Take-Two removes GTA 5 and GTA 6 leaks: reports of takedowns on 21 September 2026

• The reported takedowns are linked to files that IGN says came from the 2022 Rockstar hack.
• Creator TJGM_ says his video was hit even though it only covered a file list, a fan-made visualization, and one cut GTA V dialogue line.

What happened

IGN reported that Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games’ parent company, is having online material removed that is connected to leaked Grand Theft Auto content. According to the publication, this includes footage and posts related to cut GTA 5 content and an early version of a GTA 6 map.

The same report says the files in question previously surfaced as material allegedly taken during the 2022 Rockstar hack. In the available sources, that origin is described as reported, not independently confirmed.

One concrete example comes from YouTube creator TJGM_. In a tweet dated 21 September 2026, he says Take-Two is now removing YouTube videos about the latest GTA leaks. He says his own video only covered a file list, a visualization of data from one file using a fan-made tool, and one cut GTA V dialogue line, and did not cover GTA 6.

IGN also says Take-Two does not appear to be going as far as it did during the major GTA 6 leaks, but creators posting this material can still receive copyright strikes. No official public statement from Take-Two is included in the available sources.

Background

Take-Two Interactive is the publisher and parent company of Rockstar Games. The current reporting concerns material that, according to the sources, was not officially released by Rockstar but is circulating online as leaked content.

The examples mentioned in the reporting include cut dialogue for GTA 5, a scrapped Liberty City expansion for GTA 5, and a very early version of the GTA 6 map. The available sources do not provide a full inventory of the files or a detailed description of the Liberty City content.

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Sources

• IGN: Rockstar Games Is Taking Down Footage and Images of Scrapped GTA 5 DLC And Early Version of Leaked GTA 6 Map
• X/Twitter: @TJGM_, 21 September 2026