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Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar Games, has filed federal court subpoenas targeting Microsoft and Discord to unmask the individuals responsible for leaking gameplay footage of Grand Theft Auto 6. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 20, 2026, the legal action seeks Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) disclosures more than three months ahead of the game’s scheduled November launch.
The Legal Mechanics Behind the Take-Two Subpoenas
The court filings state that the leaked material contained copyrighted assets, including audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialog, and other creative elements. Take-Two is utilizing the DMCA to compel Microsoft and Discord to surrender user data that can identify the alleged infringers. According to the court documents, the leaked assets were distributed across Microsoft’s GitHub developer platform and various Discord servers using multiple user accounts.
Discord maintains a standard procedure for handling these legal demands. A Discord spokesperson told Variety that the platform occasionally receives DMCA subpoenas and routinely analyzes and complies with valid requests.
Meanwhile, representatives from Microsoft have not responded regarding the subpoena. Rockstar has yet to publicly confirm the authenticity of the leaked material.
Market Impact and the Long Wait for Franchise Return
Take-Two Interactive saw its stock price decline over the course of the week, representing a multi-billion-dollar drop in market capitalization.
Developed by Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto 6 represents the first mainline entry in the franchise in thirteen years, following the monumental success of GTA 5 in 2013. The series remains one of the most lucrative and successful properties in video game history.
Setting the Stage in Vice City
The narrative of GTA 6 shifts back to a fictionalized, modern-day Florida, centering around Vice City—a locale that originally debuted in the franchise before receiving its own standalone title, GTA Vice City, in 2002. Players will control two protagonists, Lucia and Jason. The pair features a criminal history operating as a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde in the open-world setting.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A personal computer (PC) release version has not yet been announced by Rockstar Games.
