{"id":16807,"date":"2026-01-13T14:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=16807"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:57:25","slug":"gta-6-live-rockstar-games-bans-charlie-kirk-term-following-abhorrent-creator-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=16807","title":{"rendered":"GTA 6 LIVE: Rockstar Games bans &#8216;Charlie Kirk&#8217; term following abhorrent creator mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-rockstar-fire-employees-iwgb-union\" target=\"_self\">Rockstar Games<\/a> has banned the term &#8216;Charlie Kirk&#8217; from <em>GTA Online<\/em> after an abhorrent creator mission was found in a feature that&#8217;s expected to carry over to <em><em><em><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-delay-release-date\" target=\"_self\">GTA 6<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The studio recently delayed <em>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date-delay-reaction-2674274152\" target=\"_self\">19 November 2026<\/a> &#8220;to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve&#8221;, Rockstar said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the delay, <em>GTA 6<\/em> remains the most anticipated video game of all time and gamers continue to track rumours, leaks, trailers, gameplay details and map updates.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/celebrities\/sydney-sweeney-soap-bathwater-backlash-criticism\" target=\"_self\">indy100<\/a><\/em>&#8216;s <em>GTA 6<\/em> live blog below with all the latest news, leaks, rumours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-trailer-2-storyline-jason-lucia-biggest-fan-reactions\" target=\"_self\">trailers<\/a> and release date updates as they happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item&#010;        &#010;        &#010;        &#010;        col1\" id=\"rebelltitem6\" data-id=\"6\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date-charlie-kirk#rebelltitem6\" data-basename=\"rockstar-games-bans-charlie-kirk-term-following-abhorrent-creator-mission\" data-post-id=\"2674877585\" data-published-at=\"1768299188\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">\n<p>                Rockstar Games bans &#8216;Charlie Kirk&#8217; term following abhorrent creator mission<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Rockstar Games has banned a new term using <em>GTA Online<\/em>&#8216;s profanity filter following an abhorrent creator mission.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been spotted online the term &#8216;charliekirk&#8217; has been added as a profanity in the game&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a mission was created with Charlie Kirk in its name where the objective was to assassinate someone while standing with a sniper rifle on a rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>The mission creator was added into <em>GTA Online<\/em> in Rockstar&#8217;s last big update for it at the start of December and is likely to be a feature that carries over to the expected online mode in <em>GTA 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item&#010;        &#010;        &#010;        &#010;        col1\" id=\"rebelltitem4\" data-id=\"4\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"True\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date-charlie-kirk#rebelltitem4\" data-basename=\"gta-7-or-rdr3-already-most-likely-in-development-claims-former-rockstar-animator\" data-post-id=\"2674877585\" data-published-at=\"1768236850\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">\n<p>                GTA 7 or RDR3 already &#8216;most likely&#8217; in development claims former Rockstar animator<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><small class=\"image-media media-caption\" \/>Rockstar is already working on its next game after GTA 6 according to a former developer<\/p>\n<p><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Rockstar Games<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Former Rockstar Games animator Mike York has claimed <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-7-location-release-date\" target=\"_self\">GTA 7<\/a> <\/em>or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/red-dead-redemption-3-news-leaks-rumours-2674361944\" target=\"_self\">RDR3<\/a><\/em> are already &#8220;most likely&#8221; in development at the studio.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re still all waiting for the release of <em>GTA 6<\/em>, which if all goes to plan will finally be available on 19 November 2026, but that doesn&#8217;t mean Rockstar may not be working on multiple projects at the same time even if <em>GTA 6<\/em> is the priority.<\/p>\n<p>Former Rockstar director Obbe Vermeij, who spent 14 years at Rockstar as a technical director, working on <em>Grand Theft Auto<\/em>projects such as <em>Vice City<\/em>, <em>San Andreas<\/em> and <em>IV<\/em> before leaving in 2009, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-7-location-release-date\" target=\"_self\">recently &#8216;revealed&#8217;<\/a> the likely setting for <em>GTA 7<\/em>, saying he expects the trend of real-life US locations being parodied to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Now former Rockstar developer in Mike York, an animator who worked on <em>GTA 5<\/em>, told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esportsbets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Esports Bets<\/a> <\/em>he thinks either <em>Grand Theft Auto 7<\/em> or <em>Red Dead Redemption 3<\/em> is &#8220;most likely&#8221; being worked on at the studio.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-7-rdr3-development-release-date\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item&#010;        &#010;        &#010;        &#010;        col1\" id=\"rebelltitem3\" data-id=\"3\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date-charlie-kirk#rebelltitem3\" data-basename=\"insider-addresses-release-date-delay-reports\" data-post-id=\"2674877585\" data-published-at=\"1768228884\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">\n<p>                Insider addresses release date delay reports<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Jason Schreier has addressed reports that misinterpreted his comments about the release date of <em>GTA 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1EANk4uOn68ddip6pKliqY?si=b77f9d81770c4229\" target=\"_blank\">Button Mash<\/a><\/em> podcast, Schreier said &#8220;the last [he] heard, it was still not content complete&#8221; and while &#8220;it&#8217;s really hard to say right now&#8221; if it will release this year, he &#8220;thinks this feels a little bit more real&#8221;. Schreier did not confirm the game would be delayed again at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>However the internet went into a frenzy following this with many misinterpreting his comments that a third <em>GTA 6<\/em> delay was confirmed &#8211; but this was simply not the case.<\/p>\n<p>In a newsletter he penned for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2026-01-09\/take-two-falls-on-grand-theft-auto-vi-delay-misinformation?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2Nzk4MjEyMSwiZXhwIjoxNzY4NTg2OTIxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOExaRkFLSVVQU0kwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.G3FVjmbqHURh7wxKLgXV5YKWeVENkZi8-9V-5tFEn5k&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>, Schreier addressed this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The lengthy development cycle and multiple delays have led to paranoia among nervous fans and analysts that the game is troubled or that it might slip again, which would have big ramifications for Take-Two, its <em>GTA<\/em>-making studio Rockstar Games and the rest of the industry,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item&#010;        &#010;        &#010;        &#010;        col1\" id=\"rebelltitem2\" data-id=\"2\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date-charlie-kirk#rebelltitem2\" data-basename=\"reaction-to-tom-henderson-s-comments\" data-post-id=\"2674877585\" data-published-at=\"1768218432\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">\n<p>                Reaction to Tom Henderson&#8217;s comments<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Redditors in the <em>GTA 6<\/em> Subreddit have been reacting to Tom Henderson&#8217;s latest comments on the <em>Insider Gaming Weekly<\/em><span> podcast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>TheHudIsUp said: &#8220;Until I see a download starting on my console I won&#8217;t believe anything.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>mgshowtime22 said: &#8220;&#8216;Confident&#8217; does not mean &#8216;definitely&#8217; and I would hope we learned this by now.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Absolute-KINO said: &#8220;Does no-one remember <em>Cyberpunk<\/em>? They were delaying that game until the last second. It happens.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item&#010;        &#010;        &#010;        &#010;        col1\" id=\"rebelltitem1\" data-id=\"1\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/gta-6-release-date-charlie-kirk#rebelltitem1\" data-basename=\"release-date-delay-reports-addressed-by-insider\" data-post-id=\"2674877585\" data-published-at=\"1768211990\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">\n<p>                Release date delay reports addressed by insider<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"fd17c6ea4b7307d7c579423c90017190\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P2QdQBi2K4Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Insider Gaming<\/em>&#8216;s Tom Henderson has clarified previous comments he made about hearing that <em>GTA 6<\/em> is &#8220;content ready&#8221; after renowned <em>Bloomberg<\/em> reporter Jason Schreier said the &#8220;last he heard&#8221;, the game was not &#8220;content complete&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#8217;s been some misinterpretation from different sources of exactly what that means,&#8221; Henderson said on the latest episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/P2QdQBi2K4Y?t=652&amp;si=HoTpFNdDDaX6sE37\">Insider Gaming Weekly<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/P2QdQBi2K4Y?t=652&amp;si=HoTpFNdDDaX6sE37\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Does content ready means the pipeline of what they want to do is ready but they&#8217;ve not captured it and it&#8217;s not content complete yet, or has something more sinister happened with the game&#8217;s development?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Game development is tremendously all over the place, it isn&#8217;t a linear process and it really isn&#8217;t point A to point B, there are so many different things in between there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Henderson also said <em>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/em> wasn&#8217;t content complete &#8220;four months before it released&#8221;. 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