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The hacker wrote that they wanted to negotiate a deal in return for the unreleased data.
It also confirmed that the footage showed the nextGrand Theft Auto.
To date, many of the videos are still easy to find online.
What does the leakedGrand Theft Auto 6footage actually show?
A lot of obviously work-in-progress material of elements that you would expect from aGrand Theft Autotitle.
One of the longest videos shows a diner heist that evokes the opening of Quentin TarantinosPulp Fiction.
So you play as a woman?
It appears so, yes.
Okay, but who the hell is teapotuberhacker, and how did they break into Rockstar Games?
Theres very little verified information about the hacker.
Upon logging back on the following day, they wrote, Ok so this has gone unexpectedly viral.
Woke up to 3000 Telegram DMs.
Internet meltdown would certainly have been on our bingo card of possible outcomes.
More as yet unverified details are floating about variousgaming sites.
Its possible that executives at rival game studios are monitoring the source-code situation very closely.
This sounds like a total nightmare for Rockstar.
Just how pissed is the company?
Theres been no response from individuals at Rockstar but youd have to imagine its executives are very pissed indeed.
Indeed, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is on recordsaying, Games are still magical.
Its like theyre made by elves.
I think you gain something by not knowing how theyre made.
The number-filled footage thats surfaced from the hack contradicts this carefully constructed image.
Workers were left stunned by the leak according to its report.
Many were grappling with the implications of the event and how management would respond to it.
Thats a hell of a long time.
So what happens next?
First and foremost, Rockstar investigates the breach.
It continues to scrub the internet of the footage and then, perhaps, begins litigation.
Rockstar is extremely careful about how it reveals games.
For expectant players, the waiting game forGrand Theft Auto 6continues.
