For a brief but fun hour on Saturday, someone managed to convince theGrand Theft Auto VIcommunity that footage fromRockstar Games’upcoming title had leaked.
Given how impressive this “leak” looks and how much time and effort clearly went into pulling this off, it’s not hard to see how folks were fooled. I reckon I’d have fallen for it too.
Here we go again, check out the trailer forGTA VIbelow
Alright, let’s work backwards. Several outlets posted that a gameplay clip fromGTA VIhad leaked on Saturday night, likethis article from TheGamer’s George Foster.
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“Car brands are from the GTA 6 franchise,” commented @GTA_x, “we have the Rage engine motion blur, the coordinates make sense with the Portofino tower in the back. The UI makes sense, we have the real CCTV template and debug menu.”
In a thread overon the r/GTA6 subredditdetailing the proof of the fake leak, several users were less than thrilled that they’d been successfully fooled.
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“Peak unemployed activities” commenteduser UnluckyGamer505.
The funny thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if this does actually land this fella a job.
This is incredible work. I think people wouldn’t have figured out that it was fake for ages if they hadn’t come forward to admit it themselves.
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WheneverGrand Theft Auto VIIdoes come out, don’t be surprised if you see this dude’s name in the credits.
Topics:Grand Theft Auto,GTA 6,GTA,Rockstar Games
