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'Nightmare' for Rockstar as Grand Theft Auto 6 footage leaks

September 19, 2022 2:16 pm

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Rockstar Games has a “nightmare” on its hands after a hacker leaked Grand Theft Auto 6 footage online overnight.

The game is the most anticipated upcoming release since the last instalment of the record-breaking franchise, with Rockstar keeping details under tight wraps as always.

However, footage purporting to show gameplay and development from GTA6 was posted on GTAforums today.

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The footage was confirmed to be real by well-known games journalist Jason Schreier shortly after.

“To those who asked: There are several reasons this is a nightmare for Rockstar. One is that it’ll disrupt work for a while. Another is that it may lead management to limit work-from-home flexibility. The repercussions of this leak might not be clear for quite a while,” he posted on Twitter.

Just over one hour of footage is available to view, confirming a female protagonist named Lucia as one of the playable characters.

It also appears to confirm the game will take place in a fictionalised version of Miami, possibly Vice City from previous games.

The alleged hacker has posted on the forums they want to “negotiate a deal” with Rockstar Games to stop more leaks.

They also threatened to release source code of GTA 5 and GTA 6, and possibly a test build of GTA 6.

GTA6 currently does not have a release date, although it’s expected to be released some time in the next three years.