Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has claimed that the recent leak surrounding “Grand Theft Auto VI” won’t impact development on the title at Rockstar Games.
More than an hour of development footage from the game was published online in September by an anonymous user in what is considered one of the biggest leaks in gaming industry history.
During its second-quarter earnings call on Monday, Rockstar parent company Take-Two and its CEO Strauss Zelnick says they don’t anticipate any long-term impact on its development timelines:
“With regards to the leak, it was terribly unfortunate, and we take those sorts of incidents very seriously indeed. There’s no evidence that any material assets were taken, which is a good thing, and certainly the leak won’t have any influence on development or anything of the sort, but it is terribly disappointing and causes us to be ever more vigilant on matters relating to cybersecurity.”
The leaked footage showed some open-world gameplay from an alpha build of the game, which seems to take place in Vice City and features a female protagonist.
Take-Two also revealed during its call that “Grand Theft Auto 5” has now shipped over 170 million units since its original release in 2013.
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