{
  "id": 3014121,
  "title": "Former Rockstar Dev Calls GTA 6 Leaks 'A Nothing Burger,' Insists Hot Coffee Was Much, Much Worse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/former-rockstar-dev-calls-gta-6-leaks-a-nothing-burger-insists-hot",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:10:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/former-rockstar-dev-calls-gta-6-leaks-a-nothing-burger-insists-hot-coffee-was-much-much-worse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rockstar developer Obbe Vermeij has dismissed the recent GTA 6 leaks as a \"nothing burger,\" stating they will have little impact on the game's success. The leaks, which include ten gameplay videos and an image of the complete map, have been released by the CyberLeek account over six days. This has led to a manhunt for the culprit and subpoenas from Take-Two's parent company, Microsoft, Discord, and X/Twitter. The leaks also impact the upcoming Netflix reveal of GTA 6, set to unveil the game officially. Vermeij, who worked at Rockstar North from 1995 to 2009, described the Hot Coffee scandal of 2005 as far more damaging than these GTA 6 leaks. The Hot Coffee scandal involved a hidden, sexually explicit mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, leading to a temporary Adults Only rating and multimillion-dollar settlements for Rockstar Games. Vermeij believes the current leaks are far less consequential and that GTA 6 will still be \"phenomenal\" and sell for the next 15 years.",
  "summary": "As Take-Two works to identify the person or group behind the GTA 6 'CyberLeek' account, one former Rockstar developer has insisted the recent spate of gameplay leaks will have little impact on the success of the game itself.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Former Rockstar director calls GTA 6 leaks a nothing burger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/former-rockstar-director-calls-gta-6-leaks-a-nothing-burger",
        "published": "2026-08-23T18:43:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}