Summary
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Rockstar Games considered plans for GTA Online in 2001 – a leaked design document outlines character creation, progression and missions.
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The leak also reveals cut content from San Andreas.
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Former Rockstar Games developer confirms the legitimacy of some of the leaked documents.
A major grand theft auto a leak appeared on the internet and revealed the original GTA Online plans from 2001, cut content from San Andreasamong others. It's the third year in a row that developer Rockstar Games' internal files have been linked grand theft autowere leaked online.
As one of the most popular video game franchises of all time, grand theft auto is constantly under the proverbial magnifying glass of players and leakers alike. In 2022, multiple GTA 6 Files have been leaked, showing gameplay videos of a build in development. Then the source code of GTA 5along with files relating to canceled projects such as Bully 2 and Agentwas also shared by an unauthorized source on December 25, 2023. Coincidentally, several of Rockstar Games' GTA documents were exposed again on Christmas Day, revealing new information about some of the biggest releases of the open-world franchise in the past.

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More design documents related to the original GTA Online, San Andreas, Vice City Storiesand GTA Advance have been uploaded to the Internet Archive, as announced in a GTAForums post by user FrankieLiberty (via GTA Focal). One piece of the leaked information is related to the canceled spiritual predecessor GTA Online. According to user GTAForums, these documents were shared online as “a sign of protest” directed at a seller who calls himself “john doe” who allegedly bought other people's content, including “illegally stolen content” from Rockstar Games. , for cheap and resell to buyers for “10 times the price”. Even though the leaks appear to have been shared publicly recently, they were originally posted to the Digital Media Archive on December 17, 2024. Since the leaks, former Rockstar Games dev Obbe Vermeij, known for sharing GTA-related Twitter trivia — also corroborated some of the documents' claims and called at least some of those leaks “legitimate.”
GTA file leaks shed light on canceled content
Most prominently, the latest leak brings to the fore the fact that Rockstar Games was planning to create an online multiplayer version. grand theft auto since at least May 2001. A 58-page design document for a project titled “GTA: Online” outlines features such as character creation, character progression, and intended mission structure for the game. Authenticity check GTA 3 design document, Vermeij revealed that he had prepared the basics of an online deathmatch for “gta3-online”, but had to leave the project because it required “MUCH more work”. Furthermore, he mentioned that Barking Dog, which later became Rockstar Vancouver, “probably” produced a design document for “gta-online”, but the project never received any further approval. The leaks also said that there were supposed to be eight girlfriends San Andreas at one point, two more than what made the final cut. Other documents revolve around early map designs and quests for Vice City Storiesalongside 'final improvement' notes for GTA Advance.
These GTA The leaks come as fans anxiously await the second GTA 6 tow. While there's no official word on when it might be shown, fans have come up with their own theories about what's next GTA 6 trailer reveal date.

grand theft auto
Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure franchise originally created by David Jones and Mike Dailly of DMA Design in 1997. After the release of Grand Theft Auto 3 in 2001, DMA Design was renamed Rockstar North and became part of that label for Take -Two. Interactive. The franchise typically revolves around third-person shooting and driving in open worlds that are inspired by real-world locations such as Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. With the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 in 2013, the series quickly became the fifth best-selling video game franchise of all time.