Unconfirmed leak in August 2026: alleged GTA VI clips and map spread online
Officially, GTA VI is still set for November 19, 2026. Alleged GTA VI gameplay clips and a purported map that spread in August 2026 remain unverified. NBC News reported on the case on August 20.
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Officially, GTA VI is still set for November 19, 2026, while the alleged gameplay footage that spread in August 2026 is unconfirmed and has not been verified as authentic by Rockstar. On August 20, 2026, NBC News reported that several purported gameplay clips and what appeared to be the entire map had surfaced online in the preceding days. That was about a week before the Netflix premiere of An Extended Look.
What NBC News reported
Posts sharing the material were removed from X and Reddit, according to NBC News.
A group calling itself Cyberleek framed the leak as a protest against all-digital game releases.
NBC reports that the group asks for cryptocurrency payments. The consumer campaign Stop Killing Games urged people not to send money.
Take-Two filed petitions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking records from Microsoft and Discord about accounts involved in posting and sharing the material. NBC says both companies had until September 4 to respond.
At the time of the report, neither Rockstar nor Take-Two had commented publicly. NBC itself describes the material as unverified.
What has happened since
On August 26, 2026, Rockstar posted a statement on X, as reported by Push Square. The studio said the leak of gameplay videos had been heartbreaking for its team, but the version Push Square reproduces does not explicitly confirm any specific clip as authentic. The release date and the Netflix premiere stayed in place.
The sources we checked do not say how the petitions against Microsoft and Discord were resolved. The origin and authenticity of the material also remain open. WANTED SIX does not link to leaked material or reproduce its contents.
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Event: 20 August 2026 · Checked on 27 October 2026.
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