Update: Rockstar Games Issues Statement on 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Leak
“We are extremely disappointed to have any details of our next game shared with you all in this way”
UPDATE: Following the leak of early Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay, Rockstar has issued an official statement on the situation, which can be seen in full below — as can the original story.
We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto. At this time, we do not anticipate any disruption to our live game services nor any long-term effect on the development of our ongoing projects.
We are extremely disappointed to have any details of our next game shared with you all in this way. Our work on the next Grand Theft Auto game will continue as planned and we remain as committed as ever to delivering an experience to you, our players, that truly exceeds your expectations. We will update everyone again soon, and, of course, will properly introduce you to this next game when it’s ready. We want to thank everyone for their ongoing support through this situation.
-The Rockstar Games Team
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— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 19, 2022
This past weekend, a major leak for Grand Theft Auto VI made its way onto the Internet, offering a first look at the gameplay for the upcoming title. The early footage of the next installment in Rockstar Games‘ Grand Theft Auto series came from “teapotuberhacker” who uploaded 90 videos taken from a test build of Grand Theft Auto VI to GTAForums.
The videos show two playable protagonists, a female named Lucia and a male riding in the Vice City Metro. The appearance of the Vice City Metro reveals a return to Vice City, a fictionalized version of Miami.
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier tweeted, “Not that there was much doubt, but I’ve confirmed with Rockstar sources that this weekend’s massive Grand Theft Auto VI leak is indeed real. The footage is early and unfinished, of course.” Adding, “This is one of the biggest leaks in video game history and a nightmare for Rockstar Games.”
It is also interesting to note, teapotuberhacker claims that they were behind the recent Uber hack and obtained the test built after gaining access to a Rockstar employee’s Slack account. Noting that they may upload additional leaks including the source code and assets for GTA V and GTA VI, along with the test built itself.
Check out the Grand Theft Auto VI early gameplay leaks above.
Not that there was much doubt, but I’ve confirmed with Rockstar sources that this weekend’s massive Grand Theft Auto VI leak is indeed real. The footage is early and unfinished, of course. This is one of the biggest leaks in video game history and a nightmare for Rockstar Games
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) September 18, 2022
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