GTA Online starts the Brand Wars event

Rockstar has started the Brand Wars event in GTA Online. It runs for two weeks, from 13 to 26 August. Players pick a side between the soft drink brands Sprunk and eCola. The competition runs through races, freemode events and weekly challenges.

Which side a player ends up on is decided by watching streams. Linking a Rockstar account to a Twitch account and watching selected streamers between 13 and 26 August determines the allegiance, says Rockstar. The same streams hand out event rewards.

What the event pays out

Hotring Circuit Series races pay quadruple through 26 August. Freemode challenges and events also pay quadruple, and the Community Series pays triple. From 21 to 23 August, VIP Work pays five times the usual amount.

There are two weekly challenges. The first runs from 13 to 19 August, the second asks for three race wins between 20 and 26 August.

Everyone who plays before 26 August gets a free Declasse Hotring Sabre. Sprunk and eCola bodysuits are free from clothing stores in Los Santos during the event. Weekly completion bonuses have also been reset, so a first completion of a heist or mission pays more than usual.

What is still unknown

What winning the turf war actually changes in the game is not explained. Whether the result carries over after 26 August is not stated either.