GTA 6 Gameplay Videos Leaked Online; Shown to Feature Female Lead Character 'Lucia': Report

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GTA 6 — or Grand Theft Auto VI — footage has been leaked on a forum for the popular open world action-adventure game, according to a report. The leak consists of over 90 videos showing two playable characters, Lucia and Jason. This is in line with a previous report that suggested that Rockstar's next GTA installment could feature a female lead character. In one of the videos, Lucia can be seen robbing a restaurant with her associate. Soon after the video went viral on multiple social media platforms, Rockstar owner Take Two Interactive started filing copyright claims to take the footage down.

According to a report by PC Gamer, an trove of over 90 videos of the upcoming GTA 6 were leaked on GTAForums by a user named teapotuberhacker. The hacker reportedly also claims the credit for the recent Uber hack. The videos purportedly belong to a test build of the game, which is said to be running GTA 5 and GTA 6 source code and assets.

After the GTAForum post went viral, videos of GTA 6 gameplay have been uploaded on YouTube, Reddit, and Twitter. The post by the hacker has now been taken down. Additionally, the developers have also started requesting copyright claims on the gameplay that was leaked on YouTube. Most of the videos have been taken down from YouTube, but some are still doing the rounds on Twitter.

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier stated on Twitter that he has received confirmation from sources at Rockstar that the leaked footage is from GTA 6. Schreier added that the gameplay is unfinished, and belongs to an early test build version of the game. “This is one of the biggest leaks in video game history and a nightmare for Rockstar Games,” he said. Responding to the question of why GTA 6 video leak is a nightmare for the