'GTA Online' players figured out how to unlock the mysterious alien mission

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'GTA Online' players figured out how to unlock the mysterious alien mission
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Rockstar has teased the existence of aliens in Grand Theft Auto V since the game launched in 2013. Nearly four years later, we finally have real evidence of extraterrestrial life in GTA.

A group of mystery-hunters and data-miners managed to find evidence of an alien mission in the most recent GTA Online update that introduced running. The video above is a mission they discovered last week involving a downed spacecraft, an alien egg, and some aggressive aliens.

Today, the group figured out how to unlock the mission without using exploits: complete 600 gunrunning missions, and start a new mission between the times of 21:00 and 23:00 (9 p.m. and 11 p.m.)

It's not the most exciting mission in the world, but it's the first real alien encounter in GTAV, which is itself pretty exciting.

H/T Kotaku

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Kellen Beck

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck


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