 Post @-@ release content is continually added to Grand Theft Auto Online through free title updates . Some updates add new game modes and features , and others feature themed gameplay content , such as the Independence Day Special update that added patriotic @-@ themed content on 1 July 2014 . The widely anticipated Online Heists update launched on 10 March 2015 and suffered some initial technical difficulties due to the increased user load . Shortly after the game 's PC release , some players reported being banned from Grand Theft Auto Online for using field of view and cosmetic mods in single @-@ player . Rockstar stated in their official blog that nobody had been banned from Online for using single @-@ players mods , but that recent updates to the PC version had the " unintentional effect " of making such mods unplayable . They stated that mods are unauthorised and may cause unforeseen technical problems and instabilities . 
