The GTA VI leak is the latest of many in gaming history
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Rockstar Games confirmed today that it has been hacked by an outside source, which over the weekend revealed footage of Grand Theft Auto VI in development. Someone uploaded dozens of videos online showing off the in-progress title, revealing previously reported details as well as completely new stuff.
Allegedly the hacker who pulled off this theft did so by accessing the company’s Slack. They also claim they have the GTA VI source code and will upload it. Rockstar has since responded, saying it suffered “a network intrusion” and that it is “extremely disappointed.”
This is far from the first time a major leak has exposed and potentially derailed a major game launch. The games industry has seen several incidents in which hackers steal and/or expose details about an upcoming game.
One of the most infamous instances of this happening the Half-Life 2 leak in 2003. A German hacker leaked an early version of the game more than a year before it officially launched. The hacker, Axel Gembe, claimed he did it out of frustration at a lack of new information. He also inadvertently (again, so he claims) leaked the source code, giving it to someone who uploaded it to the internet. He told Eurogamer, “There was, of course, an element of bragging going on. But the person I shared the source with assured me he would keep it to himself. He didn’t.”
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You can still find footage of the unfinished version of Half-Life 2
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