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GTA 6 leaks - a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?
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It's been more than 18 months since the last trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was released.
A few weeks ago, developer Rockstar announced it would break its long silence with a special "extended look" at the highly anticipated video game in a Netflix special.
But the run-up to the splashy preview has been potentially overshadowed by a string of apparent leaks which appear to show footage of GTA 6 in action.
Rockstar has not publicly acknowledged the clips, nor replied to any requests for comment, since the first leaks appeared on Wednesday. But there's plenty to suggest the material that's been posted online is genuine.
The developer's parent company, Take Two Interactive, launched legal proceedings regarding the leaks in a New York court on Friday.
BBC Newsbeat has obtained the filings, first reported by video game website Kotaku, external, demanding Microsoft-owned site GitHub and chat app Discord turn over the user details of accounts thought to be sharing "copyrighted material".
Copies of clips are being quickly removed due to copyright claims, and multiple accounts claiming to belong to the group behind the hacks have also disappeared.
Many fans have described this as a "nightmare scenario" for the company, but BBC Newsbeat has spoken to experts and a former Rockstar developer who say the reality is a little more nuanced.
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