GTA 6 Leak Hunt Escalates as Take-Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord

The situation surrounding GTA 6 has become increasingly difficult for Rockstar Games to contain. Over the past several days, a steady stream of leaked gameplay footage has appeared online, showing previously unseen parts of the game and giving players new looks at its driving, police systems, NPC interactions, and open-world environment. 

The latest wave of leaks has included footage of Jason driving through the city, interacting with police, fighting NPCs, and even flying around the game's world. One of the newest clips reportedly shows a hypercar being driven through busy city streets, providing another look at GTA 6's traffic density and how police respond to players breaking road rules. 

The clips have also given players another look at the game's wanted system. 

While none of these clips necessarily represents the full scope of GTA 6's police mechanics, the footage has been enough to generate plenty of discussion because it appears to come from an actual development build rather than a conventional promotional demo.

One of the biggest questions surrounding the leaks has been whether Cyber Leak has access to a complete version of GTA 6 or whether the account is working with a limited collection of older recordings. If the leaker has access to a larger build, there is potentially a huge amount of unreleased information that could still surface. 

According to a report from Kotaku, Take-Two has filed multiple subpoenas in federal district court seeking information connected to the distribution of GTA 6 gameplay videos. The company is targeting both Microsoft and Discord, asking them to provide records that could help identify the users associated with the Cyber Leak persona and other accounts involved in sharing the material.

The legal requests reportedly seek a wide range of information. That includes user account details, associated email addresses, registration information, login IP addresses, phone numbers, linked accounts, devices, and other records connected to the accounts under investigation. 

The subpoenas indicate that Take-Two is not simply trying to remove the leaked videos from the internet. The company is attempting to establish the identities of the people behind the accounts so it can potentially pursue further legal action against them.

The documents reportedly state that Take-Two is seeking the information to identify alleged copyright infringers. The company has also submitted a sworn declaration explaining the purpose of the subpoenas and stating that it intends to use the information to protect its rights.

Microsoft reportedly has until September 4 to provide the requested information.

The request covers records associated with accounts that were members of or communicating through certain Discord servers during the relevant period, as well as information about devices and files associated with the investigation.

Discord has been given the same deadline for its records. Take-Two is seeking information about accounts that were involved with servers associated with Cyber Leak and other usernames reportedly connected to the distribution of the GTA 6 material.

That does not necessarily mean September 4 will be the day Cyber Leak's identity becomes public. The deadline simply gives Microsoft and Discord a date by which they must respond to the subpoenas. Any resulting legal proceedings could take considerably longer, and there is no guarantee that Take-Two will immediately reveal everything it discovers.

Until now, Rockstar and Take-Two had remained relatively quiet while the footage continued circulating online. There had been plenty of speculation that Rockstar knew who was behind the leaks or had already taken steps to identify the person responsible, particularly after Cyber Leak appeared to go quiet for a period following one of the earlier uploads.

However, another gameplay clip broke that silence, suggesting that the leaker was still active.

Now, rather than responding through social media or issuing a detailed public statement, Take-Two appears to be handling the situation through the courts. That approach gives the company a way to work directly with the platforms that host or connect the accounts involved.

The leaked footage itself has reportedly been distributed under the Cyber Leak name. The account has also been associated with a manifesto criticizing certain practices in the gaming industry, including digital pre-orders and the practice of putting completed content behind additional purchases.

However, the situation appears to be more complicated than simply an individual trying to expose Rockstar's development practices. The person or group behind Cyber Leak has reportedly attempted to profit from the attention surrounding the leaks through cryptocurrency-related activity.

There have also been polls asking followers which pieces of GTA 6 gameplay should be released next, with money reportedly being involved in some of these interactions. That adds another layer to the situation because it suggests the leaks may not simply be motivated by a desire to expose information.

The financial activity could also become relevant to any investigation if authorities or Take-Two are able to connect the accounts involved with the leaked footage to financial transactions or other online identities.

For now, though, many of the names circulating online as potential suspects remain unverified. 

Social media users have been trying to connect old usernames, accounts, and previous GTA-related activity to Cyber Leak, but there is currently no solid confirmation that any of the people being accused publicly are actually responsible.

That is important because the investigation is still underway. Until Microsoft and Discord provide the requested records, there is no reliable way to know how closely any of the theories circulating online match reality.

The latest legal action also does not mean the leaks will automatically stop. Cyber Leak could continue uploading material before the investigation produces a result, assuming the person or group still has access to additional footage. The account could also decide to stop posting entirely if the legal pressure becomes too significant.

There is another possibility as well. The increased attention could encourage the leaker to release even more footage before someone restricts access to the accounts or files. If Cyber Leak believes it will eventually discover its identity, it may have an incentive to publish additional material while it still can.

That makes the coming weeks particularly important for Rockstar.

GTA 6 is currently scheduled to launch in November, meaning the game is already approaching one of the most important stages of its marketing campaign. Rockstar has traditionally maintained tight control over information surrounding its major releases, making the appearance of so much unauthorized gameplay especially significant.

The leaks could potentially reveal mechanics, locations, characters, missions, and other details that Rockstar would rather introduce through its marketing. Even footage showing something as simple as driving through traffic can provide players information about how the game has evolved from GTA 5.

At the same time, the leaked material does not necessarily represent the final version of GTA 6. Development builds can contain unfinished features, temporary assets, missing content, or systems that may change before release. That means players should be careful about treating every detail from the leaked footage as a confirmed representation of the final game.

The legal response, however, is very real.

Take-Two is now actively seeking information from the platforms that could potentially connect Cyber Leak to identifiable individuals. If the requested records provide a clear trail, the company could have considerably more information to work with than it had before.

For Rockstar and Take-Two, the priority is likely to identify the source, limit further distribution, and protect the remaining unreleased material. For Cyber Leak, the situation has suddenly become much more serious now that the investigation has moved into federal court.

The September 4 deadline could therefore become an important date in the story, but it should not be treated as the day everything will necessarily be resolved. The investigation may continue long after that point, and any legal action resulting from the information could take additional time.

For now, the biggest development is that Take-Two has finally taken action.

After days of GTA 6 gameplay appearing online, the company is now pursuing the people behind the leaks through legal channels. Whether that eventually identifies Cyber Leak, stops the flow of footage, or simply pushes the operation further underground remains uncertain.

What is clear is that the GTA 6 leak situation has entered a new phase. The battle is no longer just about removing videos from the internet. Take-Two is now trying to trace the people responsible, and with Microsoft and Discord being ordered to provide information, the identity behind Cyber Leak could eventually become much easier to uncover.