GTA 6 Leaks: Nightmare or Blip for Rockstar's Blockbuster?
Gameplay footage of GTA 6 has leaked online just weeks ahead of a Netflix special preview. Rockstar has not addressed the situation, while Take Two Interactive has initiated legal action in New York, seeking user information from GitHub and Discord to identify those sharing the content. The group behind the leaks claims to represent players but is also soliciting cryptocurrency donations. Critics, including Stop Killing Games, have called the leaks "destructive." Former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermeij and journalist Wesley Yin-Poole suggest these leaks will ultimately have little effect on the game's anticipated release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Key facts
- Leaks of GTA 6 gameplay footage appeared online, weeks before a Netflix special 'extended look'.
- Rockstar has not publicly acknowledged the leaks.
- Take Two Interactive filed legal proceedings in a New York court on Friday.
- Legal filings demand GitHub and Discord turn over user details of accounts sharing 'copyrighted material'.
- The group behind the leaks claims to be acting for players, but has invited cryptocurrency donations.
- Stop Killing Games criticized the leaks as 'destructive'.
- GTA 6 is due for release on 19 November for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
- Former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermeij says the leaks will have no impact.
- Journalist Wesley Yin-Poole says the leaks will be a 'footnote' in GTA 6's history.
Entities
Artists
- Obbe Vermeij
- Wesley Yin-Poole
Institutions
- Rockstar
- Take Two Interactive
- Netflix
- GitHub
- Discord
- BBC Newsbeat
- Kotaku
- IGN
- Stop Killing Games
Locations
- New York
- United States