{"id":79185,"date":"2026-08-24T20:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=79185"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:32:58","slug":"former-rockstar-dev-calls-gta-6-leaks-a-nothing-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=79185","title":{"rendered":"Former Rockstar Dev Calls GTA 6 Leaks &#8216;A Nothing Burger&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As Take-Two works to identify the person or group behind the GTA 6 &#8216;CyberLeek&#8217; account, one former Rockstar developer has insisted the recent spate of gameplay leaks will have little impact on the success of the game itself.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CyberLeek has released 10 GTA 6 gameplay videos and an image of the full map in the space of just six days, sparking a manhunt for the people responsible. Rockstar parent company Take-Two has subpoenaed Microsoft, Discord, and even X \/ Twitter, but the leaker appears undeterred, and is even running a crypto-fueled poll to determine which video to release next.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">All this just a week before Netflix\u2019s timed-exclusive reveal of GTA 6, which is set to fully unveil the game officially for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every Detail in the GTA 6 Cover Art Explained<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Now, we know it\u2019s not a lot to go on, but there\u2019s a surprising amount of detail hidden within that newly revealed GTA 6 cover art. From fresh faces to interesting vehicles and locations, we\u2019ve scoured each of those nine stylish panels to hunt down every secret and piece of information we can find. Join us as we explain every detail in the box art for GTA 6.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">From a Take-Two and Rockstar perspective, significant damage is being done. According to <u>Bloomberg<\/u>, Rockstar still doesn\u2019t know how these leaks happened, nor who is behind them. And while there are no plans to shift this week\u2019s big Netflix reveal, Bloomberg reported that there is frustration and anger internally at recent events, with management sending morale-boosting emails to staff.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij, however, downplayed the damage caused by the leaks. Vermeij, who worked at Rockstar North from 1995 to 2009, took to social media to say the Hot Coffee scandal was much more damaging than these GTA 6 leaks.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cCalm down everybody. The leaks are a nothing burger,\u201d Vermeij began.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAs a marketing strategy R* is trying to keep the game under wraps longer than other publishers. All that has happened is that some footage has escaped. Slightly ahead of the Netflix thing next week.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201c90% of future players don\u2019t spend their time on the internet looking for video snippets. They don\u2019t have the time and don\u2019t want spoilers.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI imagine the teams are a little annoyed about it but not more than that. I was there during Hot Coffee. It was a nightmare for management (R*NewYork) but didn\u2019t affect us (R*North) much. The current leaks are far less consequential than HC was.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cIt looks like GTA 6 will be phenomenal and sell for the next 15 years or so. The leaks are just a tiny blip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Hot Coffee scandal was a 2005 controversy involving a hidden, sexually explicit mini-game inside Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Modders discovered that unfinished code left on game discs allowed players to unlock a crude, interactive sex scene, leading to political outrage, a temporary &#8220;Adults Only&#8221; rating, and multimillion-dollar settlements for Rockstar Games.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cNo, it really hurt,\u201d Vermeij said of Hot Coffee. \u201cThe game had to be withdrawn from stores in the USA. It could only be sold as 18+ until the new version was ready. It is estimated to have cost $50 million which was a lot of money for R*\/T2 at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking to Lex Fridman in October last year, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser said the company \u201cnearly imploded several times due to Hot Coffee,\u201d adding: \u201cIt was extremely tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There is growing concern that CyberLeek may spoil the GTA 6 story by releasing plot-critical cutscenes. So far, that hasn\u2019t happened, but even if it did, Vermeij downplayed the impact. \u201cThat would suck but people will still play it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There is also speculation that CyberLeek has a working build of GTA 6, based on some of the gameplay shown in the leaks. \u201cIf that is the case it probably only runs on a devkit,\u201d Vermeij insisted. \u201cDevkits have more memory. There probably isn&#8217;t a build in existence that would run on a retail PS5 at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">GTA 6 is expected to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time, setting records for sales and revenue. As Vermeij says, the gameplay leaks are unlikely to threaten the success of the game&#8217;s November launch. But they remain part of what is a significant security breach for Take-Two and Rockstar, one that will no doubt affect the morale of staff who have spent years building the game. They also potentially dampen the impact of the timed-exclusive reveal on Netflix, which I imagine isn&#8217;t thrilled by what&#8217;s going on.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Neither Take-Two nor Rockstar has issued a statement on the GTA 6 leaks. IGN has asked for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/former-rockstar-dev-calls-gta-6-leaks-a-nothing-burger-insists-hot-coffee-was-much-much-worse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Take-Two works to identify the person or group behind the GTA 6 &#8216;CyberLeek&#8217; account, one former Rockstar developer has insisted the recent spate of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3149,349,4140,3402,6374,3400],"class_list":["post-79185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-burger","tag-calls","tag-dev","tag-gta","tag-leaks","tag-rockstar","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}