Who Is the First Confirmed Actor in GTA 6? Jim Santangeli Speaks Out
Jim Santangeli, who played Simon Pearson in Red Dead Redemption 2, confirmed on TikTok Live that he has a small role in Grand Theft Auto 6...
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Ray Ampoloquio
Editor and News Writer
Ray Ampoloquio is a GTA BOOM editor and news writer who began playing the series with San Andreas around 2006 before going back to GTA III and Vice City. GTA IV became his favorite after he built his first gaming PC in 2010, and he has followed every mainline release since. He covers GTA 6 announcements, trailers, characters and setting, Rockstar Games and Take-Two business news, GTA Online updates, editorials, explainers and franchise history. Ray prioritizes official Rockstar and Take-Two sources, including Newswire posts, trailers, investor calls and earnings reports. He labels leaks and fan theories as unconfirmed, traces claims to original sources and distinguishes verified facts from speculation.
- Playing GTA since
- 2006
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
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GTA Online Has Worse Retention Than Fortnite and Roblox: What It Means for GTA 6
Ampere Analysis reported that GTA Online retained 25% of its April 2025 players one year later...
GTA 6 Trailer 2 Has More YouTube Views Than All June 2026 Showcases Combined
GTA 6 Trailer 2 had roughly 165 million YouTube views in June 2026, compared with an estimated 20 to 30 million across that month's major gaming...
What GTA 6 Prices Appearing on the PlayStation Store Actually Mean
Grand Theft Auto 6 still has no confirmed price. The figures appearing on the PlayStation Store are backend placeholders that happened to get...
The First GTA 6 Cases Have Already Appeared in China
Empty GTA 6 cases spotted in a Chinese mall are unofficial promotional displays printed by the store, not real copies.
GTA 6 Has No AAA Competition in Q4 2026: Full Game List
Grand Theft Auto 6 launches November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with virtually zero competition for nearly 100 days.
GTA Untold #5: Why the Dodo Is the Only Plane You Could Fly in GTA III
Grand Theft Auto III's Dodo had a notorious hop and stall flight model caused by a PlayStation 2 streaming limit.
GTA Untold #4: This Is Why Rockstar North Never Makes Anything but GTA
Rockstar North has shipped two non GTA games in the modern era. Former technical director Obbe Vermeij confirms every parallel project attempt...
Why Rockstar Might Drop GTA 6 Trailer 3 During the FIFA World Cup
GTA 6 marketing officially begins around June 21, landing squarely inside the 2026 FIFA World Cup...
This Is the Most Unhinged GTA 6 Trailer 3 Prediction Method Ever
A Reddit user supposedly spent five days surveilling Rockstar North's Edinburgh HQ with directional mics, a DIY oxygen sensor, car traffic logs...
GTA 6 Has the Highest Break-Even Threshold in Entertainment History
Grand Theft Auto VI needs roughly 30 to 60 million copies sold to break even, a target Take-Two Interactive's own FY2027 revenue guidance suggests...
This Publisher Sees Launching Alongside GTA 6 as an Opportunity
Devolver Digital is releasing an unannounced game on November 19, the same day as GTA 6, betting that PC gamers on Steam will have no GTA 6 to buy...
What Police Scotland Actually Said About the Rockstar North Security Story
Police Scotland confirmed just one incident at Rockstar North, when officers attended on May 26 after a report of men filming outside...
Ex-Rockstar Developer Warns Industry About Avoiding GTA 6
Publishers fled Grand Theft Auto 6's November 19 launch date straight into a September pileup of 10+ titles.
Every Publisher Fled GTA 6's November and Created a September Bloodbath
Grand Theft Auto VI's November 19 date scared too many publishers into September 2026, packing at least ten major titles into one month.
The Take-Two CEO Is Secretly in WWE 2K26 and He's Rated Higher Than CM Punk
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick was quietly added to WWE 2K26 on June 3, 2026 as a playable Cruiserweight with a 77 rating...
Is GTA 6 the Game with the Longest Development Time Ever?
Grand Theft Auto 6's 12 year development places it among the longest AAA cycles ever, but several other games have spent even more time in...
Ned Luke Swatter Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison
The person who swatted Ned Luke at least eight times has been sentenced to four years in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release...
