Bad news for the gamers who are waiting for the GTA Online Heists DLC release date, as Rockstar has pushed the GTA Online Heists DLC release date to 2015 in their recent announcement in their Newswire.

Rockstar Games confirmed that the GTA Online Heists DLC release date won't be at the end of the Spring as planned. The company explained the delay in a brief note to fans:

"For those of you asking about other upcoming GTA Online updates, we have lots more in store coming your way soon," Rockstar said this morning on their Newswire. "We know many fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the Online Heists that we had planned to release for you this spring, and they are taking more time to create than originally anticipated."

"We are very sorry for the delay, and are working hard to bring them to you as soon as we can. Please know that we are focused as always on making the best possible content for you to play and we are thankful to all of you for your patience, understanding and support. Stay tuned for more information on that as well as lots of other ongoing content updates, enhancements and additions to the world of GTA Online that are on the way."

Cyberland has reported that the GTA Online Heists DLC release date has been pushed to 2015 after Rockstar's recent announcement.

It has also been confirmed that the GTA Online Heists DLC won't be included in the next-gen and PC port of GTA 5 amidst the fan hype for the game.

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