Take-Two Interactive is changing its approach in the hunt for the GTA 6 leaker. Just a few weeks ago, the publisher was publicly naming the Discord servers and accounts targeted by its subpoenas. This time, the request is filed under seal, keeping the case’s contents confidential instead of making them public.
This is what Video Games Chronicle reveals, in an article by Chris Scullion published on August 31, 2026. Two procedural moves coincide in the court filings: a new subpoena targeting Discord, kept sealed, and the withdrawal of a subpoena that targeted YouTube.
A Second Subpoena, This Time Under Seal
Take-Two is requesting a second subpoena targeting Discord. It targets « a previously identified Discord user and an additional user, » without the public filings revealing their identity. The first subpoena, by contrast, had named the servers and accounts involved in full.
The publisher justifies this change by the risk that public disclosure « could compromise the ongoing investigation » and alert the alleged perpetrators to how far the search has progressed. It fears they might « delete, destroy, or conceal evidence » if they learned the case was moving forward.
In its filings, Take-Two describes its investigation into the GTA 6 leaker as « rapidly evolving. » A phrase that suggests recent developments, without the publisher detailing what they are.
The YouTube Lead Dropped
Alongside this new request, Take-Two has withdrawn its subpoena targeting YouTube. The publisher considers the information it sought from the platform to have become unnecessary, given the new developments in the investigation.
No detail comes with this withdrawal. Take-Two specifies neither what this lead had produced, nor why it no longer holds interest. The wording stays neutral, neither acknowledging a failure nor confirming a breakthrough.
The context, meanwhile, remains tense for the publisher. In late August, the game’s first real gameplay footage aired on Netflix before YouTube, a release fully controlled by Rockstar from start to finish. Anything that circulates outside that channel remains, for Take-Two, a problem to address.
What These Two Moves Say About the Investigation
Two readings emerge, and nothing in the known facts settles which one is right. The first sees the move under seal as a sign of an investigation closing in on identified individuals, with a genuine need for discretion so as not to alert them before any possible action.
The second is more cautious. It sees in these two moves a sign of a shift in focus: the YouTube lead led nowhere, and Take-Two is concentrating its resources on Discord, even if that means keeping the details secret so as not to expose a strategy that is still uncertain.
One point deserves repeating before any hasty conclusion. These filings are procedural requests, not accusations settled by a court. No one has been convicted, no one has been formally identified in the public documents, and the individuals targeted remain alleged perpetrators until a judicial decision has been reached.
Take-Two has not obtained this new subpoena. It has requested it.
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