RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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At this point, leaks showing alleged gameplay footage from the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI video game are a seemingly daily occurrence.
However, the latest video footage from the leaker group known as " CyberLeek " contains a clip at the end that points to something more shocking: If the clip is legitimate, it suggests the leakers may actually have a playable version of GTA 6. (The clip is currently making the rounds on Reddit, X, file-sharing platforms, and gaming forums, and it isn't hard to find.)
The latest GTA 6 video leak from CyberLeek shows gameplay footage of a plane flying over a city, with the city landscape appearing highly detailed in this flyover.
Rockstar Games released this official screenshot, which shows a plane flying over islands, earlier this year.
Credit: Rockstar Games
However, at the end of the clip , the video cuts to gameplay footage of the game's protagonist, Jason, shooting at a wall. The word "LEEK" is spelled out with the bullets.
As previously mentioned, this is quite a significant development. Prior leaked GTA 6 footage, including the recent plane clip, consists of generic gameplay footage. With this type of footage, the assumption is that the leaker obtained unreleased video from the developer, Rockstar Games, or some other official partner.
The specific "LEEK" clip, however, suggests that the leakers have a playable version of GTA 6. This leads to a whole new assortment of questions. How complete is this build of the game? Do the leakers have the entirety of GTA 6? Could they potentially spoil the game's story?
To be clear, none of the leaked videos have been authenticated, and you can currently find countless phony, AI-generated "leaks" circulating on social media and gaming forums. It's also possible that the new "LEEK" video clip is AI-generated, a possibility that's hard to rule out given how easy it is to create high-quality video clips with AI tools.
Mashable contacted Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take 2 Interactive Software, Inc., about the alleged leaks; we'll update this story if we receive any additional information.
CyberLeeks have positioned themselves as somewhat of a vigilante group, claiming the leaks are a protest against practices such as digital pre-orders and the controversial death of physical game discs .
At the same time, the leakers have used the leaked footage to promote their own cryptocurrency , a CyberLeek memecoin. A large watermark promoting the memecoin is embedded over the leaked footage.
In addition, the plane video was only leaked after it became the winning choice in a paid poll posted on CyberLeeks' website. In order to vote in the poll, users had to pay with the CyberLeeks memecoin.
GTA 6 is one of the most-anticipated video games of all time, and Netflix recently announced it will debut an extended look at the game on Aug. 27. Will CyberLeek spoil whatever Rockstar Games and Netflix have planned?
GTA 6 will finally be released on Nov. 19.
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