Take-Two says its GTA VI leak investigation is “evolving rapidly”

Take-Two filed another request connected to its investigation into unauthorized Grand Theft Auto VI material on August 28.

The latest filing again targets Discord. New details about it became public on August 31.

The company says it has identified another Discord user

According to Take-Two's filing, investigators have identified one additional Discord user while gathering more identifying information about another user already known to the investigation.

The company also says it has obtained further information about community servers named in its previous request.

That makes the latest demand more targeted than the first round of filings.

Take-Two does not want the new details made public

The publisher has asked for sensitive portions of the latest request to remain under seal.

Its lawyers argue that revealing what investigators now know could alert the alleged infringers and give them an opportunity to delete or conceal evidence or take additional steps to avoid identification.

The precise new information Take-Two is seeking is therefore not publicly available.

The legal effort began with Microsoft and Discord

Take-Two initially went to federal court on August 20 seeking DMCA subpoenas directed at Microsoft and Discord.

It expanded the effort the following day with requests involving X and Google's YouTube.

These are Section 512(h) DMCA proceedings designed to obtain information that may identify alleged copyright infringers. They are not, by themselves, lawsuits deciding whether a named person is liable for the GTA VI leaks.

The original data requests reached well beyond a username

Earlier filings sought account-identification records, IP information and other records connected with accounts and Discord communities linked to the investigation.

The Microsoft request also sought device identifiers and information associated with Microsoft services.

Those broader demands reflected an investigation that had only just started.

The newest Discord filing refers to more specific users and additional information Take-Two says it has gathered since then.

Discord previously said it had not received the first subpoena

Discord said on August 24 that it had not yet been served and that it would evaluate the validity and scope of any subpoena once received.

Take-Two's later filing states that the earlier subpoena was issued on August 21 and promptly served on Discord.

Those statements were made at different stages of a fast-moving process.

The YouTube branch is no longer needed

Take-Two has separately withdrawn its earlier request for information connected with YouTube.

The company says the investigation has been evolving rapidly as new information becomes available and that it no longer requires the particular information sought through that request.

The Discord effort is continuing.

No leaker has been publicly identified

Take-Two has not publicly named an individual as the person responsible for the GTA VI material.

The current legal process exists because the company is still trying to establish those identities.

The filings should therefore not be treated as proof that any specific Discord user committed the leak.

The leak campaign started before Rockstar's official showcase

Material attributed to a persona using the Cyberleek name began appearing online on August 18.

Clips spread rapidly across social platforms and were repeatedly targeted with copyright removals.

Take-Two began its federal subpoena effort two days later.

The timing was particularly awkward for Rockstar because the studio was already preparing its own extended GTA VI presentation.

Rockstar has since taken control of the footage again

An Extended Look premiered on August 27 through Rockstar's official channels.

The GTA VI website now places that presentation alongside the game's existing trailers and current preorder material.

It also confirms the launch date remains November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The investigation is becoming narrower, not necessarily smaller

The first filings cast a wide net over multiple platforms, accounts and communities.

A week later, Take-Two says it has enough new information to focus another request on a smaller number of Discord users while abandoning a YouTube request it no longer considers useful.

Whether those records lead to an identified person will depend on what information the platforms actually hold and what Take-Two can establish from it.

For now, the most sensitive part of that next step is exactly what the company has asked the court not to reveal.