The release date of GTA 6 has almost become a meme at this point. The game has been delayed so many times that, despite having a release date, people are still expecting it to be delayed yet again. But something unfortunate occurred recently, as a fire incident took place at the Rockstar North studios. This got GTA fans worried about whether that could cause problems for the development of the game.
But Rockstar Games has finally addressed the situation, as they’ve talked about the entire incident in detail while also talking about the future of the game. Let’s take a look at what they said in their statement!
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Speaking to IGN about the incident, a spokesperson for Rockstar Games said, ‘Early Monday morning, there was a malfunction in one of the heating boilers at Rockstar North,’ They further elaborated about the current situation and said that GTA 6 is not getting delayed. Since the studio will remain open and operational.
Many social media accounts claimed it could be affected due to the incident, but Rockstar has seemingly denied all these statements. The spokesperson said, ‘Many thanks to those that reached out with concern, and also to the police and fire crews who were on scene quickly to assess the situation – please know that everyone is well and our studio remains open and operational.’
As for the fire incident that took place, we have finally got more details about it, too. Rockstar has confirmed that there was something wrong in the boiler room, present inside the building. A fire and rescue service team was alerted at around 5 AM local time. They then dispatched multiple fire specialists on site for several hours. Thankfully, Rockstar Games has confirmed that there were no reported casualties, and that’s likely due to the timing of the incident.
It was a shock to the entire gaming industry, though, as the Rockstar North office, situated in Edinburgh, has been the core studio that works on the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Every mainline entry of the series was developed there, along with the very popular Red Dead Redemption series as well.
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