{"id":197476,"date":"2022-07-22T08:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=197476"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:34:10","slug":"gas-prices-soar-in-gta-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gas-prices-soar-in-gta-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices soar in GTA Online as a  heatwave batters the San Andreas State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gaming used to be an escapist&#8217;s dream. Recently, however, the real world outside the screens of our favorite FPS or role-playing games has filtered abundantly into these screen-bound experiences. Today, we look to GTA V, specifically<strong> GTA Online<\/strong>, its latest DLC update, and how realistic the fictional criminal city of Los Santos is about to become.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"GTA V\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/b3d17a4e-96bf-11e6-a0d8-00163ed833e7\/1148015448\/gta-v-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">GTA V<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gta-v.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gta-v.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rockstar has been promising a new update to GTA Online, a multiplayer experience that exists within the realm of Grand Theft Auto V, and the publisher is about to deliver a real-life whopper. Dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/newswire\/article\/25k44k95aa452a\/the-criminal-enterprises-coming-july-26-to-gta-online?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=o_social&amp;utm_campaign=307:coming-soon-trailer-20220721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"The Criminal Enterprises\">The Criminal Enterprises<\/a>, the update\u2019s trailer shows the city of Los Santos ravaged by a <strong>record-high heatwave<\/strong> and soaring gas prices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Criminal Enterprises, Coming July 26 to GTA Online\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3NBd3UjH5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RockstarGames\/status\/1550118416668770306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"official tweet\">official tweet<\/a> by Rockstar \u2018The Southern San Andreas economy is in crisis. Gas prices have spiked to their highest levels in decades, supply chains are in turmoil, and a ferocious heatwave is gripping the state.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Southern San Andreas economy is in crisis. Gas prices have spiked to their highest levels in decades, supply chains are in turmoil, and a ferocious heatwave is gripping the state.<br><br>Introducing GTA Online: The Criminal Enterprises, coming July 26: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wD5Mw3duP7\">https:\/\/t.co\/wD5Mw3duP7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bYxw7x1YsH\">pic.twitter.com\/bYxw7x1YsH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RockstarGames\/status\/1550118416668770306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The update won\u2019t leave players clamoring around in the extreme heat unable to afford to drive for long though, as a new mission, \u2018Operation Paper Trail,\u2019 gives teams of up to four players the chance to follow the titular paper trail to the root of these rapid and detrimental changes to the San Andreas ecosystem. According to in-game lore, the IAA suspects the fault to lie with a <strong>criminal conspiracy<\/strong> started by the Duggans, but that might not necessarily be the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your playstyle is dabbling in the life of crime, you\u2019re about to cash in on the recent changes as executives, gunrunners, nightclub owners, and bikers will have the opportunity to turn tragedy into profit when the update goes live on <strong>July 26th<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are rumors that the new update will be even more far-reaching than Rockstar has stated, <strong>letting players leave San Andreas<\/strong>, but we\u2019ll have to wait for the update to determine whether this theory holds any water.<br><br>We\u2019re also getting a new Benefactor based on the McLaren Stirling Moss, and a few new models under the Declasse banner. Another exciting addition is a new weaponized bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This update is much-needed after the extended Diamond Casino Heist event, but what we\u2019re even more excited about is the fact that GTA VI is coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/gta-6.en.softonic.com\/articles\/rockstar-hunts-gta-6-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Rockstar recently hired new employees\">Rockstar recently hired new employees<\/a> for the title and has put Red Dead Online on hold to focus on the next iteration of Grand Theft Auto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming used to be an escapist&#8217;s dream. Recently, however, the real world outside the screens of our favorite FPS or role-playing games has filtered abundantly into these screen-bound experiences. Today, we look to GTA V, specifically GTA Online, its latest DLC update, and how realistic the fictional criminal city of Los Santos is about to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gas-prices-soar-in-gta-online\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Gas prices soar in GTA Online as a  heatwave batters the San Andreas State&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":197481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[2409,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-197476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiongta-v","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323481,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197476\/revisions\/323481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197476"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=197476"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=197476"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=197476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}