Overview
- Ubisoft Toronto developer Anthony Armstrong asked Rockstar via LinkedIn to arrange an early GTA 6 play opportunity for a terminally ill relative given a 6–12 month prognosis.
- Armstrong later said Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick had reached out and that conversations produced 'great news,' but he withheld details.
- The LinkedIn post and its updates were deleted afterward, with coverage noting Rockstar’s secrecy and likely NDAs as reasons specifics remain undisclosed.
- Armstrong noted the family member lives near Rockstar’s Oakville studio and requested a discreet, NDA-bound playtest.
- Reports reference Rockstar allowing a terminally ill fan to play Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018, as GTA 6 is officially scheduled for November 19, 2026.