GTA 6 footage leaked by former Rockstar Games employee confirms new feature

A former animator at Rockstar has released a demo reel showing some new footage from GTA 6, as a faked AI trailer is dismissed by fans.

The feverish anticipation for GTA 6 means it is constantly at risk of alleged leaks, whether genuine or AI-generated mock-ups designed to capitalise on the excitement.

The most famous genuine incident was the 2022 Rockstar hack, where unfinished footage and early screenshots from the game were released online thanks to a teenager with an Amazon Fire Stick.

Over the past week however, there has been a number of ‘leaks’ for the upcoming sequel – set to be released in November next year – but only one of them is real.

What has been leaked from GTA 6?

On Sunday, a demo reel from Benjamin Chue, a former character animator at Rockstar, was picked up on Reddit and contains some footage from GTA 6. The original upload on Vimeo has since been taken down, but other versions have been posted by fans.

The reel features Chue’s animation work across Rockstar titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Max Payne 3, but it’s the first 19 seconds which have caught people’s attention. In the opening of the clip, it shows some very early, actual footage from GTA 6 (as confirmed by a timestamp in the original upload).

Unfortunately, the clip itself is very unexciting – although it does appear to confirm a bike rental system. The first part of the footage shows a man picking up and dropping off a bike at the GTA equivalent of a Lime Bike stand, while the second clip shows a woman hopping from the roof of a pickup truck.

It’s pretty dull, but it appears to be genuine at least. Last week, an X user named Zap Actu posted several ‘leaked’ gameplay clips from GTA 6 on Discord. However, after they went viral on social media, the account admitted they were created by AI.

In an apology post on X clarifying the situation, Zap Actu claimed his intent behind the fake videos was to highlight ‘how easily AI-generated media can be mistaken for real information in today’s digital landscape’.

‘There was no malicious intent, no attempt to damage Rockstar Games, and no financial motivation behind this,’ they added. ‘This account is not monetised and no profit, direct or indirect, was generated from these posts.’

They added: ‘I would also like to reaffirm my respect for Rockstar Games, their work and their intellectual property. Should any of this content be considered inappropriate, I remain fully willing to cooperate and remove it immediately.’

Unfortunately, we still have a long window before the fake leaks will stop altogether, after Rockstar delayed GTA 6 to November 19, 2026.

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