In the past few weeks, the highly anticipated blockbuster Grand Theft Auto 6 has faced another wave of extremely serious leaks, with multiple clips of actual gameplay and key information such as the map being made public online by a hacker. According to the latest developments in this incident, the hacker has proven that what they hold is not just “development test footage,” but a playable development build.
This hacker named “CyberLeek” recently released a series of gameplay footage from Grand Theft Auto 6 on social media. However, in another recently leaked video, CyberLeek actually had the game’s protagonist Jason spell out the word “LEEK” on a wall with bullets, directly proving that what he has is a playable development build.
In addition, the leaked footage also shows the protagonist flying a blue-and-yellow propeller plane over Vice City, the setting of Grand Theft Auto 6. Moreover, he switches between different radio stations while in the plane. Earlier, the gameplay he made public included the protagonist playing basketball in his driveway, getting into conflicts with NPCs while driving, and even using a taser to attack pedestrians.
According to CyberLeek, he leaked a large amount of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage to “defend players’ rights,” protesting developer Rockstar Games’ decision to abandon physical discs for the title, and to send a warning to the entire gaming industry to maintain the traditional physical release model. Notably, however, the hacker also included links to purchase his personal cryptocurrency in the leaked videos.
As for the source of these clips and the playable version, it is still unknown to this day. Although there is currently much speculation suggesting that this content may have come from compromised developer devices at Rockstar Games’ India branch, the actual truth still awaits in-depth investigation by the development team.
Naturally, this series of leaks not only put the Rockstar Games team in a very difficult position, but also dealt a significant blow to the financial performance of its parent company, Take-Two.
According to stock market data from Yahoo! Finance, before the massive outbreak of the *Grand Theft Auto VI* leak on August 18, Take-Two’s stock price on Nasdaq was $248.13 per share. By August 20, however, although the stock was hovering around $240.71, it had at one point during the day dropped to $231.58. As a result, this turbulence led to Take-Two losing more than $2 billion in market value over two days.
Notably, this isn’t the first time Take-Two’s stock has been affected by a Grand Theft Auto-related leak. In April 2026, for instance, Take-Two’s share price rose after details about GTA Online’s financial performance were leaked. At the time, information leaked by the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed that Grand Theft Auto Online was still Rockstar Games’ primary source of revenue at that point, with in-game currency “Shark Cards” alone bringing in over $1 million per day on average for the team.
Additionally, the team behind the gaming advocacy movement “Stop Killing Games” recently also strongly condemned CyberLeek’s actions on social media, stating that using illegal means to prove a point and confronting Rockstar Games executives is destructive and harmful. Stop Killing Games also expressed support for Rockstar Games developers, fully standing with the rank-and-file staff who still have to continue developing Grand Theft Auto 6 under these circumstances. It urges players not to support the hacker group and not to provide them with any funding.
As of now, Rockstar Games plans to collaborate with Netflix on August 28 to officially showcase extended gameplay footage of the final version of Grand Theft Auto 6 to players through a grand live streaming event, and upload all content to its YouTube channel later that day. As for the game itself, it is still currently scheduled to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S platforms on November 19.
Source: KOCPC Chinese