GTA 6 Gameplay Footage Leaks Online, Bloomberg Confirms It Is Real
Two short GTA 6 gameplay clips and a Leonida map image posted by an account called Cyberleek went viral on August 18 before Rockstar issued DMCA takedowns across X, Reddit, and Streamable.
Nine days before Rockstar’s official August 27 extended look on Netflix, GTA 6 footage reached the internet through an unexpected route. On August 18, 2026, an anonymous account operating under the name Cyberleek published two short gameplay clips and a full-image render of the Leonida map. Within hours Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive began issuing DMCA takedown notices across X, Streamable, and Reddit — the kind of legal action publishers generally reserve for material they own the copyright to, not fabricated footage.
Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, whose GTA sourcing has been reliable over many years of covering Rockstar, subsequently confirmed the footage is real. Schreier noted the clips originate from a build that is roughly two to three years old — placing it around 2022 or 2023 — and that the visuals sit noticeably below the quality of Trailer 2. Insider NateTheHate corroborated the age assessment, saying the footage is at least a year out of date. Community analysis of compression artefacts and UI elements has largely agreed with that timeline.
What the Two Clips Show
The first clip places Jason Duval outside his Florida home — a setting recognisable from Trailer 1 — before he walks off the porch and shoots some basketball. The sequence is brief and low-stakes, functioning more as a slice of ambient open-world life than a combat or driving showcase.
The second clip shifts to a highway pursuit. Jason is behind the wheel when a collision triggers a confrontation: an aggressive non-player character exits their vehicle and moves in for a fight before police units begin arriving on scene. Several HUD elements are briefly visible during the sequence, including a wanted-level indicator and a stamina bar that appears to deplete during the foot-level struggle.
The Leaked Leonida Map
Alongside the clips, Cyberleek posted an overhead map image labelling five areas of the state: Lummox County, Kelly County, Leonard County, Vice-Dale County, and Mariana County. The image shows a road network connecting dense urban zones with substantial rural, wetland, and coastal stretches. Rockstar has not authenticated the map, and parts of the GTA community remain uncertain whether it reflects the shipped world layout or an earlier internal design. It should not be treated as the confirmed final Leonida map.
Cyberleek stated the leaks are being posted in protest of Rockstar’s decision to release GTA 6 as a digital-only title, with no traditional disc edition at launch — a stance that sparked its own debate in the community. Whether further material follows remains unknown.
Sources: Bloomberg (Jason Schreier), Dexerto, GamesRadar, GameSpot.