Why we don’t report on GTA 6 leaks: our rules, our reasons, and what we do instead

If you follow GTA 6, you keep running into supposedly internal videos, screenshots, or files that Rockstar Games never released. You will not find any of that on Leonidatime: no material, no links, no retellings – on principle, not by accident. This page explains what the rule covers, why we have it, what we do instead, and how to send us tips.

Our rule: no content, no links, no descriptions

We treat leaked or otherwise unauthorized material the same way across the entire site – in articles, knowledge entries, and ticker items as well as in the forum, in comments, and in chat. In practice, that means:

• No content: We do not show developer videos, build dumps, source code excerpts, internal documents, or datamined game files in any form: files, screenshots, videos, or transcripts.
• No links: We do not link to such material or to sites, channels, or forums that collect it, and we do not explain where or how to find it.
• No descriptions: We do not retell what such material supposedly shows, and we do not treat claims that rest only on it as facts.

The rule is also enforced technically: our publishing check blocks articles that have no source, cite sources flagged as leak distributors, or contain leak keywords – AI-assisted drafts included. Only an administrator can override it, and only with a documented reason, as for this article, which has to name the terms to explain the rule.

Forum, comments, and chat: filters and moderation

In the forum and in comments, you can talk about leaks as an event – for example, about an official statement from Rockstar or Take-Two. Sharing the material, or describing how to get to it, is not allowed. Several layers handle this:

• Posts with leak keywords are held automatically until a moderator has reviewed them.
• Posts with links to known leak distributors are rejected automatically. Short links, messenger links, and file hosts go into the review queue because their destination cannot be checked.
• Chat has no review queue: messages with leak keywords, links to leak distributors, or links whose destination cannot be checked are not accepted at all. Please discuss leaks as an event in the forum instead.
• Moderators can hide or delete posts and suspend accounts temporarily or permanently; for sharing leaks, they can skip the earlier steps.
• Every action is logged with a reason. If one of your posts is hidden or your account is restricted, we will usually notify you in your account. You can complain to the moderation team (address on the contact page); complaints are always reviewed by a person, not just by an automated filter.

Why we made this decision

Copyright

Game material is protected by copyright. Rockstar’s support page “Policy on posting copyrighted Rockstar Games material” sets out what fans may do with Rockstar and Take-Two material. Take-Two “does not object to our fans using materials for non-commercial uses in a manner which does not intentionally spoil the plot for others.”

At the same time, Take-Two reserves the right to have its copyrighted material removed at any time, and the list of prohibited uses is expressly not exhaustive. In our reading, none of this amounts to permission to spread material the rights holder never released. We do not rely on this fan policy either: it does not automatically cover a publication like Leonidatime. Until that is clarified, we use our own illustrations or no images at all instead of game imagery, embed official videos only from the official channel, and sum up official texts in our own words.

Trade secrets and internal material

Unreleased videos, documents, or files come from inside a company. In our assessment, spreading such material can touch on trade secret protections. This is not legal advice – but it is reason enough for us neither to pass such material on nor to build an audience on it.

Fairness to the developers

Internal footage shows work in progress, not the finished game. On November 6, 2025, Rockstar explained on the Newswire that moving the release to November 19, 2026, would let the team finish the game “with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.” Passing off unfinished scenes as “this is what GTA 6 looks like” takes away the developers’ choice of when and how to show their work. We would rather wait for what they show themselves.

Spoilers

Development material can give away plot points, characters, and twists before you experience them yourself. We keep our coverage light on spoilers, and articles that do contain story details carry a visible spoiler warning.

What we do instead

We rely on sources you can verify yourself: the Rockstar Newswire and rockstargames.com, Take-Two Investor Relations, official store pages, and reputable outlets for reported claims. We embed official trailers only from the official channel and only after you click (trailers and videos). Every claim is labeled with its status: in knowledge entries and ticker items as text with a symbol, never by color alone, and spelled out in article text – such as “official,” “according to GamesBeat,” or “reported, not confirmed.” The levels:

• Officially confirmed: published by the developer, publisher, or platform holder – to the extent actually stated, and no further.
• Observed in official material: visible in trailers, screenshots, or on the website, but not explicitly named.
• Reported by source: reported by another outlet or a named person; we attribute the claim rather than presenting it as our own certainty.
• Unconfirmed: there are indications but no reliable source; we put it in context and flag it clearly.
• Refuted and Outdated: for claims disproved by an official statement or clear evidence, or superseded by newer information.

Every source carries a check date, and every article an “as of” date. Anything not confirmed is labeled “Unconfirmed” or explicitly called out as open. We correct factual mistakes openly: the article gets a correction notice with the date, what was wrong, and what changed, and the correction also appears in our public corrections list. Superseded information is marked “Outdated,” and old news is never re-dated. For the latest, see the GTA 6 hub, the news, and our knowledge section.

How to send us tips

Spotted a mistake, seen an official announcement, or have a topic suggestion? Get in touch via our contact page. The most helpful tip includes a link to the original source – such as a Newswire post, a Take-Two release, or a store page – and the date you saw it. We check every tip against the source; confirmed tips are credited as a “tip from the community,” without any personal data.

Please do not send us leaks – no files, no links, no screenshots, and no descriptions. We do not publish such material, and we delete submissions that contain it. If you come across a forum post that shares it, use “Report” on the post itself or “Report content” in the footer.

What is not confirmed

• Whether Rockstar’s copyright policy expressly addresses unreleased material is something we cannot confirm. Our rule applies regardless – it is our own decision.
• Whether supposedly internal material is genuine, and what stage of development it shows, usually cannot be verified from the outside – one more reason not to take anything from it.

Sources and status

As of October 14, 2026. Rockstar’s rules for fan content come from the copyright policy on Rockstar Support; the reason for the delay comes from the Rockstar Newswire post of November 6, 2025. Our own rules are set out in full on the pages “Editorial guidelines & sources,” “Content, rights & leaks,” “Community rules,” and “Corrections,” all linked in the footer.