2023

Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 2023.

Real World Events

• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition was scheduled to be released for Apple iOS and Android by March 2023. This did not occur and the games were released on December 14th of the same year.
• The Powersurge Week event ran from December 29, 2022, to January 4, 2023, in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The GTA Online Bonuses (January 2023) event ran from January 5 to January 11 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Gun Van Week event ran from January 12 to January 18 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Taxi Work Week event ran from January 19 to January 25 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Issi Rally Week event ran from January 26 to February 1 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The GTA Online Bonuses (February 2023) event ran from February 2 to February 8 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Broadway Week event ran from February 9 to February 15 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Eclipse Blvd Garage Week event ran from February 16 to February 22 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Nightclub Bonuses Week event ran from February 23 to March 1 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Contract Bonuses Week event ran from March 2 to March 8 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• March 3: Tom Sizemore passes away from brain aneurysm complications.
• The Hotring Everon Week event ran from March 9 to March 15 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Last Dose Week event ran from March 16 to March 22 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Drug Wars Bonuses Week event ran from March 22 to March 29 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The GTA Online Bonuses (March 2023) event ran from March 30 to April 5 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Gunrunning Bonuses Week event ran from April 6 to April 12 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Boor Week event ran from April 13 to April 19 in Grand Theft Auto Online:
• The Shake Up and Top Marks Week event ran from April 20 to April 26 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Last Dose Hard Mode Week event ran from April 27 to May 3 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Air Freight Cargo Week (May 2023) event ran from May 4 to May 10 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The GTA Online Bonuses (May 2023) event ran from May 11 to May 17 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Los Santos Tuners Bonuses Week event ran from May 18 to May 24 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Freemode Event Bonuses Week event ran from May 25 to May 31 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Flight Bonuses Week event ran from June 1 to June 7 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Flight Bonuses (Week 2) event ran from June 8 to June 12 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• June 13: The San Andreas Mercenaries update for Grand Theft Auto Online is released.
• The Buffalo EVX Week event ran from June 22 to June 28 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Independence Day 2023 event ran from June 29 to July 5 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Project Overthrow Week event ran from July 6 to July 12 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Armored Trucks Week event ran from July 13 to July 19 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The La Coureuse Week event ran from July 20 to July 26 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The 2023 Summer Racing Event event ran from July 27 to August 2 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The GTA Online Bonuses (August 2023) event ran from August 3 to August 9 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Assault on Cayo Perico Week event ran from August 10 to August 16 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Executive Bonuses Week (August 2023) event ran from August 17 to August 23 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Biker Bonuses Week event ran from August 24 to August 30 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Nightclub Bonuses Week event ran from August 31 to September 6 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Acid Lab Mission Bonuses Week event ran from September 7 to September 13 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The GTA V 10th Anniversary Week event ran from September 14 to September 20 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Auto Shop Bonuses Week event ran from September 21 to September 27 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Business Production Boosts Week event ran from September 28 to October 4 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Halloween 2023 (Week 1) event ran from October 5 to October 11 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Halloween 2023 (Week 2) event ran from October 12 to October 18 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Halloween 2023 (Week 3) event ran from October 19 to October 25 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Halloween 2023 (Week 4) event ran from October 26 to November 1 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Short Trips Week event ran from November 2 to November 8 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Sprunk & eCola Week event ran from November 9 to November 15 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Doomsday Heist Week event ran from November 16 to November 22 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Diamond Casino Bonuses Week (November 2023) event ran from November 23 to November 29 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• The Project Overthrow Week (November 2023) event ran from November 30 to December 11 in Grand Theft Auto Online.
• December 4: The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI was released.
• December 12: The Chop Shop update for Grand Theft Auto Online was released.
• December 14: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition was released for Apple iOS and Android.
• December 15: DāM-FunK Presents The Music of Grand Theft Auto Online Original Score is released on Apple Music and Spotify.
• The Festive Surprise 2023 event ran from December 21, 2023, to January 3, 2024, in Grand Theft Auto Online.

Game World

HD Universe

• The FriedMind Pharmaceutical Corporation is established by Isiah Friedlander around this time.
• Isiah Friedlander's compound is built in an unspecified South American country around this time.
• The events of the Los Santos Drug Wars update for Grand Theft Auto Online still take place.
  • The Gun Van is opened for business by the unnamed Gun Van Seller.
  • The GTA Online Protagonist begins working for Downtown Cab Co.
  • Stash Houses begin operating in Southern San Andreas.
  • The events of the Last Dose mission strand take place.
    • The Freakshop is raided by Isiah Friedlander's armed mercenaries. Labrat is kidnapped and held captive at the FriedMind HQ.
    • The Walker Logistics warehouse is raided by the GTA Online Protagonist.
    • The FriedMind HQ is raided by the GTA Online Protagonist and Luchadora, who rescue Labrat and take him back to The Freakshop.
    • Isiah Friedlander creates a powerful drug using the precursor chemicals stolen from The Freakshop, to be used in psychedelic-assisted therapy, and tests it at the Parsons Rehabilitation Center.
    • The GTA Online Protagonist and Luchadora use a Velum 5-Seater stolen by the latter to hijack Isiah Friedlander's Cargo Plane in mid-air and recover his product. Friedlander escapes via parachute while the protagonist and Luchadora land the Cargo Plane at the Sandy Shores Airfield.
    • The GTA Online Protagonist, Luchadora, and other Fooliganz hold off the LSPD while Dax loads Isiah Friedlander's product into a van. The protagonist and Dax subsequently drive the van back to The Freakshop as Luchadora lures the police away.
    • Isiah Friedlander's personal Virtue is stolen by the Fooliganz and given to the GTA Online Protagonist.
• The events of the San Andreas Mercenaries update for Grand Theft Auto Online take place.
  • June 13th: The Vinewood Car Club is established at Terminal in the Port of Los Santos.
  • Rooster McCraw and former Colonel Pernell Moss join Charlie Reed to form the Los Santos Angels mercenary flight squadron. Charlie recruits the GTA Online Protagonist to serve as the squadron's Team Leader.
  • The Los Santos Angels' "Project Overthrow" operation to eliminate Merryweather Security's presence in Southern San Andreas takes place.
  • Merryweather's corruption is exposed by the Los Santos Angels, with the help of Avi Schwartzman. The U.S. government terminates its partnership with Merryweather, who as a result is no longer able to legally operate on American soil.
  • Juan Strickler's compound in Cayo Perico is still getting occasionally robbed by the GTA Online Protagonist and Pavel.
  • October: The Ghosts Exposed documentary series team travels to Blaine County in order to document paranormal activity in the area.
  • October 11th: Ghosts are spotted around Southern San Andreas between 8PM and 6AM.
  • Johnny Klebitz's ghost haunts the Sandy Shores Beach Front Recreation Area.
  • Phantom Vehicles are reportedly spotted around Southern San Andreas.
  • October 11th: Seemingly possessed animals around Southern San Andreas, including pugs, coyotes, boars, deer and mountain lions, are reported to be attacking innocent bystanders between 8PM and 1AM when approached or provoked.
• The events of The Chop Shop update for Grand Theft Auto Online take place.
  • The Maze Bank Arena continues to host Arena Wars.
  • Vincent Effenburger joins the Los Santos Police Department.
  • Dâm-Funk hosts a 10th anniversary nightclub party for West Coast Classics.
  • West Coast Classics' DJ Pooh hides five Media Sticks across Los Santos containing tracks from Dâm-Funk's new album Even the Score, as part of the station's 10th anniversary promotion.
  • An unidentified Latin American cartel begins operating in Southern San Andreas around this time.
  • The events of the Salvage Yard Robberies take place.
    • Yusuf Amir and his cousin Jamal start their business partnership with the GTA Online Protagonist to steal vehicles for parts and expand Yusuf's car collection.
    • King Tiny, a former Ballas member and podcast host, is arrested by the LSPD and imprisoned in the Mission Row Police Station, before being broken out by the GTA Online Protagonist, after which he flees the state.
    • A valuable luxury car is stolen by the GTA Online Protagonist from a gang hideout.
    • A valuable luxury car is stolen amidst an Arena War race hosted by the Duggan Crime Family by the GTA Online Protagonist.
    • A valuable luxury car is stolen by the GTA Online Protagonist from the La'oub Princess cargo ship.
    • A valuable luxury car is stolen by the GTA Online Protagonist from The Diamond Casino & Resort.
    • A valuable luxury car owned by tech billionaire Tony McTony is stolen by the GTA Online Protagonist from McTony's personal Kosatka submarine.
    • King Tiny is arrested by the LSPD multiple times under jailbreak charges, and escapes with the help of the GTA Online Protagonist.
    • Multiple luxury cars are stolen by the GTA Online Protagonist from the same previous sources.

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