Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has begun removing videos and posts involving leaked content from Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto VI. The related materials include scrapped content from the previous title and early maps from the new game.
A large number of Grand Theft Auto V files were made public online last week. Allegedly, these files originated from the 2022 hacking incident, which also led to the initial leak of Grand Theft Auto VI footage. Rumors about these files had been circulating for some time, but the files themselves only appeared on a large scale recently.
The leaked files include cut dialogue from Grand Theft Auto V, some of which seems to hint at alternative plot directions, including a potentially darker ending for Franklin. More notable content includes an abandoned expansion plan for Liberty City and a very early version of the Grand Theft Auto VI map.
These assets were not officially released by Rockstar Games, nor were they extracted from existing game files by players; instead, they were allegedly obtained illegally through a hacking incident. Take-Two is currently removing content containing leaked footage or audio clips, and multiple YouTube videos and related posts have already been taken down.
The current scope of removals does not appear to be as extensive as during the previous Grand Theft Auto VI leak incident, but content creators who publish such materials may still receive copyright warnings. Creator TJGM stated on September 21 that his video only covered file lists, a data visualization generated using player-made tools, and a piece of cut dialogue from Grand Theft Auto V, without including any Grand Theft Auto VI content, yet the video was still removed.
Under the current release schedule, Grand Theft Auto VI is approximately two months away from launch. Rockstar Games has experienced multiple leaks over the past four years; as the release date approaches, there remains a risk that unrevealed game content could be exposed prematurely.
The lack of a physical edition for Grand Theft Auto VI at launch will make it more difficult to obtain the game early through retail channels and leak its content. However, since a significant amount of related footage appeared online this August, the possibility of new materials continuing to leak has not been entirely eliminated.