Stop Killing Games Warns GTA 6 Leakers: Don’t Fund Illegal Hackers

Stop Killing Games (SKG) has issued a pointed warning to players amid fresh circulation of Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay footage and new claims from the people behind the leak. The group says it condemns the “illegal” actions involved, disputes the supposed political motives being attached to the hack, and urges fans not to send money to the leak operators.

Quick facts

• SKG is warning players about hackers tied to leaked GTA 6 materials.
• SKG characterizes the activity as destructive and harmful to developers and potentially to the hackers themselves.
• The group says the leak’s operators are using the situation to promote cryptocurrency and scam people.
• SKG references a 2022 incident involving an individual who leaked information to Rockstar and was hospitalized indefinitely.
• SKG had previously sued Sony over its shift away from physical discs, with the company stating it would stop physical media by January 2028.
• SKG claims that the actions now risk damaging its own efforts with lawmakers, regulators, and public perception.

For a while, it looked like Rockstar Games had avoided further problems after a major GTA 6 disclosure roughly four years ago. Despite that, more gameplay clips have appeared online—described as short but numerous enough to validate multiple details about the game’s “sixth” entry.

SKG says the situation has drawn attention not just because of the footage, but because of the narrative the leak-makers are reportedly pushing. The group notes that the leak has been framed as a protest connected to Sony’s decision to abandon physical discs, following Rockstar’s announcement that GTA 6 would not include a disc inside the box and Sony’s later pledge to end physical media by January 2028.

In SKG’s view, that framing doesn’t hold up. Even if the hackers were genuinely motivated by frustration over Sony’s move, SKG argues the response is still counterproductive—aiming at harming “rank-and-file” creators rather than leadership at Rockstar, Sony, or Take-Two Interactive.

SKG also stresses that destructive leaks can boomerang on the people involved, and it points to consequences in the group’s history. The statement references a person who, in 2022, reportedly leaked confidential information to Rockstar and was sent to a hospital for an unspecified amount of time—an outcome SKG implies is not worth gambling your money or future on.

Then SKG tackles what it claims are the leak operators’ real intentions. In its statement, the group says the people behind the disclosure are using the situation to market cryptocurrency and to extract money from victims. SKG also warns players not to pay them under any circumstances, calling the behavior illegal.

The group goes further, saying it sympathizes with Rockstar employees who have to go through the fallout again—specifically noting the timing, just a little over a week before Rockstar’s planned “Extended Look” event. SKG frames the issue as one where developers who worked on the project are the ones taking the biggest hit, regardless of fans’ anger at major companies’ decisions.

SKG’s message also lands in a wider fan discussion: some commenters argue that even if the leak is illegal, it feels like it “gets results” by upsetting publishers. But SKG says the wider effect may be worse than fans expect—potentially worsening the group’s standing rather than helping its cause.

SKG claims it has spent significant effort trying to convince politicians to treat SKG’s mission rationally, including pushing back against misinformation about the campaign and potential complications. The group says the leak narrative is now being used against it, because SKG’s actions were previously portrayed as a “voice of players” and linked directly to the leak-related activity.

As SKG describes it, the damage is not theoretical. One organizer is quoted (in paraphrased form within the report) complaining that a “stupid hacker” ruined his morning in parliament, leaving lawmakers with an even worse impression of the gaming community. In SKG’s telling, this means SKG now has to add “connections to the leak’s authors” to an already long list of issues it must explain during meetings with politicians and regulators.

SKG’s lawsuit against Sony is centered on the claim that cloud gaming effectively represents the end of meaningful ownership—summarized by the group with the blunt phrase “you will own nothing and you will be happy.” With the new leak controversy, SKG says it must now contend with regulators viewing the organization through the lens of the hack rather than purely through the policy debate over game access.