GTA 6 leaks keep coming as PS5 players stage a blackout protest

The GTA 6 leaker has released additional gameplay footage despite Take-Two Interactive's subpoenas targeting Microsoft and Discord in its effort to identify those responsible. The material continues to surface even as Rockstar's parent company escalates legal pressure, and the GTA 6 footage is drawing wider attention at Gamescom, where the event's chief cited both GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 as the current north stars of gaming — while cautioning that no single game holds player attention forever.

Frustration is running high among PS5 owners, who have staged a console blackout protest after PlayStation chose to remind players that they do not own their digital games. The timing drew sharp criticism, compounding concerns about Sony's broader live service strategy — though Helldivers 2 remains a significant exception, described as a substantial hit even as that wider strategy is judged to have fallen short.

Former Arkane Austin developers have announced a new studio with an explicit promise to avoid repeating the mistakes of Redfall. Double Fine, the Psychonauts studio, has separately regained the rights to its games following its time under Xbox ownership — and Microsoft is also cutting off sales data reporting to Circana, a move analysts are reading as a sign of continued trouble. SNK, meanwhile, is reporting financial difficulties even as it brings Tekken director Kohei Ikeda on board.