TikTok Leak of ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Footage May Be Tied to Rockstar Games Employee’s Child
A purported leak of “Grand Theft Auto 6” footage on TikTok has sparked speculation that it may have come from the child of a Rockstar Games employee, according to reports.
The UK-based game news site, Eurogamer, first brought attention to a TikTok account called @i_see_in_4k, which uploaded two short videos claiming to offer a “first look at GTA 6” on Saturday. The videos show short clips of what appears to be the game’s map.
This comes just days after Rockstar Games announced that the first trailer for the highly anticipated game will be released on December 5.
Shortly after the footage was posted to TikTok, GTABase, a game news site known for its coverage of Rockstar games, reported that “it appears the ‘leaked’ footage has come from the son of a Rockstar Games employee.”
Rockstar Games has not verified the authenticity of the leaked footage, nor has it confirmed that any employee’s relatives were involved in its release.
“The evidence to suggest the video has come from someone related to the employee in question is fairly convincing,” GTABase said in a post on Twitter. “Again, if this is true it’s extremely disappointing that this has occurred so close to the official reveal.”
This is not the first time that Rockstar Games has had to deal with leaks of information related to “Grand Theft Auto 6.” In August, a UK court ruled that Arion Kurtaj was responsible for hacking Rockstar Games, leading to the “significant” leak of footage for GTA 6. Another unnamed 17-year-old also pleaded guilty to two charges related to the hack.
Police reported that Kurtaj used an Amazon Fire stick to access the internet and facilitate the hack while being held under pretrial conditions for a previous hack of two telecom firms.
Rockstar Games has not immediately responded to requests for comment.
As excitement builds for the official release of “Grand Theft Auto 6,” fans are eager to see what the game has in store. However, leaks such as these are a reminder of the challenges faced by game developers in keeping their projects under wraps until the official release.