Alleged Starfield Leaker Arrested And Charged With Theft

thegamer.com:

Darin Harris, the man allegedly behind the YouTube account sharing leaked Starfield footage, has been arrested and charged with theft. This comes after he was spotted seemingly trying to sell early copies of the game, even though it's not clear how he would have come into possession of them in the first place.

Harris's booking details online don't make it clear if the alleged theft is in relation to the Starfield leaks or not, but it also comes after he wiped his social media clean of the leaked material. He faces four counts of theft, the most severe being theft of property valued between $2,500 and $10,000.

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This development was spotted by Kotaku, who have also been unable to confirm that this arrest is in relation to the leaked Starfield material that was shared around social media earlier this week, before being deleted. Videos were quickly reuploaded, but are also being taken down by copyright strikes from ZeniMax Media.

Recently Booked shows that he was charged with four counts of theft and two counts of marijuana possession yesterday, August 24. Harris has not made a statement online regarding his booking, nor has Bethesda and ZeniMax.

Of course, this also means anyone who tried to pick up an early copy online is out of luck. Even if it wasn't Harris behind this account, you'd hardly want to sell copies of the game when both Bethesda and law enforcement are aware of the situation. That being said, all copies are listed as sold, so who know?

For what it's worth, Harris spoke very highly of Starfield, describing it as a "different type of game" that runs smoothly. Indeed, the leaked footage showed it performing well despite its controversial 30fps cap, so maybe