GTA 6 will have Latina female lead as Rockstar aims to be more progressive says report
A new report claims GTA 6 is set in Miami, while describing how Rockstar hopes to improve its working environment.
There were rumours in the past that Grand Theft Auto 6 will, for the first time in the series, feature a woman as the protagonist. Today, an in-depth report claims that this is not only accurate, but part of a wider effort within Rockstar Games to try and foster a more progressive and welcoming working environment.
More specifically, the report states that there will be two lead characters (one less than Grand Theft Auto 5’s trio of protagonists), one of which is a Latina woman.
Plot details are slim but anonymous sources familiar with its development say that the story is influenced by Bonnie and Clyde, a pair of American bank robbers from the 1930s.
The report adds that GTA 6 may have a softer tone when compared to previous games in the series. Developers are said to be eager to avoid punching down and make jokes about certain marginalised groups.
As surprising as this may sound, there were already signs of Rockstar making such changes to the series. Earlier this year, there were reports of the company removing content considered transphobic from the re-releases of GTA 5.
Today’s report from Bloomberg corroborates this and adds that Rockstar abandoned plans to add a Cops ‘n Crooks mode to Grand Theft Auto Online, following the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matters protests.
Rockstar has long had a reputation for being a boys club, and sits among many big name studios to face criticisms in recent years for overworking its staff. Apparently, the company has enforced genuine internal change, as 20 anonymous employees told Bloomberg that it’s reinvented itself as a more compassionate place to
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