GTA 6 Leaks Continue: New Footage Emerges, Former Rockstar Dev Downplays Impact

Rockstar Games is days away from its official Netflix Extended Look at GTA 6, but the game continues to be undercut by a series of leaks from an anonymous figure known as Cyberleek. Over the past week, Cyberleek has released multiple gameplay clips, including a hypercar sequence, a strip club visit, and a nudist colony, prompting a legal response from parent company Take-Two. The leaks have also drawn a dismissive reaction from a former Rockstar technical lead, who says they are unlikely to affect the game's success.

New Leaks: Hypercar, Strip Club, Nudist Colony

On August 24, Cyberleek shared a new clip showing protagonist Jason exploring a nudist colony in GTA 6. The footage, which was posted after a poll on Cyberleek's website, depicts Jason walking through a nighttime pool area populated by numerous naked NPCs, using binoculars to observe them, and eventually killing a woman who becomes angry at him. The clip is being taken down via copyright claims, but another version remains online on X.

Earlier in the week, Cyberleek uploaded a leak called "Hypercar" that shows Jason smashing the window of a Bugatti-like vehicle, the Truffade Thrax, and pulling the driver out. The video also includes roughly two minutes of driving around the city, with a watermark advertising a crypto coin and a message reading "Cyberleek can't drive." This is the sixth major leak from Cyberleek, following previous clips that showed a gas station robbery, a strip club, and a plane flight over Vice City.

Community trackers have already begun cataloging vehicles visible in the leaked footage. The first real gameplay leak on August 18 showed Jason at his house and driving on a highway, including a "Scoop" delivery van—a new in-game brand—and a boat in Jason's driveway matching a watercraft from the official trailer. Trackers have identified 163 vehicles by name out of an estimated 200-plus total roster.

Leaker's Motivations and Methods

Cyberleek claims to be protesting Rockstar's lack of a physical release for GTA 6 and has been asking for cryptocurrency funding. The leaker has also been running polls on their website—where users vote by spending crypto—to decide which clips to release next. A recent poll offered options including 'Beach', 'Nudist Town', and 'Strip Club 2', and the nudist colony video won. Cyberleek also posted a demand for at least 10 gamers to show up dressed as leeks at Rockstar's offices during working hours.

In a related incident, a person visited Rockstar North's office in Scotland carrying leeks and recorded a video saying, "Enough is enough, drop the beach leaks for all the incels!" The man was spotted by another user walking to the studio's front entrance. Rockstar has not publicly commented on the leaks.

According to a Bloomberg report cited by multiple outlets, Rockstar leaders are "angry" and workers are "frustrated and exhausted" by the leaks. Take-Two has filed subpoenas against Microsoft, Discord, and X in an attempt to identify the leaker. A reported "dead man's switch"—a mechanism that would allegedly release the entire build if Cyberleek stopped checking in—was debunked as false by Insider Gaming, which retracted the story and said the source was fake.

Former Rockstar Dev Calls Leaks 'Nothing Burger'

Obbe Vermeij, who served as technical director on GTA 4 and left Rockstar in 2009, downplayed the significance of the leaks on Twitter. "Calm down everybody. The leaks are a nothing burger," he wrote. Vermeij argued that 90% of future players are not actively searching for spoilers and that the footage only reveals minor details. "All that has happened is that some footage has escaped," he said.

Vermeij compared the current situation to the "Hot Coffee" scandal from GTA San Andreas, when a hidden sex mini-game was discovered by modders. "It was a nightmare for management but didn't affect us much," he said. "The current leaks are far less consequential than [Hot Coffee] was. It looks like GTA 6 will be phenomenal and sell for the next 15 years or so. The leaks are just a tiny blip."

He also suggested that the leaked build likely only runs on a developer kit, which limits the potential for players to access the game themselves.

Leak Site Uses Decentralized Protocol

Cyberleek is hosting the leak site on Arweave, a decentralized protocol that retains information permanently. This makes it difficult for Take-Two to fully remove the site, as data is replicated by miners across the network. Some users attempting to visit the site see a message saying content is blocked by a particular node's content policy, but the site remains accessible through different gateways.

Fake Build Found to Contain Malware

As the leaks have gained attention, scammers have attempted to capitalize on them. A fake leaked GTA VI build circulating online was found to contain a 50 KB virus wrapped in over 100 GB of empty code. According to online sleuth @Aidas29506493, the installer disables Windows Defender by whitelisting the entire C: drive and can kill security software. The setup was designed to be 1 GB to evade VirusTotal's file size limits, and it used .doi files from DODI Repacks along with assets from a 2023 leak.

Background and Upcoming Reveal

GTA 6 is scheduled to launch on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Netflix Extended Look is set to premiere on August 27 at 8 PM BST (3 PM ET). Ahead of the reveal, the leaked footage has given fans a look at various gameplay mechanics, including fuel management, vehicle repair, and a basketball minigame. However, the full extent of the game remains under wraps.

Cyberleek's ongoing activities have raised concerns about potential story spoilers, as the leaker has suggested they have access to a playable build. A poll on their site currently asks whether to release the prologue with Lucia, one of the game's two protagonists. Whether that footage surfaces before the official showcase remains to be seen.