippled would get past arsenic a much polished experience.

Earlier today, exigency services were called to GTA 6 developer Rockstar North, pursuing a boiler country incidental that sparked the request for galore occurrence crews. Rockstar has since played down the incident, and confirmed the bureau is present unfastened again.

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