Rockstar Games Grants Terminally Ill 'Grand Theft Auto' Fan His Biggest Wish

It isn't any secret among gamers (and even most non-gamers) that one of the biggest launches of 2026 is Grand Theft Auto 6, which right now, despite some rumors of an additional delay, is scheduled for release on November 19, 2026. Ahead of that date, Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive have seemingly allowed one person to play the current build of the game.

According to LinkedIn posts from Anthony Armstrong, User Interface Integrator at Ubisoft, which have now been deleted (but were captured byGTA 6 Countdown on X), Armstrong posted to the social platform looking for connections to Rockstar and Take-Two in an effort to grant a terminally ill family member a final wish before he dies.

"To any of my connections at Rockstar Games and Rockstar Toronto, or anyone else that may be able to help. A member of my family who has been battling cancer for years just recently got the worst possible news, he was given 6-12 months to live," the original post from Armstrong reads.

The post continues, "The reason I'm reaching out is that they are a huge GTA fan and, with this latest update, he may not be around long enough to actually get to see GTA 6 launch. Best-case scenario, he will be leaving us the same month it does. He currently lives only a stone's throw away from the Oakville studio, so it's my hope that one of you may be able to set up an exclusive playtest, so he can have a chance to experience the game before passing."

The original post concluded with, "I absolutely understand the need for secrecy at this point of development, so at the very least an NDA is probably needed. If anyone could send me a private message about this or provide any contact who could point us in the right direction, please do so."

The post was eventually updated by Armstrong, and the new message read, "Final update: We spoke to them today and got great news. That's all I can really say, but thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Armstrong also confirmed in a different post that the CEO of Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, had also reached out to him.

After all the publicity and post-sharing, Armstrong took to LinkedIn again to post another message, discouraging random messages and requests.

"For those of you finding my profile through a certain news article, please do not send me connection requests unless you're in the game industry. I was not asked permission by the publisher before they added a link to my profile. Also, please respect my family's privacy. As great as the news was, this is still a very difficult time for us, which we were not planning on making public, beyond that post, which was deleted weeks ago for that very reason," the post reads.