14 DAY TRIAL // Rockstar Games has just confirmed that it's rolling out a brand new patch, 1.15, for Grand Theft Auto 5, specifically targeted at the GTA Online multiplayer and bringing a huge suite of Independence Day-themed content.
The fourth of July is coming soon and Rockstar Games has decided to bring the Independence Day celebrations to Grand Theft Auto 5's multiplayer using a special patched called the Independence Day Update powered by Ammu-Nation.
As its name implies, the new GTA 5 update includes a suite of things to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of USA's freedom, including plenty of weapons and other displays of American pride.
"Demonstrate your exceptionalism and own the road from sea to shining sea with two new star spangled rides, the Sovereign motorcycle and the super-sized Liberator monster truck. And protect your rights the same way our Founding Fathers did with the latest addition to Ammu-Nation's antiques collection, the high-powered Musket or channel your inner Jack Howitzer with the spectacular Firework Rocket Launcher," Rockstar said on its website.
Of course, players can also spend their in-game cash on a variety of other things, including seven new properties with lots of yard space to shoot fireworks. According to the developer, up to 12 different fireworks with various fuse lengths are also available for purchase, so that players can create their own celebrations.
The Pleasure Pier amusement park now allows players to ride the Ferris Whale and the Leviathan Roller Coaster.
"This limited-time update also features an overabundance of patriotic flare: show off nationalistic pride with a Made in the U.S.A. t-shirt, a backwoods mullet or let the eagle soar with an animal mask featuring this great nation's most fearsome and majestic creatures," Rockstar added.
All the content from the Independence Day Update will be available in the game until the middle of July, although no exact expiration date has been offered by the studio just yet.
Patch 1.15, which includes all this content, also features a few different gameplay fixes and a brand new On Call Matchmaking function. This allows players to accept invitations into online jobs and continue playing in the free roam mode until the job is ready to start. As such, players will no longer have to wait idly doing nothing until a job begins.
Expect even more crazy content to debut in Grand Theft Auto 5's online mode soon enough, as Rockstar is dedicated to keeping the multiplayer experience active until at least the game's debut on PC, PS4, and Xbox One this fall.