Grand Theft Auto turns 25 years old
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Ray Ampoloquio
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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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Microsoft "predicts" Grand Theft Auto 6 to launch by 2024
As Sony desperately tries to stop Microsoft from owning one of the largest publishers in the world, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is doing the exa...
Rockstar Games has banned NFTs and cryptocurrency from GTA Online
Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have made it clear that they want no part of NFTs and cryptocurrency in the latest update to the policy gov...
It looks like Rockstar Games is thinking of adding fast travel to GTA Online
You might think that Rockstar Games has added everything it can to GTA Online, but that's where you're wrong. The now-standalone online expansion t...
Rockstar once turned down a GTA movie starring Eminem
Once upon a time, Rockstar Games apparently rejected turning Grand Theft Auto into a Hollywood film with Eminem and Top Gun director, Tony Scott, i...
High-profile leak will not affect development on Grand Theft Auto 6
You can't say that Take-Two Interactive CEO, Strauss Zelnick, lacks confidence. According to the head of Rockstar Games' parent company, the GTA 6 ...
The GTA Online update makes heists excellent from November 3 onwards
As has been the case for the nth week, Rockstar Games dropped a new update for Grand Theft Auto Online. The main highlight of the GTA Online update...
Don't forget to redeem the GTA Plus October 2022 rewards
You can criticize Rockstar Games for supporting Grand Theft Auto 5 for nearly a decade all you want, but they've done it as best as they could. Eve...
Did Sony just confirm an incoming Grand Theft Auto 6 reveal?
The Grand Theft Auto community loves to come up with all sorts of crazy rumors. However, with Sony hinting that something GTA-related might be anno...
Is Rockstar Gearing Up for a Monumental GTA 6 Reveal This October?
October is a pretty special month for Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto 5 on October 25, 2011. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Aut...
Pumpkins have arrived in GTA Online as part of the October 13 update
One week after Rockstar Games brought Halloween early to Grand Theft Auto Online, it's adding even more spookiness to the open-world crime game. Fo...
The GTA Online Halloween update brings Judgement Day to the game
Rockstar Games is bringing Halloween to Grand Theft Auto Online") a little earlier this year. Not long after it was leaked that GTA Online will be ...
Leaker teases Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement later this month
Technically, Rockstar Games has announced GTA 6. Take-Two Interactive has even acknowledged the game, saying that it will set "creative benchmarks"...
Rockstar Games introduces Junk Energy Skydives in latest GTA Online update
If you've ever needed proof to believe that all is well over at Rockstar Games, you only need to look at the current state of GTA Online. After Roc...
GTA Online player becomes a billionaire from AFK farming
There are plenty of ways to make money in Grand Theft Auto Online, much like in real life. If you're the blue-collar kind of guy, you can take on r...
17-year-old suspect behind GTA 6 leaks already in police custody in the UK
After typing "FUGITIVE" into his computer last weekend, the suspect behind the hacking of GTA 6 might want to start spamming "LAWYERUP" instead. Ci...
Latest GTA Online weekly update gives you a reason to buy an auto shop
Rockstar Games continues to support the most popular online role-playing platform in the world, Grand Theft Auto Online. The September 22 update fo...
Decade-old GTA 5 is still outselling Saints Row
Saints Row is back ... to hiding in the shadows of Grand Theft Auto. Deep Silver Volition's highly anticipated return to the spotlight with the Sai...
