Washington [US]Sep 19 (ANI): American video game publisher Rockstar has confirmed that ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ footage leaked online over the weekend was stolen from its network.
According to The Verge, the user who posted the gameplay, ‘TeapotBarHacker’, claimed that they also attacked Uber last week, but their actual involvement is still unclear.
In a statement shared on Twitter, Rockstar said, “We recently encountered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally obtained and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including the next Grand Theft Auto Including early development footage for it.”
“We are extremely disappointed to have to share any details of our next game with you all in this way. Our work on the next Grand Theft Auto game will continue as planned and we look forward to giving you, our players, an experience just like that. Committed as always to our mission, which really exceeds your expectations,” he said.
Currently, details about how the “network infiltration” happened are slim, but Rockstar says it will update “all again soon.”
According to TechCrunch, the data that PCGamer discovered via a GTAForums post by the alleged hacker includes some 90 videos of the game running debug code and interfaces to help back up the veracity of the claims.
Various clips from the leaks depict male and female protagonist characters, which fits in with other reports about what to expect in the upcoming game. They also feature gameplay taking place in the Miami-analog fictional city; Re-matching early reports about what ‘GTA 6’ will bring to the franchise.
Reportedly, ‘GTA 6’ has been under development since 2014, so it’s reasonable to expect that development snapshots will be from various builds over the years.
According to TechCrunch, earlier this month, Rockstar rolled out credits from ‘GTA 5’ and ‘GTA 5 Online’ on its website, titled ‘Thank You’, which many took as a sign that They were ceasing active development. title. (ANI)
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