GTA 6 Leaks Poke Fun at Naughty Dog, and Rockstar Is About to Answer With an Official Look
A leaker known as Cyberleek dropped a trove of GTA 6 footage and materials on August 25, 2025, and among the leaked content is a thinly veiled jab at Naughty Dog — the Sony-owned studio behind The Last of Us and Uncharted — for its appetite for remasters over new games.
The leaks include a collection of fictional video game covers scattered around GTA 6's world. One bears the title "We Came Together: 1, 2, & 3 Remasters of the Remixes," styled to mimic The Last of Us logo with a splash of orange. Another cover appears to parody a souls-like game — the punishing action-RPG genre popularised by FromSoftware's Dark Souls series. GameSpot
The parody lands because Naughty Dog's PlayStation 5 output has consisted largely of remastered editions and PC ports of its existing Uncharted and The Last of Us titles. The studio's next original game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, is listed as a PS5 release. A report claims Naughty Dog is under heavy crunch — extended, pressured work hours — to ship Intergalactic by mid-2027. If it arrives then, it will be the studio's first release that is not a remake or remaster since The Last of Us Part 2 in 2020. GameSpot
The Last of Us Online, a multiplayer project the studio spent years developing, was cancelled after consuming significant studio resources without reaching a finished product. That cancellation left Naughty Dog without a live-service title — a game designed to be sold and updated across seasons after launch — and pushed attention back to single-player projects. GameSpot
Cyberleek's GTA 6 dumps have been arriving in waves. The leaker released the 13th and 14th gameplay clips, including footage of a protagonist named Jason riding through the open world and a scene exploring a nightclub. Another clip showed Vice City beach, GTA 6's fictional take on Miami, with dense crowds of NPCs — non-playable characters that populate the world — demonstrating what Rockstar's crowd technology can do. The leaker also defended a crypto scheme connected to the leaks, though the details of that arrangement remain unclear. IGN Mashable TechRadar
Cyberleek has not been identified. Former Rockstar North director Obbe Vermeij commented on the leaks, saying they are not as significant as the internet believes and not comparable to the Hot Coffee scandal — the 2005 controversy over hidden adult content in GTA: San Andreas that triggered regulatory action and a ratings change. GameSpot
Rockstar Games will show an official look at GTA 6 on August 27, 2026, after weathering a week of leaks. For players who have been piecing together the game from leaked clips, the studio's own presentation should offer a clearer picture. GameSpot
