GTA 6 Leak Hunt: Take-Two Subpoenas Discord
51sThe ongoing GTA 6 leaks are highly controversial, and the legal action against leakers is a hot topic in the gaming community.
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This IGN Daily Fix segment covers three major gaming news stories: Take-Two's legal action against GTA 6 leakers, the pricing of Microsoft's special edition Xbox, and the recasting of Kratos in the live-action God of War series.
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Take-Two subpoenas Discord over GTA 6 leaks
Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar Games, filed a DMCA subpoena on August 20th seeking information about Discord accounts allegedly behind the recent GTA 6 gameplay leaks. The subpoena targets user accounts in several Discord servers, including the DarkViper AU editor server, and requests investigative records related to Cyber League.
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Leaks continue despite legal action
A sixth GTA 6 gameplay video leaked online this week, even as Take-Two pursues legal action. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has issued a public statement about the ongoing leaks.
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Special edition Xbox priced at $900
Microsoft's 25th anniversary translucent green Xbox Series X will cost $900, with a release date of November 27th, aligning with Black Friday. Official pricing and availability are expected to be announced at Gamescom next week.
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Dave Bautista cast as Kratos in God of War series
Dave Bautista has replaced Ryan Hurst as Kratos in Amazon's live-action God of War series. Hurst tore his bicep during a stunt, prompting the recast. Production is set to restart in October, with prep beginning August 21st.
The gaming industry faces ongoing challenges with leaks and production setbacks, while Microsoft prepares a high-priced collector's console for the holiday season.
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What legal action did Take-Two take against GTA 6 leakers?
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What legal action did Take-Two take against GTA 6 leakers?
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Take-Two filed a DMCA subpoena seeking information about Discord accounts allegedly behind the leaks.
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Which Discord server was mentioned in the subpoena?
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Which Discord server was mentioned in the subpoena?
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The DarkViper AU editor server.
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How much does the special edition Xbox cost?
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$900.
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Why was Ryan Hurst replaced as Kratos?
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Why was Ryan Hurst replaced as Kratos?
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He tore his bicep during a stunt.
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DMCA subpoena against leakers
Shows the legal escalation in response to leaks.
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Xbox priced at $900
Highlights the premium pricing trend for collector's consoles.
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Bautista cast as Kratos
Major casting change in a high-profile adaptation.
02:14Full Transcript
[00:01] today's gaming news, Take 2 is on the hunt for whoever is leaking those GTA 6 gameplay videos. The next special edition Xbox is crazy expensive and the live [music] action God of War has been recast. This is your daily fix.
[00:24] from both [music] Microsoft and Discord as it hunts the leaker or leakers behind the recent spate of GTA 6 gameplay video. First reported by Kotaku, the Rockstar Games parent company issued the request yesterday, August 20th, in the
[00:37] of a Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoena. It wants information and account which is allegedly behind the GJ6 leaks. The subpoena requests all user accounts that were members of a number of Discord servers. Take 2 wants
[00:53] investigative records associated with its own internal investigation of Cyber League as well and calls for any GTA Rockstar or Cyber League content from One of the Discord servers mentioned in the filing is the Dark Viper AU editor
[01:08] server. DarkViper AU is the online name of Australian GTA content creator Matthew Matt Judge who has 2.27 million subscribers on YouTube. Judge has leaked GJ6 videos this week. The subpoena has emerged even as the leaker
[01:22] continues to release GTA 6 gameplay videos. Today, the leak stretched into a gameplay video hit the internet. It's the sixth apparent GTA 6 gameplay video that has leaked onto the internet this week, and neither Rockstar nor Take 2
[01:35] has issued any statement on the matter. IN has asked both for comment. Moving on, pricing details for Microsoft's special edition 25th anniversary Xbox translucent green console is just as expensive as we had feared. The ever
[01:48] now revealed that the console will cost an eye watering 900, which typically translates to the same $900 price point in the US. A release date has also been uncovered, November 27th, which lines up nicely with Black Friday. Xbox is
[02:02] expected to make its special edition 25th anniversary Xbox Series X pricing and availability official next week at Gamescom. Stand by for official confirmation then and much more from the show here on IGN. And finally today,
[02:14] Dave Bautista has officially replaced Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the liveaction God of War series at Amazon. This news doesn't come as a huge surprise. Reports join the project earlier this month. Hurst was in the middle of filming a
[02:26] stunt for the series when he tore his bicep. The injury was severe and his thrown a major wrench in production, prompting the studio to recast the role didn't take long for them to find their new Kratos and fans of the series are
[02:39] already praising this casting choice. Though many are noting that the actor, who famously dropped 75 pounds in late 2024, will likely need to bulk up to his Drax the Destroyerbot again. Prime Video's God of War series will
[02:51] reportedly restart production in October with prep beginning this month. August 21st. Now that you're caught up on the news, watch this week's NextG all the big games we're going to see at Gamescom next week. I'm Damon Hatfield.
[03:05] For all your video game news, stay tuned at GM.
