Gunplay looks similar to that of GTA 5, with a few new toys and features thrown in. (Image credit: Rockstar Games) Fighting talk
Bonnie and Clyde are even mentioned by name in one of the debug menus. In one leaked video, the criminal duo is seen robbing a diner, holding up the cashier, and making their escape as the police arrive. They were previously described as a Bonnie and Clyde-type pair, and this footage certainly leans into that. The footage shows a Latina woman named Lucia, according to the debug info, and her accomplice Jason. That aligns with a previous leak, which hinted at the game’s dual leads and suggested Rockstar was approaching the characters with more political sensitivity than it had in other games.
The footage suggests GTA 6 will feature two protagonists, as well as the series’ first female main character. A few familiar locations will also return, including the Malibu Club and the Ocean View hotel. A few rural areas are also shown, as well as what looks like a swamp. Although it’s not just the city you’ll be exploring. While 2002’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was set in the mid-’80s, the presence of smartphones and contemporary-looking cars suggest GTA 6 will take the metropolis to the present day. Hopefully, the studio's hard work will get an official reveal soon, so that it can be shared with the world on its own terms.But GTA 6 looks to be set in a modern-day version of the city. Rockstar Games has stated twice now that it does not expect the leak to halt development on Grand Theft Auto 6.
In any case, it doesn't appear as though they have caused lasting damage. Money would appear to be a key motivation, but it's difficult to speculate on what else could have informed their decision to leak those GTA 6 videos. That being said, the basic facts of the case have come into shape: a teenage, UK-based hacker operating under the codename teapotuberhacker appears to have breached Rockstar Games' slack as a part of the cyber extortion group Lapsus$. There are some details about the GTA 6 leaker that will only be revealed if a trial takes place, and once the leaker is old enough for their identity to be shared. With the Nvidia security breach, part of the demands made by Lapsus$ were reportedly for the electronics company to remove technology in their GPUs that impaired Bitcoin mining, and also asked them to release certain drivers. However, as Wired reports about previous hacks from Lapsus$, although the group claims to be solely motivated by money, that isn't the only thing they've ever asked for in their negotiations with companies. Although the City of London Police didn't comment on whether the arrest was connected to the GTA 6 leaks, The Desk reporter Matthew Keys cited sources familiar with the investigation that they were indeed related. The boy was residing in Oxfordshire in the UK at the time of his arrest. In any case, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of hacking offenses later in September. In the case of the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, the 90 videos that were posted online were actually all garnered from Slack itself - they had been exchanged between developers and could be accessed easily straight from chat.Īlthough teapotuberhacker ostensibly operated as part of the Lapsus$ group, it's unclear if the Rockstar data breach that led to the 90 leaked GTA 6 videos was a collective effort or the work of a sole actor. Much of the hacking group's modus operandi revolves around the workplace chat app Slack, which they use to uncover more information about a company's inner workings and security protocols. Previously, the group Lapsus$ claimed responsibility for high-profile cases like the Uber hack that took place earlier in September and the infiltration of Nvidia, where they were able to access and share confidential designs from the company.