GTA 6 remains several months from release, yet a leaker who appears to possess a build of the game has been posting clips online over the past week. Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of publisher Rockstar Games, has now turned to the courts in an effort to identify the individual behind the material.
The company filed a petition with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, requesting that the court issue a subpoena to Microsoft and Discord for information about suspected leakers. Take-Two is seeking data from Discord servers and from a repository hosted on GitHub, which is owned by Microsoft, in order to identify those posting copyrighted content that allegedly breaches the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
According to the filing, the copyrighted material includes, but is not limited to, audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue and other creative elements. Take-Two stated, through its counsel of record, that it had submitted a sworn declaration confirming the DMCA subpoena is being sought to obtain the identity of an alleged infringer or infringers, and that such information will only be used to protect the company’s rights.
What Data Is Being Requested
The court filing lists the account names of several Discord users, alongside a wide range of data that could identify them. This includes original message logs, IP access logs, email addresses, phone numbers, connected accounts, linked services such as Google and Xbox, backend metadata and telemetry, and device identifiers, among other details.
In relation to Microsoft, Take-Two requests details only from the GitHub repository on which GTA 6 material was posted. That page is dedicated to information about the leaks, as well as attempts to identify those responsible. The filing does not specify whether the company is seeking information about the repository’s users.
Both filings call for a subpoena to be issued and for the requested information to be produced by 4 September. This is not a court order but rather a request to the court clerk to issue the DMCA subpoena. A Discord spokesperson said the company will review and comply with valid subpoenas when received. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
How the GTA 6 Leaks Unfolded
The stakes are considerable for Take-Two. GTA 6 has been so eagerly anticipated, and is expected to sell so strongly, that much of the games industry has steered clear of its November release window, either bringing launches forward or delaying them until February 2027 at the earliest. Official trailers attract millions of views, and Netflix secured exclusive access to the next teaser ahead of its public release. The publisher has been highly selective in how it releases information about the title.
The leaks began in mid-August when a short gameplay clip was posted on social media by a group calling itself CyberLeek. According to the GitHub repository, nine gameplay videos have since appeared on various video-sharing sites. The clips consist of only a minute or two of footage showing one of the GTA 6 protagonists, Jason, driving around town.
