Scott Mill | CNBC Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive, confirmed on Monday that the company suffered a network hack where a third party illegally accessed footage of the new Grand Theft Auto video game. Shares of Take-Two were down about .5% on Monday morning. A user named “teapotuberhacker,” who also claims responsibility for the recent hack at rideshare company Uber, has posted more than 90 videos of GTA VI in its early development stage on an online forum. The videos reveal details such as the location, main characters and other central features of the game. Rockstar issued a statement on Monday. “We are extremely disappointed to be sharing all the details of our next game in this way,” the company said in a statement. The leaked videos were originally posted on an online message board called GTAForums, and the site now has a banner on its home page instructing users not to share links to the copyrighted material. Analysts at Jefferies said the leak is one of the biggest in recent memory, but they don’t think it will ultimately hurt game sales. “It’s a public relations disaster, potentially delaying production and hurting morale,” they wrote in a note on Monday. “However, based on what we’re seeing, the game is further along than many think and won’t affect the reception/sales of the game.” CNBC’s Michael Bloom contributed to this report.
