A hacker group is is posting each day leaks of what seems to be particulars and photographs from a construct of GTA 6. Materials posted up to now embrace numerous gameplay mechanics and property, together with a full sport map.
As reported by IGN, the group, referred to as “CyberLeek”, has threatened to launch new movies each day. It has used the fabric posted up to now, which has not been confirmed as genuine, to advertise a memecoin.
The origin and age of the gameplay and property stay unsure. Rockstar and its father or mother firm, Take-Two Interactive, appear to be working to take away the footage from social media.
CyberLeek started sharing footage earlier this week, with two extra movies yesterday and one other right this moment. The newest clip suggests the leakers have entry to a playable construct of the sport because it exhibits one of many sport’s protagonists Jason Duval spell “LEEK” with bullet holes onto a wall.
It is unclear how previous this obvious construct is, and the way a lot of the sport is playable.
The group has demanded that Rockstar rethink its all-digital technique with GTA 6, together with digital pre-orders and no bodily discs, and take away monetised single-player content material.
It has additionally threatened different publishers with leaks, stating: “If CyberLeek can attain Rockstar, nobody is secure.”
GamesIndustry.biz has approached Take-Two for remark.
This isn’t the primary time Rockstar has handled GTA 6 leaks. In September 2022, greater than a yr earlier than Rockstar formally introduced the title, Rockstar was hit by a major leak of 90 in-development movies.
The authenticity of the footage was apparently confirmed when Take-Two eliminated associated YouTube movies. The FBI subsequently investigated the alleged hacker accountable for the leaks.
In December 2023, the game’s trailer leaked a day earlier than its scheduled premiere, prompting Rockstar to launch the official first look on YouTube sooner than deliberate.
Earlier this yr, Rockstar skilled a third-party data breach during which a hacker group accessed a “restricted quantity of non-material info.”
The newest leaked footage comes every week earlier than an prolonged gameplay look of GTA 6 on Netflix, which can premiere on August 27.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick just lately advised GamesIndustry.biz that this partnership is merely “one of the hors d’oeuvres” of its marketing campaign.
“There’s appetisers, major course, and dessert to comply with,” he stated, describing Netflix as “a fantastic advertising associate for us, and distribution associate”, and that the deal is “a groundbreaking partnership that Rockstar organized.”
