Some Rumored GTA 6 Voice Actor Roles Just Got Debunked

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The Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has not come out yet, but we have a bit of news about what to expect from the game.

And that’s in terms of the potential characters and voice actors that some fans had been speculating on. Both of these come courtesy of Dexerto, and to be truthful, you probably won’t be thrilled with these announcements.

First things first, we have news regarding Lazlow Jones of Rockstar Games.

Lazlow was an employee of Rockstar for almost forty years, working on games from Grand Theft Auto III until Red Dead Redemption 2. Lazlow was originally a DJ himself, and he spent time helping produce the radio stations in the Grand Theft Auto games.

Dexerto reported that Lazlow had just left Rockstar, but that isn’t exactly true. As noted in this Digital Trends report, he already left the company in 2020, citing personal reasons. What Dexerto did get right that’s relevant today, is that he had recently joined a new company, literally called Absurd Ventures. This company was founded by Dan Houser, AKA the co-founder of Rockstar Games.

Dan left Rockstar in 2020, but didn’t share his reasons for doing so public. However, it was notable that he had done so in light of comments that Rockstar employees had to work 100 hour work weeks. This ran him afoul of gamers and the industry, in light of the still relevant overwork controversy within the industry.

In so many words, Dan’s exit from Rockstar doesn’t seem to have been amiable. Subsequently, if Lazlow went to follow Dan, it’s unlikely that he will be returning for Grand Theft Auto VI. That means Lazlow is unlikely to return as Jeffrey Crawford “Lazlow” Jones, the fictional version of himself that has been part of the franchise since Grand Theft Auto III.

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