Rockstar Games, developer of the “Grand Theft Auto” series (“GTA”), had certainly imagined it differently. A leak has revealed the latest information about the upcoming “GTA 6”.
“GTA” saw the light of day in 1997 and has since grown into one of the most popular open-world video game series in the world. The current part “GTA 5” was released in 2013 and has been sold over 160 million times worldwide. Only Minecraft can boast higher sales figures.
Massive leak with gameplay scenes
Masses of videos and screenshots from the development phase of “GTA 6” have now appeared on the Internet. Among other things, a raid on a fast food restaurant by a Latina named “Lucia” is shown. There was already speculation that there could be a female protagonist for the first time since the original “GTA” from 1997. The leaked material first appeared in a post on Gtaforums. User “teapotuberhacker” put in a thread 90 files showing the game in an early stage of development.
The hacker also claims to have hacked the Uber ride service a week earlier. The hacker claims to be only 18 years old. The “Lapsus$” hacker group is suspected to be behind the Uber hack. Whether the “GTA” hacker really has connections with the group has not yet been proven.
Shortly after the forum leak, a Twitter profile also called “teapotuberhacker” appeared on the Internet to blackmail developer Rockstar Games. The hacker claims to have the entire GTA 6 source code and will sell it to the highest bidder if Rockstar Games doesn’t get in touch.
Meanwhile, Rockstar Games has also confirmed the leak. The studio announced that the confidential gameplay footage shows the early development of a new Grand Theft Auto. It remains to be seen how this will affect the further development of the game.
Leaked videos contain two characters
Missions in which a female main character is actually played can be seen in various videos. It is said to be a Latin American woman by the name of “Lucia”. The leak also included some screenshots that show the woman from the videos more clearly.
A picture of a male main character can also be seen in the leaked material. From a purely visual point of view, it could be a “redneck”, a US term that roughly corresponds to the German “Hinterwalddler”. Thus, the plot of the game could also include elements of the white US underclass. In this regard, the “GTA” series has never had any reservations about using certain milieus to fill the gameplay with gangster stories.
Switching between two characters should be possible
According to the hacker, you can switch between the characters “Jason” and “Lucia” at any time. The relationship between the two protagonists seems to be at least so close that they accompany the game’s plot together. The change between the protagonists “Micheal”, “Trevor” and “Franklin” in “GTA V” has worked in a similar way.
Possible location of “GTA 6”
From the published documents of the leak it can be concluded that the action could take place in a replica of Miami. A return to the city life of the classic “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” is thus possible. With the difference that “GTA 6” is located in the present.
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What’s next after the “GTA 6” leak?
The video scenes shown indicate an early stage of development of “GTA 6”. The leak of the 90 files and the impending publication of the source code could make the release of the next title a long way off. Take-Two, parent company of Rockstar Games, told Reuters that the incident would not affect game development. The publication of the source code of “GTA 6” is likely to cause significant changes to the game to ensure security when starting “GTA 6”. That’s what Andrew Uerkwitz, an analyst at investment bank Jeffries, noted. Whether and to what extent the game elements of the leak will then be implemented can no longer be said at this point in time. So fans have to be patient.
When is GTA 6 coming out?
In the past nine years, Rockstar Games has only released small updates for the hit game “GTA V”. In February 2022 confirmed However, the developer to be busy with the further development of the “Grand Theft Auto” series. Rockstar Games stated, “We are pleased to confirm that active development is underway for the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series.” With this cryptic announcement, most assumed that the next part of the series would be developed. Further information was not officially available until now.
What we already know about the plot of “GTA 6”.
Until now, information about the possible plot of the blockbuster game has only been available sporadically or unofficially. According to a Bloomberg article, the new “Grand Theft Auto” will once again take place in the fictional American coastal city “Vice City”. The fictional Miami of the 80s was already the setting in “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” and “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories”. Thus, “GTA 6” would leave behind the fictional city of Los Santos, which was based on Los Angeles.
As the leak has now shown, there should be a female protagonist for the first time since the original “Grand Theft Auto”. This could be a Latina playable as one of two characters in a Bonny and Clyde style story. Whether the female protagonist heralds a turning point at Rockstar Games cannot be deduced from this. Until now, the game developers at Rockstar Games have tended to stereotype and parody the gangster milieu and minorities. It is not yet possible to say with certainty whether an ironic undertone will continue to prevail, with individual groups not always doing well.