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Another new week, another new bonus in Grand Theft Auto 5 Online, as this week's bonuses are for those not afraid to get behind the wheel. 

Grand Theft Auto 5 has received multiple updates over the years, adding new content, missions, heists and more to GTA Online, but the game has never received a story expansion since its initial release in 2013. Past reports have mentioned scrapped plans for story DLCs for the game, and more recently leaked database file from GTA 5 suggested that developers Rockstar Games cancelled a story mode DLC related to Trevor, one of the game's three main protagonists. Now, the actor who played the eccentric character in GTA 5 has said that he “shot some stuff” for a Trevor DLC that never saw the light of day.

According to new information from Grand Theft Auto 5 actors Steven Ogg and Ned Luke, GTA 5 was going to have a behind-the-scenes documentary, but it was ultimately scrapped by Rockstar Games. The actors behind Trevor and Michael, respectively, lamented that footage was filmed during the process of building GTA 5, but nothing was ever done with it.

Remember GTA+, Rockstar’s subscription service, which provides bonuses for Grand Theft Auto Online players alongside access to select classic games? Without warning, it’s suddenly seen a price increase. As reported by GameSpot and VGC, the subscription service has gone from $5.99/€5.99/£4.99 monthly to $7.99/€7.99/£6.99.

Rockstar Games' flagship GTA Online-focused subscription service, GTA+, is receiving a price hike with no formal announcement. This news is likely to make fans of Grand Theft Auto Online who were already critical of the service even less pleased with it.

Ned Luke, the actor behind Grand Theft Auto 5’s bank robber-turned-criminal mentor Michael De Santa, recently spoke out against an AI program copying his voice without his knowledge or approval. AI-generated content has grown more prevalent in recent years, with computer programs capable of making images and even replicating famous voices with increasingly uncanny accuracy. This in turn has ignited plenty of controversy over the prospect of AI replacing human artists, with gaming companies like Wizards of Coast coming under fire for using it in official projects.

A new report suggests that planned story DLC was scrapped due to internal rifts at Rockstar Games, as well as the sudden emergence and rise in popularity of GTA Online.

The actor who played Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto 5 got swatted while live-streaming online, with fans blaming game developer Rockstar Games.

Long-suffering Grand Theft Auto fans have been waiting for the series’ next mainline instalment for over a decade now, and though the end is finally in sight, with Grand Theft Auto 6 set to be unveiled next month, GTA 5 continues to sell at an impressive rate, over a decade on from its launch.

GTA 5 cheats: Grand Theft Auto has been one of the longest-running and the best gaming franchises in history. Since the original GTA in 1997, the series has attracted gamers due to its fast-paced and action-packed storyline, sandbox gameplay, and the multitude of missions on offer. The current version, GTA 5, is considered one of the best games in history, becoming the second best-selling video game of all time. The game puts players in the shoes of three characters - Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Apart from story missions, players can also engage in a host of other activities in GTA 5, such as carrying out heists, impounding vehicles, setting up businesses, tuning up their rides, doing yoga, playing tennis, and more.

The games industry moves pretty fast, and there's a tendency for all involved to look constantly to what's next without so much worrying about what came before. That said, even an industry so entrenched in the now can learn from its past. So to refresh our collective memory and perhaps offer some perspective on our field's history, GamesIndustry.biz runs this monthly feature highlighting happenings in gaming from exactly a decade ago.

It's quite hard to believe it, but yes — yesterday marked 10 years since GTA 5 first released on PS3 and Xbox 360.

There is no shortage of rumors and speculation pieces surfacing online for the next major installment of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. We’ve waited a good while for the next iteration since Grand Theft Auto V launched nearly a decade ago at this point. The last installment was such a massive hit that it left players in awe of all the details, storyline, and activities that Rockstar Games put into the title. But with the immense amount of success Rockstar Games had with Grand Theft Auto Online, the development for Grand Theft Auto 6 was likely pushed a bit further back than what was likely planned.

Shawn Fonteno, the voice and motion capture actor behind one of GTA 5's three protagonists, Franklin Clinton, has revealed a new roleplay server based on his character - Franklin's World.

At this point, no one is surprised about the ridiculous sales numbers Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 have continued to enjoy. As tends to be the case pretty much every quarter, the duo of Rockstar’s massive open world titles continued to see strong sales during Q1 (April-June) of FY 2023/24.