![]() ![]() ![]() Nine years to the day that Grand Theft Auto V came out, nearly 100 videos and screenshots of an early version of its successor had surfaced. This time, though, the smoke on social media was wafting from a five-alarm fire: one of the most scandalous leaks in video game history. And when you clicked-because of course you clicked-you were almost definitely disappointed to discover that the source was some baseless speculation about potential protagonists, settings, or release dates. If any online algorithm has learned that you like video games, then you’ve almost certainly seen “GTA VI” trending at some point (or maybe many points) over the past several years. Rockstar didn't respond to CNET's request for comment.Late on Saturday night ( Los Santos time), something incredible happened: A rumor about Grand Theft Auto VI actually turned out to be true. It was responsible for similar breaches of Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia, Okta and others in 2022. The hacking group Lapsus$ was apparently behind the leak, with ride-hailing company Uber blaming it for an attack on its computer network last week. With the game still years away from release, this matches up: Big budget video games that far from release rarely look close to finished. At this point no one knows precisely how old this footage, but as The Verge noted, the game appears to be running on RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3080 cards, which means the build can't be older than two years. Rockstar has reportedly been working on Grand Theft Auto VI since 2014. Some gamers, used to polished footage of upcoming releases, reacted negatively to the early leaks, but games in early development usually look like this. This is one of the biggest leaks in video game history and a nightmare for Rockstar Games- Jason Schreier September 18, 2022 The footage is early and unfinished, of course. 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. Prior to Rockstar's tweet, Schreier said he had confirmed on Sunday that the leaked footage was genuine. Other details, like the game's setting in the fictional Vice City (previously seen in 2002's GTA Vice City), appear to be confirmed in the leaked footage. The addition of a female playable character also reflects much of what was reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier about Grand Theft Auto VI. This is very much par for the course in Grand Theft Auto games, all of which feature missions in a similar vein. Others feature a woman visiting a strip club one clip shows a poolside conversation. One, which is a little more extensive, shows a male and female character robbing a diner. Unlike official gameplay trailers we're used to seeing, these videos feature unfinished elements, including placeholder textures and unfinished character models. Copies of the videos posted to Twitter were also removed in response to copyright reports. The game is reportedly at least two years away from release.Ī user on GTAforums appears to be behind the leak and posted almost 100 videos of the game in action, which were later removed by moderators. Grand Theft Auto VI hadn't been shown to the public in any form, though developer Rockstar noted back in February that it was working on a sequel. The leak shouldn't disrupt its live game services or have any long-term effect on development of its ongoing projects, it noted. "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 are extremely disappointed to have any details of our next game shared with you all in this way," the studio wrote in a tweet. ![]() ![]() A Message from Rockstar Games /T4Wztu8RW8- Rockstar Games September 19, 2022 ![]()
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