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GTA 6May 26, 2026

Who Is Dre'Quan Priest in GTA 6? The Only Raw Records Mogul Building Vice City's Next Sound, Explained

Dre'Quan Priest is the music mogul behind Only Raw Records in GTA 6. A former street dealer who hustled his way out of the corner and into the studio, he books talent at Boobie Ike's Jack of Hearts and just signed the Real Dimez. Here's everything we know about him.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 5 min read

GTA 6May 24, 2026

Who Is Boobie Ike in GTA 6? Vice City's Strip Club Kingpin and Only Raw Records Co-Founder, Explained

Boobie Ike owns the Jack of Hearts strip club, co-founded Only Raw Records with rising music mogul Dre'Quan Priest, and runs one of GTA 6's most visible operations in Vice City. His Trailer 2 dialogue makes it clear that drug money pays for everything else. Here's everything we know about him.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire

6 min read

GTA 6May 23, 2026

Who Is Brian Heder in GTA 6? Rockstar's Leonida Keys Smuggler Explained

Brian Heder is the Leonida Keys boatyard kingpin who Jason Duval works for in GTA 6. A self-described beach bum, third-time husband, and veteran of the Keys' golden-age smuggling era, he now lets younger associates do the dirty work. Here is exactly what Rockstar has confirmed about him, what's still rumored, and where he fits into the wider GTA 6 friend-and-employer network.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 8 min read

Side-by-side portraits of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, the two protagonists of Grand Theft Auto VI

GTA 6May 23, 2026

Are Lucia and Jason GTA 6's Bonnie and Clyde? Here's What Rockstar Has Actually Said

Every gaming outlet is calling Lucia and Jason GTA 6's Bonnie and Clyde. Fans pinned Trailer 3 to today, May 23, because it's the actual anniversary of Bonnie and Clyde's deaths in 1934. The trailer didn't drop. The comparison won't go away. Here's what Rockstar has officially said about Lucia and Jason's relationship, what's pure fan projection, and what the real Bonnie and Clyde story does (and doesn't) match.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 9 min read

GTA 6May 23, 2026

Who Is Cal Hampton in GTA 6? Everything We Know About Jason's Conspiracy-Theorist Friend

Cal Hampton is the new GTA 6 character almost no one was talking about a year ago and almost everyone is talking about now. A bucket-hatted, alien-Hawaiian-shirted, Coast-Guard-comms-snooping friend of Jason Duval who anchors Brian Heder's Leonida Keys operation. Here is exactly what Rockstar has confirmed about him, what is still rumored, and why the community has him pegged as GTA 6's spiritual successor to Lester Crest.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

A Liberty City street enforcer with baseball bat near a police cruiser in GTA III

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Salvatore Leone: The Don Who Connects Every 3D-Era GTA Game

Three different Grand Theft Auto protagonists worked for Salvatore Leone at three different points in his life. Toni Cipriani in 1998. CJ in 1992. Claude in 2001. The Leone don is the single connective thread holding the 3D-era timeline together, and Frank Vincent's voice is the reason it works.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Tommy Vercetti in his iconic Hawaiian shirt outside a Vice City nightclub

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Tommy Vercetti and Ray Liotta: How One Actor Made the Original GTA Villain a Legend

Vice City's Tommy Vercetti was the first speaking protagonist in Grand Theft Auto history. Ray Liotta gave him a voice that, twenty-four years later, still defines what a Rockstar protagonist sounds like. Here's the partnership behind one of gaming's most iconic performances.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Vinewood Hills mansion at sunset in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Big Smoke's Betrayal: The San Andreas Story Arc, Decoded Mission by Mission

Melvin 'Big Smoke' Harris is one of the most infamous traitors in video game history. The signs were there from the first hour. Here's every clue Rockstar planted before The Green Sabre, who he was actually working with, and what his final monologue really says.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 8 min read

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Lester Crest: The Man Who Runs Every GTA V Heist

Lester Crest never pulls a trigger, never picks up a duffel bag of cash, and never sets foot inside the buildings he plans the jobs against. He's also the single most important NPC in the entire HD-era Grand Theft Auto universe. Here's everything the games confirm about him.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 6 min read

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Niko Bellic: The Most Complex Protagonist in GTA History

Eighteen years after Grand Theft Auto IV's April 2008 launch, Niko Bellic still reads as the most layered protagonist Rockstar has ever written. A Yugoslav war veteran chasing a cousin's lie about the American dream. Here's everything the game actually tells you about him, and what the dialogue gets right that most players miss.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Grand Theft Auto V trio — Michael, Trevor, Franklin — Rockstar Games press kit

ClassicsMay 20, 2026

Every GTA Protagonist, Ranked: From Claude to Lucia

Nine playable mainline GTA leads, one ranking, plenty to argue about. CJ at the top. Niko right behind. The GTA V trio splits in places that will start fights. And the two we can't rank yet.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Lucia Caminos — Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games press kit

GTA 6May 20, 2026

Who Is Lucia Caminos? GTA 6's First Female Lead, Explained

She was named before Jason. She's the first woman to ever headline a Grand Theft Auto. She walked out of prison on sheer luck — and her own bio says she has a plan she isn't explaining.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 5 min read

Jason Duval in a car in a Leonida tank top — GTA VI screenshot

GTA 6May 16, 2026

Who Is Jason Duval? GTA 6's Second Protagonist, Explained

Everything Rockstar has officially confirmed about Jason Duval — the Army past, the Leonida Keys, the drug-running work, and his Bonnie-and-Clyde story with Lucia. No leaks.

GTA Intel Newsroom 6 min read

GTA VI characters

GTA 6May 12, 2026

GTA 6's Confirmed Characters: A Complete Encyclopedia

Lucia, Jason, Boobie Ike, Cal Hampton, the Real Dimez — every confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI character from trailers and Newswire screenshots, with role notes.

Mara Kovac 3 min read

GTA V three protagonists

ClassicsMar 23, 2026

Michael, Trevor, Franklin: Which GTA V Protagonist to Play First

GTA V's three-protagonist system lets you switch between Michael, Trevor, and Franklin. Here's who each one is, what makes each playstyle distinct, and which one to lead with.

Theo Yáñez 4 min read

Niko Bellic — GTA IV

ClassicsMar 10, 2026

Niko Bellic's Character Arc: GTA IV's Quietly Devastating Lead

Niko Bellic is the GTA series's most morally weighted protagonist. Here's the full arc — Eastern European backstory, Liberty City decline, and the choices that close the campaign.

Helena Park 4 min read

Cesar Vialpando — San Andreas

ClassicsMar 1, 2026

Cesar Vialpando's Arc: San Andreas's Most Underrated Character

Cesar Vialpando is San Andreas's most morally consistent character — Kendl's boyfriend, an Aztecas leader, and CJ's most reliable ally across all three acts.

Helena Park 4 min read

San Andreas girlfriend mission

ClassicsFeb 28, 2026

San Andreas Girlfriends: All Six, Ranked by Gameplay Payoff

Denise, Millie, Helena, Katie, Barbara, Michelle — all six San Andreas girlfriends, what they unlock, and the dating mechanics in 2004's most ambitious romance system.

Helena Park 3 min read

Johnson family — San Andreas

ClassicsFeb 25, 2026

The Johnson Family: Sweet, Kendl, and CJ

Three Johnson siblings drive San Andreas's emotional core — Carl, Sweet, and Kendl. Here's the family chart, the deaths that bookend the campaign, and the resolution.

Mara Kovac 4 min read

Vice City character — Lance Vance

ClassicsFeb 12, 2026

The Lance Vance Subplot: Vice City's Most Memorable Betrayal

Lance Vance — voiced by Philip Michael Thomas — is Tommy's mid-game ally and third-act betrayer. Here's the full Lance arc and why it still works.

Theo Yáñez 4 min read

Tommy Vercetti in Vice City

ClassicsFeb 4, 2026

Tommy Vercetti: Vice City's Ray Liotta Lead, Profiled

Tommy Vercetti is the GTA series's first voiced protagonist — and Ray Liotta's only video-game lead role. Here's the full Tommy primer: backstory, arc, and legacy.

Helena Park 4 min read

Liberty City — GTA III screenshot

ClassicsFeb 1, 2026

Catalina, Asuka, and the Women of GTA III

GTA III's three named women — Catalina, Asuka Kasen, Maria Latore — drive most of the campaign's actual plot. Here's how each one reshapes the story.

Helena Park 3 min read

Liberty City — GTA III screenshot

ClassicsJan 29, 2026

Claude: GTA III's Silent Protagonist Explained

Claude is the only fully-silent protagonist in mainline Grand Theft Auto. Here's what we know about him — name, history, what GTA III tells you and what GTA San Andreas later confirmed.

Theo Yáñez 3 min read

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