Rockstar finally responds to ‘heartbreaking’ GTA 6 leaks

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot from GTA VI." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Rockstar Games" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/ULTIMATE_EDITION_01_de9b57.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rockstar Games has released its first official statement following days of sustained leaks of footage from <em>Grand Theft Auto VI</em>, calling the period "heartbreaking for our team."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"It would be an understatement to say that having videos of <em>Grand Theft Auto VI </em>gameplay leak in this way has been heartbreaking for our team, and this is obviously not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time," the studio said in a statement <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcgGUQjlryY/?hl=en">published today on social media</a>. "We are very sorry that everything has taken as long as it has - from getting the game finished (nearly there!) to sharing more details and official gameplay, and providing the …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/984959/gta-vi-leaks-rockstar-games-official-statement-heartbreaking">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>