Editorial Standards
These are the rules every page on Neon Atlas follows.
1. Sources
- Official sources come first. For anything about the game itself we rely on Rockstar Games (rockstargames.com, the Rockstar Store, Rockstar Support, the Rockstar Newswire) and, for console details, Sony and Microsoft.
- Reporting from other outlets is used only when it adds something official pages don't cover, and it is always labelled reported and linked.
- Community discoveries are credited to the person or group who found them, and published only after we've checked them ourselves or found independent confirmation.
- Every page lists its sources at the bottom with the type of each source.
2. Labels
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Confirmed | Stated by Rockstar or the platform holder. We link the source. |
| Reported | Reported by a credible outlet, but we could not check it against an official page. |
| Unconfirmed | Circulating, but with no reliable source. We include these only to say they are unconfirmed. |
| Prediction | Our own expectation, based on stated reasoning. Never presented as fact. |
A page's overall badge reflects its weakest important claim. Individual claims inside the page are labelled where it matters.
3. What we don't publish
- Invented features, missions, locations or mechanics.
- Leaked material or content from unreleased builds.
- Pages written only to rank for a search term without answering it.
- Copies of other sites' work, or Rockstar's logos or text beyond short quotations with attribution.
- Official Rockstar images other than unedited press images from Rockstar's own media pages, always credited "Image: Rockstar Games" and removed on request.
4. Status of a page
Every guide moves through the same pipeline: research needed → drafting → fact-checking → ready for review → published. A published page that may be out of date is marked needs updating and shows a notice to readers until it has been re-checked.
5. Dates
Each page shows two dates: updated (when the page last changed) and facts last verified (when we last re-checked its sources). Around launch we re-verify launch-critical pages daily.
6. Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it as soon as we've confirmed the error and add a line to the page's update history explaining what changed. Send corrections through the contact page.
7. AI assistance
We use AI tools for research triage, spotting unanswered questions, and first-draft outlines. Rules:
- AI output is never published automatically.
- Every fact in AI-assisted drafts is checked against a cited source by a human editor before publication.
- AI is never used to invent gameplay details, fabricate quotes, or write fake reviews or recommendations.
8. Independence, ads and affiliate links
Neon Atlas is not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive. If we show ads or use affiliate links, they never influence what we write, and affiliate links are always disclosed (see our affiliate disclosure). We don't accept payment for coverage.