In a surprising move, Rockstar confirmed the veracity of the hack, which until then was still being touted by some as a very elaborate hoax. The original GTAForums thread was later reinstated, albeit locked for new comments, and with all links to stolen material removed. Messages on both sites explained that they were complying with requests from Take-Two to remove any and all copyrighted material. The next day, both GTAForums and the GTA 6 subreddit removed threads featuring the leaked content. As reported by VGC, takedown requests appeared to come from individuals with Rockstar email addresses, all but confirming that the leaks were legitimate. Later that same day, leaked videos on multiple platforms were removed at the request of Take-Two Interactive. The hacker also shared what looks to be various GTA 6 assets, and code from the game. “Here are 90 footage/clips from GTA 6,” they wrote. The leak was from a user named “teapotuberhacker” who also claimed to be the same person who hacked the ride-hailing app Uber earlier this month. The clips also seemingly confirmed some rumors about GTA 6 that were already spreading online, such as the existence of male and female protagonists. Various clips, with unfinished assets, showed off several elements of the game in development including parts of the world, gunplay, and NPC AI. The leaks quickly spread to other social media sites like Twitter and YouTube. On September 18, it became an unexpected home to leaked assets from the still-in-development Grand Theft Auto 6. GTAForums is one of the most popular online discussion boards to talk about all things Grand Theft Auto. The Leaks Begin: ‘Here are 90 Footage/clips From GTA 6’ Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive and its CEO Strauss Zelnick followed up by saying more of GTA 6 would be shared on “Rockstar’s schedule.” However, with the announcement coming from a press release with no additional materials, it seemed that GTA 6 was still early in development. While undoubtedly still popular, continuing to hype a decade-old game was wearing thin for some fans and the announcement of the next GTA game felt long overdue. “We look forward to sharing more as soon as we are ready, so please stay tuned to the Rockstar Newswire for official details.”īefore the announcement, Rockstar mainly discussed the ongoing success of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online, both of which were receiving next-gen updates. “e are pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway,” Rockstar wrote earlier this year. If the estimation of this project is correct then GTA 6's map is considerably bigger and makes use of the ocean more, which isn't surprising considering it's southern Florida.Rockstar officially announced the next Grand Theft Auto game on February 4, 2022, in a press release. The GTA VI Vice City Mapping Project is an ongoing effort to piece together the GTA 6 map using the files of the aforementioned leak, which mention a wide range of things, including locations. That said, it could end up looking tiny once GTA 6 is out. GTA 5 is a decade old, but its map is still quite large even by today's standards. And if this estimation is correct, GTA 6's map is about to be absolutely massive. Unfortunately, what was not included in the leaks was the actual map, however, fans have been able to get a good idea of how big said map is via Rage Engine Units.
Included in the leaks was confirmation that the game was returning to Vice City, the series' fictional take on Miami, and the location rumors had been claiming was the game's setting for years prior. Everyone and their mother's pet parakeet saw the GTA 6 leaks last year. Rockstar Games was quick to erase the leaks from the Internet, but not quickly enough. Last year, Grand Theft Auto VI leaked online, or at least a work-in-progress version of GTA 6 leaked online.