GTA 6 has drawn every kind of fake leak over the past year, from AI-made gameplay clips to edited screenshots and old Rockstar footage, so fans only trust anything that comes with serious proof behind it.
This week ended up revealing something unusual after a veteran Rockstar animator uploaded a reel containing early GTA 6 animation clips.
The video wasn’t meant to be flashy or stylized, and it didn’t resemble the polished trailers we’ve already seen.
It was simply a work portfolio showcasing raw mo-cap captures, environment tests, and basic character movement.
But those brief clips were enough to set the whole community buzzing since the footage finally looked authentic and came from someone involved in the project.
What Set Off the Latest GTA 6 Leak Frenzy?
The reel first made waves on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours after users recognized the uploader as animator Benjamin Chue, known for his work on GTA 4, GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, Max Payne 3, and several others.
The first few seconds were clearly labeled as GTA VI, making it obvious the clip wasn’t being mistaken for something else.
Before the discovery spread too wide, the Vimeo upload was set to private, but not before dozens of users downloaded and mirrored it across multiple platforms.
The leak circulated online almost instantly, even though the video itself was only about 19 seconds.
What Exactly Does the Footage Show?
The first glimpse was simple but it still said a lot as it focused on a character at a public bike-share station.
The animation played the whole process instead of cutting straight to riding, including taking the bike from the rack, shifting it back, sitting down, and returning it.
The bikes used the LOM Bikes label, an obvious Lime reference, and fans pointed out it lined up with past Vice City images showing comparable bike racks.
Even in their early state, the animations had a real smoothness to them, with tiny foot tweaks, pedal motions, and weight changes that matched Rockstar’s usual attention to natural movement.
The second segment focused on a female character maneuvering in and out of a truck bed. She climbed onto the roof, jumped down, and performed several variations of what the animator labeled a “breakout/exit animation.”
Her build and the way she moved looked a lot like Lucia which pushed many to think the clip was showing early tests for her movement and vehicle systems.
The footage was set in a simple greybox space, but fans quickly picked up on hints of an Ocean View or Ocean Beach-style location that echoes Vice City’s famous shoreline seen in earlier reveals.
The leak stood out because it matched earlier details, with models that looked like the old 2022 mannequin placeholders and a test environment that mirrored the earlier development setup.
The animations aligned with Rockstar’s in-house tools and showed the basic movement testing typical of an early build.
Is the Leak Ethical — or a Massive NDA Problem?
Of course, the footage immediately sparked a debate about whether it should have been shared at all.
Some fans pointed out that animators often include work-in-progress clips in private reels to show recruiters what they’ve contributed to.
Vimeo allows creators to upload unlisted or partially restricted videos, so it’s entirely possible the reel was meant to be hidden and was accidentally made public.
Others warned that Rockstar is notoriously strict with NDAs. The company has previously fired employees, pursued legal action against hackers, and generally treated any leak (even an innocuous one) as a breach of trust.
Many commenters expressed concern that a developer with over two decades at the studio could face consequences for something that might have been a simple oversight.
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