Rockstar Calls Latest GTA VI Clips “Heartbreaking” as New ‘Lucia’ Footage Surfaces

Rockstar Games publicly pushed back Wednesday against the latest wave of alleged Grand Theft Auto VI leaks, calling the circulation of gameplay videos “heartbreaking” for its developers after a new clip described online as a “Lucia prologue” spread on Aug. 26.

“It would be an understatement to say that having videos of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leak in this way has been heartbreaking for our team, and this is obviously not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time,” Rockstar said in a statement reproduced by VGC. The company also acknowledged the risk of spoilers as unauthorized material continues to appear ahead of the game’s release.

What is verified about Wednesday’s latest leak claim is limited. Community posts and gaming outlets reported that a clip attributed to the anonymous handle CyberLeek circulated online and was described by users as a Lucia prologue or opening-sequence video. But reporting conflicts on its exact scope: some accounts characterized it as a prologue, while others described only a short cutscene or clip. CyberLeek, also styled LEEK or CYBERLEEK, has been publishing alleged GTA VI gameplay clips and related material throughout August, according to multiple outlets including Axios.

Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar’s parent company, has already moved beyond takedown requests and into a legal effort to identify whoever is behind the leak campaign. Reporting says that on or about Aug. 20, the company filed or obtained Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoena requests directed at Microsoft and Discord. A DMCA subpoena is a legal tool used to seek identifying information tied to alleged online copyright infringement. As quoted by PC Gamer, one filing said “the purpose for which the DMCA subpoena is sought is to obtain the identity of an alleged infringer or infringers.”

The records reportedly sought include account IDs, registration emails, IP addresses, device identifiers and OneDrive content tied to the CyberLeek alias. One report cited a Sept. 4 production deadline. Several clips have also reportedly been removed under copyright or DMCA notices, and some accounts linked to the leak activity were suspended. Take-Two’s legal filings and platform takedowns indicate the publisher is treating the circulated videos and related files as unauthorized leaked content. The real-world identity of the person or people using the CyberLeek name has not been publicly confirmed.

The story matters less for what it adds to official marketing than for the spoiler risk surrounding a major unreleased game. Lucia is one of the two named protagonists in Rockstar’s own GTA VI materials, so any apparent opening-sequence leak would carry obvious story implications even if it reveals nothing formally new about the project. Rockstar is also operating in the shadow of an earlier security crisis: in September 2022, a widely reported breach exposed development footage from GTA VI, making the company especially sensitive to pre-release leaks.

For now, the publisher-controlled details around the game have not changed. Rockstar’s official GTA VI page still lists Nov. 19, 2026, as the release date, and continues to advertise an “An Extended Look” event scheduled for Aug. 27.