Stop Killing Games turns on the GTA VI leakers: "unacceptable"
A group leaked GTA VI footage, wrapped it in a "gamers' rights" manifesto and attached a memecoin. Stop Killing Games, the movement they seemed to be riding, wants nothing to do with them.
Someone leaked GTA VI footage overnight, called it a fight for "gamers' rights", then stuck crypto QR codes on it and asked you to pay for more. Yeah. And today the consumer-rights movement they seemed to be riding told them to get lost.
Stop Killing Games posted a statement on X today, August 19, and put the same text on r/StopKillingGames. A group of hackers claims responsibility, and SKG says it's deliberately not naming them, so they don't get any more attention. Insider Gaming does name them: CYBERLEEK. So far that name comes from that one outlet only, so treat it carefully.
So what's actually out there? According to GamesRadar+, the leak supposedly shows combat, driving and the full Leonida map. PC Gamer counted at least two more supposed GTA VI videos showing up today. Nobody knows yet whether the clips came from an actual hack or from someone breaking an NDA. SKG thinks the stuff is real, and it explains why:
The footage itself appears to be genuine: Take-Two has already been hitting it with DMCA takedowns, and the speed of those strikes is itself a strong signal of authenticity.
That's SKG's guess based on how fast the takedowns came, not a confirmation. Rockstar and Take-Two haven't said whether the clips are real.
Now the manifesto. Per the outlets, the leakers want single-player content to get an "offline fallback state". They go after digital pre-orders ("if publishers want revenue before launch, they can press discs") and "fake" single-player DLC. They say they "will not stop" until publishers issue a public apology, and that they're "raising funds for a secret project". GamesRadar+ notes all this comes after Rockstar announced GTA VI will be digital-only, with some single-player content locked behind the digital deluxe edition. Honestly, plenty of gamers would nod along to a few of those complaints. Doesn't matter. You don't get to push them with stolen footage and a crypto wallet.
SKG agrees, and doesn't sugarcoat it. The group is "using the leak to promote a memecoin", and SKG's advice is blunt: "Do not send these people your money, no matter how much sympathy you may feel for their actions." It also says it seriously doubts the hack was really done for that reason. Same here. A memecoin funding a "secret project"? Smells like a rug pull long before a single disc gets pressed.
The statement calls the whole thing illegal and says SKG feels for everyone at Rockstar "having to go through this ordeal again", just over a week before Rockstar's own Extended Look. It points out that thousands of developers worked on this game and they're the ones taking the hardest hit. Then comes the part that should worry anyone who actually cares about owning their games: the leak is "already being mentioned in our discussions with lawmakers, negatively." So the people lobbying for your right to keep what you paid for just got a brick through their window from the guys claiming to fight for the same thing. Great work, geniuses.
SKG also reminded everyone how this went last time: the person who leaked Rockstar in 2022 "ended up with an indefinite hospital order". PC Gamer adds that Arion Kurtaj is now out of hospital and in prison, waiting for a retrial. Not exactly a career path worth copying.
And the crowd? Insider Gaming reports that many of the top-liked replies to SKG's post went against the movement. Some people clearly want their leaks, no matter where they come from.
The real thing lands August 27, on Netflix first, then six hours later for everyone else. That's eight days. You can survive eight days without scanning a stranger's crypto QR code. Right?
