According to Dexerto, Jerry Fort, the 25-year-old content creator and TikToker (known as Void Only) who wished to play GTA VI, has died just weeks before the release of the next installment from Rockstar Games. Fort had been battling an interstitial lung disease for eight years, since he was 17, and died on October 29.In August, Jerry Fort made a TikTok video from his ICU bed that went viral. In the video, Fort explained his harrowing condition and expressed his desire to play the upcoming game:"I just want to play GTA VI."Jerry Fort's video eventually reached the gaming community, which helped raise over $96K for his lung transplant surgery. While Fort received the surgery in September, he tragically passed away in the weeks that followed due to complications.GTA VI fan Jerry Fort's surgery came with life-threatening risksIn an August video, Jerry Fort gave an update about his condition and revealed that he would remain in the ICU until a donor became available:"I'm at the end of my ropes. My lungs can't do it no more."Fort also expressed his wish to play the upcoming game, while taking a jab at Rockstar Games for the many delays.The video, which was watched more than 11.7 million times, eventually reached the GTA VI community, which helped raise funds for Fort. The late 25-year-old TikToker's mother, Paris Fort, even set up a GoFundMe for her son, which raised over $96k. As Jerry Fort prepared for the surgery, he reportedly promised to stream GTA VI on launch day, November 19.But Jerry Fort's surgery involved life-threatening risks. As the TikToker explained in the video, his lungs were attached to his chest wall, making the surgery 'very bloody, very dangerous':"Doing surgery means ripping apart my lungs from my chest wall...then pulling them out, then replacing them with new lungs."But Fort had hope:"They believe I will make it out, I have hope I will."Despite all odds and the risks involved, Fort successfully got a lung transplant in September. But as reported by his family, Fort's recovery proved difficult. Following medical complications from surgery and an infection, Fort died on October 29. Fort's family confirmed his passing in a TikTok video posted on November 2. While Jerry Fort's GoFundMe raised over $96K for the transplant, he died just weeks before GTA VI's release.After two delays, multiple leaks, and an extensive marketing campaign, Rockstar Games is set to release GTA VI, the upcoming action-adventure game, on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The eighth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is set in the fictional US state of Leonida. It follows the criminal duo of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos in the Miami-inspired Vice City.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.