{"id":51946,"date":"2013-10-01T10:11:35","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T08:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=51946"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:07:44","slug":"gta-online-goes-live-at-7am-et","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gta-online-goes-live-at-7am-et\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA Online goes live at 7am ET"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’ve had two weeks to play through the story mode, and from 7am ET you’ll be able to go online, join a crew and play the ambitious GTA Online<\/a><\/strong>, which is free if you own GTA V<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

History is littered with disastrous online game launches – who can forget SimCity<\/strong><\/a> this spring? Rockstar Games will have their work cut out for them with GTA Online, as even access to the Social Club servers was strained on the day GTA V was launched. Will everyone be able to jump into GTA Online as soon as it goes live?<\/p>\n

Once you’re online, Rockstar is promising that levelling up and making money will never be a grind, as is often the case with online gaming. ‘Doing robberies, stick-ups, winning races and other profitable activities<\/strong>‘ will be the focus online, and later in the year there will be a Content Creator<\/strong> tool so you can create your own online activities.<\/p>\n

Character creation is a little different – you’ll begin by choosing your gender, mother and father. Decide if either parent has ‘genetic dominance’, then choose from a set of ‘lifestyle variables’ that will add to your character’s appearance and starting stats.<\/p>\n

Check back for updates on the GTA Online launch<\/p>\n

Read more about GTA V<\/strong><\/p>\n