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The Untitled Upcoming Grand Theft Auto Game is an upcoming and currently unnamed video game which will be published by Rockstar Games. It is due to be the seventeenth installment in the Grand Theft Auto series.
Development
The game was confirmed to be under active development by Rockstar Games on February 4, 2022, with them promising to provide more details in the future.[1]
On July 7, 2022, in a further post on their newswire, Rockstar confirmed that over the past few years, they had steadily been moving more resources and staff "towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series - understanding more than ever the need to exceed players’ expectations and for this next entry to be the best it can possibly be".[2]
On August 8, 2022, Take-Two Interactive confirmed in their Q1 2023 Earnings Call that "development [of the next GTA game] is well underway, they're [Rockstar] determined to set creative benchmarks for the series, industry and entertainment."[3]
Newswire Announcement
On behalf of our entire team, we thank you all for your support and cannot wait to step into the future with you!
Controversy
On September 18, 2022, a new user on GTAForums.com called 'teapotuberhacker' posted download links to over 90 videos and screenshots purporting to be of the next Grand Theft Auto game. This apparent leak spread like wildfire across the internet in a single day, with countless news outlets reporting the leak as one of, if not the "biggest in video game history".[4][5][6] The leaked videos showed behind-the-scenes development logs of the next Grand Theft Auto and revealed details such as character and location names. Within hours, Take-Two Interactive issued takedown notices for any sites hosting the videos and/or still images[7] and the GTA Forums threads were removed and/or locked at Take-Two's request[8]. One day later, on September 19, 2022, Rockstar Games released a statement condemning the hacker and promised players that disruption to live game services or upcoming titles was not expected at this time. They also promised to introduce players to the game "when it is ready".[9] Take-Two Interactive also filed notice of the breach with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19.
References
- ↑ "Grand Theft Auto Community Update" - Rockstar Newswire
- ↑ "Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Online Community Update" - Rockstar Newswire
- ↑ Q1 2023 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Earnings Conference Call
- ↑ PC Gamer - Huge GTA 6 leak includes gameplay footage of robbery, Vice City locations, and two playable characters
- ↑ IGN - GTA 6: Gameplay Videos Reportedly Leak
- ↑ Forbes - ‘GTA 6’ Suffers Massive Leak Of 90 Gameplay Videos
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- ↑ GTAF announcement post.
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Rockstar Games statement from September 19, 2022 regarding leaked footage.
