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Terminally Ill GTA 6 Fan Dies 3 Weeks Before Game's Launch, Fans Pay Their Respects

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

Back in August, a man named Jerry, known online as Void Only, made a viral TikTok video revealing that he had been hospitalized due to an interstitial lung disease and was in need of a lung transplant. However, he noted that his unique situation meant that his lungs were attached to his chest wall, and any surgery would be bloody and dangerous. In that same post, he noted that he just wanted to play GTA 6, and poked fun at Rockstar's many delays for the game. In the comments, fellow players rallied around him and were rooting for him to keep going until the release of GTA 6.

A GoFundMe was set up to pay for his transplant and other needs, with supporters donating $50,000 in a matter of days. …

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