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GTA 6 Fan Succumbs to Health Issues Just Weeks Before Game's Launch

Supporters raised more than $96,000 for the 25-year-old gamer, whose viral plea to live long enough to play Grand Theft Auto 6 drew widespread attention.

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A terminally ill GTA 6 fan has died three weeks before the game's launch.

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25-year-old GTA fan Jerry Fort, known on social networks under the name "Void Only", died on October 29, 2026. Just a few weeks before the release of GTA 6, this concludes a story that had moved numerous players in the summer. Jerry had publicly told of his wish to play the new open world game of rock star [...]

Hit by a severe lung disease, the boy had moved the net sharing the dream of being able to play the Rockstar Games kolossal. The family confirms the disappearance after the complications related to the transplant.

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IGN broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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