Take-Two Issues Takedowns on Leaked GTA 5 and GTA 6 Content

Take-Two Interactive is having online material taken down that is connected to leaked Grand Theft Auto content, according to reporting from IGN. The removals include footage and posts tied to cut GTA 5 content and an early version of a GTA 6 map.

YouTube creator TJGM_ posted on September 21 that one of his videos had been targeted. He said the video contained no GTA 6 footage at all — it covered a file list, a visualization of data from one of the files built with a fan-made tool, and a single cut GTA V dialogue line. Despite that, the video was caught up in the sweep.

The files at the center of the story are reported to have surfaced as material allegedly taken during the 2022 Rockstar hack. In the available reporting, that origin is described as reported rather than independently confirmed, and no full inventory of the files has been published. The examples cited include cut dialogue for GTA 5, a scrapped Liberty City expansion for GTA 5, and a very early version of the GTA 6 map.

IGN also notes that Take-Two does not appear to be going as far this time as it did during the major GTA 6 leaks, but creators posting the material can still receive copyright strikes. Take-Two has not issued any official public statement on the takedowns.

The timing is no accident. With Grand Theft Auto VI launching on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Rockstar and its parent company are guarding the run-up closely. Earlier this month, Rockstar publicly addressed a wave of gameplay leaks around its Netflix extended look, calling them "heartbreaking for our team" and "unfortunate" for fans who wanted to experience the game unspoiled.

For the community, the episode is a reminder of where the line sits. Discussing GTA 6 news, trailers, and officially released material is fair game — but circulating leaked files, cut content, or internal data carries real risk, including copyright strikes. Take-Two has shown repeatedly that it will enforce that line even when the material is relatively mundane, like a cut dialogue line from a game released over a decade ago.

Expect the takedown wave to quiet down once the files in circulation are scrubbed. With 58 days left until launch, the safer bet for fans hungry for GTA 6 content is the official material Rockstar has already put out — the 26-minute extended look and the soundtrack album rollout — rather than anything fished out of a leak.

Sources: IGN, TJGM_