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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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Did Take-Two's CEO Just Grant a Terminally Ill Fan's Dying Wish to Play GTA 6?
A now-deleted LinkedIn post claims Strauss Zelnick personally intervened to arrange early access...
Minecraft Just Confirmed a Nightmare Scenario for Grand Theft Auto 6 Players in the UK
With Mojang now enforcing mandatory age checks, it’s virtually guaranteed that Rockstar’s 18+ blockbuster will require government ID or biometric...
A GTA 6 Fan Bought a Domain as a Joke, and Rockstar Apparently Paid Them $2,000 to Get It Back
The user snapped up "VisitGloriana.com" after spotting a trailer detail and appears to have forced Rockstar to both cut a check and inadvertently...
Elon Musk Thinks AI Could Let You Make Your Own GTA 6 Before GTA 6 Arrives
Elon Musk has previously said he doesn't enjoy playing GTA because he "didn't like doing crime."
GTA 5 Just Humiliated Every Major 2025 Blockbuster on the PlayStation Charts
Sony's official rankings reveal the 12-year-old titan crushed Assassin's Creed Shadows and Battlefield 6...
The Most Ironic Grand Theft Auto 6 Leak Just Came From Rockstar Games Itself
While defending its mass firings in court, Rockstar forgot to seal documents revealing that the sequel's online mode currently supports only 32...
Players Are Recreating the Charlie Kirk Assassination Incident in GTA Online
As of January 13, 2026, "Charlie Kirk" as a combined search term remains blocked on Rockstar's servers.
Rockstar Just Pulled the Ultimate 180: You Can Now Officially Buy and Sell GTA 5 Mods
Years after banning the FiveM developers and allegedly sending PIs to their homes, Rockstar has launched the "CFX Marketplace".
Rockstar Just Won Round One: 34 Fired GTA 6 Developers Are Left Without Pay or Visas
A UK tribunal denied interim relief, leaving the terminated workers stranded with no income and facing potential deportation while they wait up to...
Is Xbox About to Be Erased From Grand Theft Auto 6's Marketing Campaign?
With Sony seemingly locking down exclusive rights and the PS5 confirmed as the "lead platform," Microsoft's console won't appear in a single ad...
No, Grand Theft Auto 6 Isn't Delayed Just Because It's "Not Content Complete" Yet
The internet took Jason Schreier's words out of context to manufacture a crisis, ignoring his actual quote that the November release feels "real"...
Rockstar Mass Firing Could Be Price of Protecting The Biggest Secret in Gaming?
When Rockstar says "even the smallest leak" causes damage, they're speaking from painful experience.
Michael De Santa's Return to Grand Theft Auto V Was So Big, It Just Dominated the PlayStation Charts
Thanks to the massive Michael De Santa update, the 2013 classic became one of the most-downloaded games of the month.
February 3 Is Judgment Day for Grand Theft Auto 6's Release Date
With billions on the line and stock prices at an all-time high, Take-Two’s upcoming earnings call is the final checkpoint to confirm—or kill—the...
Leaked Files Confirm You've Been Playing Rockstar's Cancelled Agent Inside GTA 5 All Along
Source code analysis reveals that iconic GTA Online assets, including Agent 14 and the Stromberg...
Former Rockstar Animator Opens Up About Depression and Burnout During GTA 5
Rockstar appears to have learned from their earlier mistakes, and the changes they're making for GTA 6 suggest a fundamentally different approach...
Elon Musk Just Admitted His Reason for Not Playing GTA
Elon Musk confessed he can't play the world's biggest crime game because he refuses to shoot at virtual police officers in the opening mission.
