Since Fortnite became a viral success, it has become an example of how modern online multiplayer games can thrive. The live service model is rife with Fortnite-popularized ideas, with more and more games growing to become more like Fortnite. One exciting example, and one of Fortnite's biggest competitors, is Grand Theft Auto Online. There's even a new leak claiming that Grand Theft Auto Online will soon be offering huge in-game live events like Fortnite, which could lead to the live announcement of Grand Theft Auto 6.

The leak stems from 4chan, which should make all Grand Theft Auto fans wary. Regardless, the claimed information it has to share about a Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement is too interesting not to share. Only one line in the lengthy post has to do with Grand Theft Auto 6. It claims that GTA Online will be receiving four large updates that will lead into Rockstar's GTA 6 marketing campaign. This campaign will take place via GTA Online live events.

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Suffice to say, there's a lot to unpack for just a single line in a leak. To start, the leaker claims that GTA Online has four big updates in development. Further, it's implied that these updates are coming before Rockstar either announces Grand Theft Auto 6 or starts its marketing campaign. In fact, it isn't clear when or where Grand Theft Auto 6 gets announced in this leaked plan. All that's clear is that Rockstar has major plans for GTA Online that will roll out through content updates and live events.

For the time being, Grand Theft Auto Online doesn't have online events, at least as gamers understand them from Fortnite. That alone would be a major addition to the game. In fact, it's hard to imagine what that might look like in a game like Grand Theft Auto Online.

Even with live events and major updates being as interesting as they are, the bigger topic of conversation is the possibility of a Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement coming up. Grand Theft Auto 6 is on many fans' minds, but no announcement appears to be looming. If this leak is true, now fans have something to watch for, though it would likely take months or even years to come to fruition. Every update for GTA Online is potentially building to Grand Theft Auto 6's reveal.

It must be made clear that this leak is not verified in the slightest. It's completely unreliable. It's shared via an unknown source and posted on an anonymous message board. It could very easily have been written by an excited Grand Theft Auto fan. That said, it's a plausible leak, but it's not like those looking forward to Grand Theft Auto 6 need another reason to be excited.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is rumored to be in development.

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