GTA Online timeline
We chart the online evolution with Rockstar’s Imran Sarwar
Rockstar’s ambitious online undertaking has undergone radical changes during its four-year history. Rockstar’s director of design Imran Sarwar guides you through the most important updates…
19 Nov, 2013
Beach Bum Pack “A fairly quiet start for GTA Online’s DLC, Beach Bum added some new lifestyle-themed vehicles, including the Bifta buggy… Under the surface, we’d started making incremental changes to the game based on how people were playing.”
10 DEC, 2013
Deathmatch & Race Creators Pack “Our GTA Online Creator Community began to form around the launch of this update – and it’s still growing today. We continue to be amazed and awed by all the incredible content produced by players using the Creator tools.”
18 dec, 2013
Capture Update “This was our take on traditional Capture The Flag modes, and each of the four modes could play wildly differently depending on the location and setup. Capture really came into its own later, when we added the Capture Creator.”
24 dec, 2013
The Festive Surprise “The first GTA Online Christmas saw the beginning of the now traditional Festive Surprise – celebrating the season by giving players gifts for logging on… and the now legendary, rare but reliable annual San Andreas snowfall.”
13 feb, 2014
Valentine’s Day Massacre Special “Another yearly tradition, this allows us to spread a little love as well as introducing stylish and rare, timed access clothing options. The Roosevelt introduced in this first V-Day update was an instant hit with players.”
13 may, 2014
The High Life Update “In response to growing player requests for extra vehicle storage, High Life was the beginning of the property portfolio expansion, allowing players to own two properties and adding new high-end apartments to choose from.”
17 JUN, 2014
The “I’m Not a Hipster” Update “After two updates adding high-end luxury vehicles and supercars, we decided to expand the wardrobes of our most fashion-centric players with the addition of hundreds of new male and female clothing options and 49 new tattoos…”
01 JUL, 2014
Independence Day Update “Los Santos seemed like the perfect place to celebrate all things American as we kicked off another yearly tradition: it was great to see players bring in Independence Day with fireworks, explosions, and monster trucks!”
19 aug, 2014
The Flight School Update “Flight School was designed to add in more aerial options for players, bringing not only the Flight School itself but additional aerial jobs as well as new air-based races and capture games.”