Author: Aaron Trueman

As a fan of Rockstar Games and part of the GTA community, Aaron used his passion to co-found and run GTA Online News / RockstarINTEL.

Rockstar Games have released a background patch for GTA Online following the recent Kortz Center Heist update. The company have responded to various issues which came as part of this summer’s GTA Online DLC. Some fans have been quite frustrated with some bugs. Especially some found in The Kortz Center Heist itself preventing completion. They have also improved payouts for The Doomsday Heist. Rockstar have been able to act quick on a number of them with a turnaround time of around 48-72 hours. Background updates from Rockstar fix issues without the need of downloading an update. It is all handled server…

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After many, many months of waiting FiveM for GTA V Enhanced finally has a release date and it’s very soon. The Cfx.re team published a blog post on Wednesday giving a highly anticipated update on the project. First announced well over a year ago, the team has been quite low key on the new version which has led to frustration among fans. Now that is all going to go away. In the latest development update, the team talk about how they are improving FiveM in many ways. This ranges from networking, scripting runtimes, server-side performance, developer tools, and more. Firstly,…

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GTA 6 has reportedly sold around a quarter of a billion in pre-orders alone so far according to a new report. It is also estimated Rockstar’s new title is on track for upwards of making $5 billion during its release week. Reputable games industry analysis firm Newzoo (trusted by game publishers such as Take-Two Interactive has published a report into GTA VI’s pre-order numbers and used their data for launch sales projections. GTA 6 Pre-Order Figures According to the company, their data tells them that Grand Theft Auto 6 made around $180 million so far in digital pre-orders during its…

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The hacker behind the gigantic GTA 6 gameplay leak has been removed from a secure hospital and transferred to a standard prison following his sentencing late 2023. Arion Kurtaj was found guilty of numerous charges such as hacking and fraud after a spree of cybercrime. It ended with him accessing Rockstar’s internal communications system and posting 90 videos of GTA VI online years before its release. GTA V’s source code was also published online. Due to his autism and a threat to reoffend, Kurtaj was placed in a hospital indefinitely for life. However, that has now changed. We first got…

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Rockstar Games have responded to the widespread outrage from GTA Online players in the past couple of days and it’s good news. Fans are angered over stealth nerfs made to many of the heists in the game. The company adjusted many cash values as part of the GTA Online The Kortz Center Heist update on Thursday which we reported on here. They later publicly revealed that a weekly completion bonus was added to a variety of the heists to try and soften the blow. However, even with the bonus the Cayo Perico Heist was especially made to be far less…

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A Rockstar Games developer who worked on some of their biggest games has revealed what it’s like to work with Sam and Dan Houser and how they are so important to the games they make. John Ricchio is a producer who worked at Rockstar Games’ San Diego office for several years. He helped develop titles such as GTA V, Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3. Earlier this month, the developer sat down and spoke with KIWI TALKZ, a YouTube channel that interviews game developers about their experience in the industry. The interview covered a wide range of topics from…

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Rockstar Games have shared a little bit about the future of GTA Online in the form of some teasers of what’s to come next. These follow the company releasing The Kortz Center Heist update which some fans believe will be the final content drop before GTA 6 comes out. However, not everything released on day one is it for this iteration of GTA Online. In their latest newswire post covering the new DLC, Rockstar drop some hints as to what we can expect to get in the coming months. Firstly, Rockstar say they will be adding “quality creations to the…

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GTA Online is going free to play this week only to celebrate the release of The Kortz Center Heist update. Rockstar launched the new DLC into Los Santos on Tuesday and it offers fans a chance to take part in a profitable art robbery, purchase new vehicles and more. To go with this new update and as we close in on GTA 6, Rockstar are letting everyone play GTA Online for free. In a newswire post, the company say GTA Online can be enjoyed on PlayStation 5 or XBOX Series X|S through Monday July 20th. PC is not included. On…

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A new GTA Online Weekly Update has begun and alongside The Kortz Center Heist update Rockstar Games have rotated the various content around. Check out everything happening in this GTA Online during this Event Week which will run from July 14th through 22nd. IB Priority File The FIB Priority File in GTA Online this week is The Black Box File. Priority Files pays double. Salvage Yard Robberies Podium Vehicle This week at the Casino in GTA Online, take your daily spin with the lucky wheel for your chance to win the Dinka Jester RR, which costs $1,970,000 from Legendary Motorsport. GTA+…

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As part of the GTA Online The Kortz Center Heist update, Rockstar Games have reduced how much cash can be earned from most of the previous heists found in the game. We’ll be showing you all of the previous and new payouts for the various multi-stage missions as spotted by Tex2. Rockstar have made these changes as part of a broader economy adjustment to GTA Online. Also, it is to get more people playing the brand new Kortz Center Heist. It is worth noting that The Kortz Center Heist does offer a lot of cash rewards making it very lucrative…

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