Tag: GTA 6

According to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, the massive GTA 6 leak from last year took an emotional toll on Rockstar’s employees.

During Take-Two’s latest financial earnings call, Zelnick briefly spoke on the impact GTA 6‘s leak had on everyone still working on the game (thanks, IGN).

 “We take leaks very seriously indeed and they disappoint all of us – it’s really frustrating and upsetting to the team,” Zelnick said. “However, as a business matter, we’re not affected. But as a personal matter and an emotional matter, our teams are affected.”

Bits and pieces of unfinished GTA 6 gameplay footage took the video game industry by surprise in September 2023. Most of the snippets were of a work-in-progress build that was clearly unfinished – and didn’t reveal much about the game. However, some details, like its setting and protagonist options, seemingly did come out of that whole saga. Most everything about the game is still up in the air and subject to change, though.

Take-Two also announced that GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 have gone on to ship more than 175 million and 50 million copies, respectively. Incredibly, GTA 5 sold around five million copies alone last fall despite being almost a decade old.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating whoever is responsible for those GTA 6 leaks from earlier this week.

Last week, Uber Technologies Inc (Uber) suffered a major data breach that temporarily took several of its internal systems offline. According to Uber, the perpetrators were likely involved with the GTA 6 breach as well (Thanks, Eurogamer).

“We believe that this attacker (or attackers) are affiliated with a hacking group called Lapsus$, which has been increasingly active over the last year or so,” Uber said via the company’s website. “This group typically uses similar techniques to target technology companies, and in 2022 alone has breached Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia, and Okta, among others. There are also reports over the weekend that this same actor breached video game maker Rockstar Games.”

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Rockstar has not publicly acknowledged these claims but did state that it’s ‘very disappointed’ that most people’s first exposure to GTA 6 came from unfinished gameplay clips. The leaks apparently won’t have a significant impact on development, at least for now.

There’s no question that all of the GTA 6 leak business is probably the biggest gaming news story of 2022. Many high-profile industry professionals have been sending Rockstar well-wishes over the unfortunate situation.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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By now, you’re probably aware of the massive GTA 6 leak. Images, gameplay footage, and more of the unreleased title are bouncing around online — literally years before it comes out. It’s probably the biggest leak in video game history by a considerable margin.  

Developer Rockstar is, sufficed to say, extremely disappointed about it. Partially because what little video of GTA 6 is bouncing about the internet is exceptionally rough, with many mocking how it looks. It must be deeply frustrating for Rockstar employees. Imagine carefully preparing a holiday roast, and after sticking it in the oven – someone immediately pulls it out while complaining that it’s not ready. That’s what Rockstar is going through, except it’s a sequel to one of the most profitable entertainment properties ever.

It’s terrible news for everyone involved. As such, many games industry peers and fans are sounding off about the whole mess on Twitter. We’ve gathered the best reactions below.

Over the weekend, numerous work-in-progress screenshots and videos of GTA 6 leaked online — well before the game was anywhere close to complete. As you might expect, developer Rockstar Games isn’t happy about it.

On Monday, Rockstar released a statement regarding the leak – confirming that most footage floating around online is genuine and indeed from GTA 6.

“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,” Rockstar said on Twitter. “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 games will continue as planned, and we remain as committed as ever to delivering an experience to you, our players, that truly exceeds your expectations,” Rockstar continues. “We will update everyone again soon and, of course, will properly introduce you to this game when it is ready. We want to thank everyone for their ongoing support through this situation.”

Since the initial leaks, publisher 2K has been taking down all screenshots and videos of GTA 6 via copyright strikes and legal notices. Everything ‘official’ out there is nowhere close to complete since GTA 6 is still years away.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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GTA 6 is still at least a few years away and details about the game are scarce, but this weekend fans caught what could be an unexpected first glimpse of  early clips from the game in development.

A user on GTAForums with the nickname ‘teapotuberhacker’ posted on Sunday morning more than 90 videos they claim to be early GTA 6 test clips. While the original forum thread was deleted swiftly, the leaked footage is still circulating online.

GTA 6 developer Take-Two Interactive has reportedly started issuing DMCA takedown notices against the videos, which might be confirming the leak’s authenticity (though that remains unconfirmed). After the footage went viral, the leaker posted again saying they’re looking to “negotiate a deal” with publisher Rockstar Games and claiming they have the source code for the game.

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As reported by Axios Gaming, most of the files from the leak are not dated, but some of the footage seems to be from very early and unfinished builds of the game made in 2021.

Even at this early stage, the leaked footage looks promising. In line with previous GTA 6 leaks, the new clips show two playable characters, a man and a woman, who you can switch between in what seems to be a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired bandit story.

Most clips show what appear to be early animation tests with characters taking cover, holding up stores, crashing cars, and more. They present the game in a very early and rough state, but already show the developers’ attention to detail.  One video shows a meticulously recreated car’s interior, complete with pedals, dials, and the tiniest details, presumably demoing the game’s first-person viewpoint.

The action appears to take place in Miami, potentially confirming earlier reports that GTA 6 will be set in the series’ Miami-inspired Vice City.

Reactions to the footage have been mostly negative but most fans seem to have failed to consider that the leaked videos are very early test clips and do not represent a finished game’s graphics.

The leak surfaced on the ninth anniversary of GTA 5, which was released back on Sept. 17, 2013. It’s a shame that our first look at the upcoming GTA game might be a leak before a proper official reveal, as Rockstar Games are known for their amazing cinematic trailers. 

Be careful not to share the leaked clips via your personal accounts, since they could have been obtained illegally.

We don’t have a release date for GTA 6 yet, but judging from the leaked clips, it’s at least a couple of years away.

Written by Stoyan Ovcharov on behalf of GLHF.

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We probably won’t see GTA 6 in any meaningful form for years, yet everyone is still talking about it daily — including Take-Two, the publisher behind Grand Theft Auto.

During Take-Two’s latest financial update with investors on Monday, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick gave a brief development update (Thanks, PC Gamer). 

“With development of the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series well underway, the Rockstar Games team is determined to once again set creative benchmarks for the series, our industry, and for all entertainment,” Zelnick said. “Just as the label has done with every one of their frontline releases.”

It’s a bold claim, though not one that is unjustified. In the same report, Zelnick announced that GTA 5 has nearly shipped 170 million units worldwide. There was another bump in sales thanks to the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S ports from earlier this year. As if you needed another reminder that this game was popular!

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In February of 2022, Take-Two stated that GTA 6 development was moving forward at Rockstar. Several months later, reports claimed the long-awaited sequel might have a female protagonist, which upset some fans for groan-worthy reasons. 

Perhaps someday, hopefully before another comet hits the earth, we might see GTA 6 take shape.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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So chances are that GTA 6 has a female protagonist, at least in some capacity. While most fans are okay with this, there’s a specific subset of the community veering into childish outrage territory for no reason.

According to Bloomberg, GTA 6 will feature a pair of playable bank robbers, one of them being Latina, and the story takes cues from Bonnie and Clyde — an actual criminal couple active during the 1930s. It’s quite an interesting premise and seems in line with Rockstar’s prior outings. Remember that GTA 6 is likely many years from release, though, so all of this could change. You know what they say about grains of salt already!

Rockstar Games has spent the last four years overhauling its culture and working to become a kinder, more progressive company. But what does that actually look like? And what does it mean for the company's next game, Grand Theft Auto VI? My latest feature: https://t.co/8VlTh63uNm

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022

Sadly (though not unexpectedly), people are making all sorts of misogynistic and racist remarks all over social media about the rumored main character. It sucks, and we won’t highlight that nonsense here.

However, many fans are clapping back by either talking the angry folks down or outright clowning on them. It’s refreshing to see. Check out some of the best reactions below. Rest assured, there will be memes.

After nearly a decade of waiting, we seemingly have some new information regarding GTA 6.

According to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, sources close to Rockstar claim that GTA 6 will feature a playable Latina protagonist alongside another main character. Both will be bank robbers, and the narrative is apparently heavily influenced by the real-world story of Bonnie and Clyde. 

It’ll also likely take place in a fictional version of Miami (perhaps some iteration of Vice City), and the overworld will change over time through updates with more missions and events. Additionally, locations will have more interiors than any previous entry in the series. The report also states that GTA 6‘s codename is “Project Americas” since it was initially going to include North and South American regions, but that aspect was allegedly scrapped.

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Remember, all of this is subject to change. While Rockstar is currently focusing on GTA 6 development above all else, the project probably isn’t coming out for several years. Plus, nothing is official until Rockstar announces something.

Bloomberg also claims that GTA 6 is somewhat smaller in scope to reduce the amount of crunch on Rockstar’s development teams. Red Dead Redemption 2, for instance, allegedly had staff working intense overtime hours before launch. However, some employees refuted those reports.

While all of this is exciting, we probably won’t actually see GTA 6 for a long time.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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