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All GTA 6 Leaks, So far
Grand Theft Auto VI is riding a titanic wave of hype right into the annals of gaming history, and its release is still nearly a year away. But that's also the cause of frequent leaks that accompany the title's development. Luminary publisher Rockstar Games' current project faces off against insider information, data miners, hackers, leaked documents, and more. And while a few of these leaks were a splash in the pond, others caused a tsunami of press coverage and speculation. Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive were left with egg on their faces multiple times. Each of those incidents is chronicled in the timeline below with details regarding how the leaks transpired, and the fallout they caused. Inside Gaming's inside info on GTA VI March 5, 2018 YouTube channel Inside Gaming claims it received information detailing the setting, release date, and protagonist of GTA VI from an inside source. The informant's identity remained anonymous to avoid any potential backlash from the leak. The video makes several claims, including: GTA VI's primary setting is Miami, Florida, or a fictionalized version of the city and its surrounding areas in the southern part of the state Development of the new title is codenamed Project Americas due to players traveling between North and South America in-game The game's release date is sometime in 2021 or 2022 GTA VI will feature the series' first female protagonist Gaming journalist Brian Gaar, the info's recipient, said the leak caused a ruffling of feathers at Rockstar. According to Gaar's interview on the March 12, 2024 episode of Inside Games' podcast, the studio went into lockdown in search of the leaker. Later, Gaar received a phone call from a Rockstar vice president asking for his source at the company. Take-Two's leaked GTA VI document October 6, 2019 Reddit user Fresh305954 posts that a location scout asked permission to take pictures of their workplace in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. The scout claimed she worked for Rockstar and the photos were for reference. Days later, the Redditor posted a picture of the agreement between the scout and the manager of the business. https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA6/comments/df4ln9/pictures_of_the_contract_for_those_who_didnt/ Contact info in the agreement referenced Leah Sokolowski, a committee member at Location Managers Guild International, who worked on several Hollywood films. In an interview on the May 21, 2019 episode of the Film Florida podcast, Leah mentioned "a change in the types of productions coming to our state (Florida)". She elaborated she was currently working for a major player in the digital media industry, which hired her to conduct site tours and visits in multiple areas of Florida and other southeastern states. She was unable to identify her employer due to a non-disclosure agreement but revealed enough info to deduce that the employer was Take-Two. Tom Henderson's leak video on GTA VI June 27, 2021 Insider Gaming owner Tom Henderson uploads a YouTube video claiming he received the following information from an inside source: GTA VI is set in the current day, and includes Vice City as a location GTA Online's map will evolve, changing the default map and expanding by adding new areas with each dlc GTA VI features multiple playable characters, including a female protagonist The female protagonist is an intelligent, tech-savvy hacker The game's release date is sometime in 2024-2025 GTA VI is coming to current-gen (9th) consoles and PC only Rockstar plans to incorporate cryptocurrency into future storylines and in-game rewards (no real-world value) LAPSUS$ GTA VI leak costs Take-Two $2 Billion September 18, 2022 Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old member of the international hacker gang LAPSUS$, leaks 50 hours of GTA VI development footage, over 90 files containing unreleased assets for the game, and its source code onto the internet. Before the leak, he attempted to extort Rockstar Games financially. Kurtaj accomplished this feat by compiling emails and phone numbers of Rockstar employees and contacting Rockstar's staff support, pretending to be an employee who forgot their password. He infiltrates several employee accounts, accessing the studio's private Slack channels, including the GTA VI development channel. After the leak, Take-Two's stock shares plummet 13%, causing a $2 billion loss. Rockstar also claims to suffer a $5 million loss, along with losing thousands of staff hours dealing with the fallout. Kurtaj was involved in previous LAPSUS$ cyber attacks on Uber, Nvidia, Microsoft, numerous law enforcement departments, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and personal crypto wallets, extorting over $10 million from his victims. He managed to hack Rockstar while on bail under police supervision. Deemed unfit to stand trial due to a severe form of autism, Kurtaj was sentenced to a secure hospital for life unless considered no
Grand Theft Auto VI is riding a titanic wave of hype right into the annals of gaming history, and its release is still nearly a year away. But that's also the cause of frequent leaks that accompany the title's development.
Luminary publisher Rockstar Games' current project faces off against insider information, data miners, hackers, leaked documents, and more. And while a few of these leaks were a splash in the pond, others caused a tsunami of press coverage and speculation. Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive were left with egg on their faces multiple times.
Each of those incidents is chronicled in the timeline below with details regarding how the leaks transpired, and the fallout they caused.
Inside Gaming's inside info on GTA VI
March 5, 2018
YouTube channel Inside Gaming claims it received information detailing the setting, release date, and protagonist of GTA VI from an inside source. The informant's identity remained anonymous to avoid any potential backlash from the leak.
The video makes several claims, including:
- GTA VI's primary setting is Miami, Florida, or a fictionalized version of the city and its surrounding areas in the southern part of the state
- Development of the new title is codenamed Project Americas due to players traveling between North and South America in-game
- The game's release date is sometime in 2021 or 2022
- GTA VI will feature the series' first female protagonist
Gaming journalist Brian Gaar, the info's recipient, said the leak caused a ruffling of feathers at Rockstar. According to Gaar's interview on the March 12, 2024 episode of Inside Games' podcast, the studio went into lockdown in search of the leaker. Later, Gaar received a phone call from a Rockstar vice president asking for his source at the company.
Take-Two's leaked GTA VI document
October 6, 2019
Reddit user Fresh305954 posts that a location scout asked permission to take pictures of their workplace in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. The scout claimed she worked for Rockstar and the photos were for reference. Days later, the Redditor posted a picture of the agreement between the scout and the manager of the business.
Contact info in the agreement referenced Leah Sokolowski, a committee member at Location Managers Guild International, who worked on several Hollywood films. In an interview on the May 21, 2019 episode of the Film Florida podcast, Leah mentioned "a change in the types of productions coming to our state (Florida)". She elaborated she was currently working for a major player in the digital media industry, which hired her to conduct site tours and visits in multiple areas of Florida and other southeastern states. She was unable to identify her employer due to a non-disclosure agreement but revealed enough info to deduce that the employer was Take-Two.
Tom Henderson's leak video on GTA VI
June 27, 2021
Insider Gaming owner Tom Henderson uploads a YouTube video claiming he received the following information from an inside source:
- GTA VI is set in the current day, and includes Vice City as a location
- GTA Online's map will evolve, changing the default map and expanding by adding new areas with each dlc
- GTA VI features multiple playable characters, including a female protagonist
- The female protagonist is an intelligent, tech-savvy hacker
- The game's release date is sometime in 2024-2025
- GTA VI is coming to current-gen (9th) consoles and PC only
- Rockstar plans to incorporate cryptocurrency into future storylines and in-game rewards (no real-world value)
LAPSUS$ GTA VI leak costs Take-Two $2 Billion
September 18, 2022
Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old member of the international hacker gang LAPSUS$, leaks 50 hours of GTA VI development footage, over 90 files containing unreleased assets for the game, and its source code onto the internet. Before the leak, he attempted to extort Rockstar Games financially.
Kurtaj accomplished this feat by compiling emails and phone numbers of Rockstar employees and contacting Rockstar's staff support, pretending to be an employee who forgot their password. He infiltrates several employee accounts, accessing the studio's private Slack channels, including the GTA VI development channel. After the leak, Take-Two's stock shares plummet 13%, causing a $2 billion loss. Rockstar also claims to suffer a $5 million loss, along with losing thousands of staff hours dealing with the fallout.
Kurtaj was involved in previous LAPSUS$ cyber attacks on Uber, Nvidia, Microsoft, numerous law enforcement departments, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and personal crypto wallets, extorting over $10 million from his victims. He managed to hack Rockstar while on bail under police supervision.
Deemed unfit to stand trial due to a severe form of autism, Kurtaj was sentenced to a secure hospital for life unless considered no longer a threat to society. However, Kurtaj's release seems unlikely due to his admission that he will continue to commit cybercrime if freed.
The information leaked by Kurtaj was compiled into a 60-page Google Drive document, which can be viewed here.
GTA VI Map Leak
December 1, 2023
Rockstar North head of development Aaron Garbut's son uploads a 13-second clip to TikTok showing footage of a panning aerial view of GTA VI. The original video was removed from the site but remains viewable on other accounts.
GTA VI Trailer Leak
December 4, 2023
Just one day before its scheduled release, Twitter user @Gta6trailerleak posts the GTA VI trailer in its entirety, with a massive buy bitcoin stamp over the video. Despite initial skepticism towards the video's veracity, Rockstar confirms the leak within the hour on Twitter, releasing the official video to YouTube early. The leak hardly impacted the trailer itself, which still broke numerous YouTube records and had over 93 million views on its first day.
Currently, the trailer was the last major leak, but with almost a year before the game's release, another incident may occur. Although I doubt anything can sink GTA VI at this point.
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