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GTA 6 Leaks, Horizon Hunters Rebooted, Harvey Smith Returns

Aug 19, 2026

A new wave of alleged Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage spreads online just days before Rockstar Games’ planned gameplay premiere, while PlayStation reportedly reworks Horizon Hunters Gathering after negative playtest feedback The VergeEurogamer. Former Arkane Austin director Harvey Smith also announces a new studio focused on immersive sims and first-person action RPGs Game DeveloperIGN.

Grand Theft Auto VI Gameplay Footage Leaks Ahead of Netflix Reveal

GTA VI keeps leaking ahead of its gameplay premiereGTA 6 Gameplay Leaks Continue as Group Makes Demands of RockstarThe VergePush Square

Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage and an image claiming to show the game’s full map appear online ahead of Rockstar Games’ planned deep dive on Netflix next week The VergeEurogamerPure Xbox. Multiple outlets describe the clips as apparently legitimate, though Rockstar Games has not publicly commented on the leak EurogamerIGN.

Reported footage includes Jason Duval playing basketball at home, driving, and committing crimes that draw police attention. Some of the clips are removed following copyright claims, while additional footage continues to circulate across social media The VergePush SquarePure Xbox.

The group allegedly responsible claims the leak is intended to protest anti-consumer practices, including the lack of offline modes in some games and the end of digital preorders. The Stop Killing Games movement has rejected any connection to the group and urged people not to support the leaks IGNEurogamerRock Paper Shotgun. Grand Theft Auto VI remains scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026 EurogamerGematsu.

Horizon Hunters Gathering Reportedly Rebooted as a Co-op Game

Report: Live-service removed from Horizon Hunters Gathering following negative player feedbackPlayStation Scaling Back Horizon Live Service PS5 Game as Sony Failures ContinueGamesIndustry.bizPush Square

Guerrilla Games is reportedly overhauling PlayStation’s Horizon Hunters Gathering after negative feedback from private playtests GamesIndustry.bizEurogamerGame Developer. Reports say the project is dropping its live-service features and becoming a smaller, more traditional co-op game with a story mode Rock Paper ShotgunPush SquareVGC.

Several developers are reportedly being reassigned elsewhere within Sony’s studios, while a small Guerrilla team continues planning the next mainline Horizon game. That Horizon 3 project is said to remain years away from release Rock Paper ShotgunIGN.

Harvey Smith Launches Black Pony Immersive With Former Arkane Developers

Harvey Smith and fellow Arkane Austin veterans announce a new studio, Black Pony ImmersiveDishonored’s Harvey Smith launches new studio with former Arkane staff to make immersive simsGame DeveloperVGC

Harvey Smith, known for his work on Deus Ex and Dishonored, launches Black Pony Immersive with former Arkane Austin developers, including co-founder Ben Horne Game DeveloperIGNGamesIndustry.biz. The new studio plans to create first-person action RPGs and immersive sims built around expressive, emergent systems and detailed worlds VGCRock Paper Shotgun.

Smith’s new venture follows Microsoft’s closure of Arkane Austin in 2024, which left 96 developers out of work, and comes after a roughly two-year period away from public development work IGNGamesIndustry.biz.

Control Resonant Goes Gold but Physical PS5 Release Slips

Control Resonant Goes Gold, But Delays Physical Version By A Few WeeksPhysical Disc Fans Must Wait to Play Control Resonant on PS5Pure XboxPush Square

Remedy Entertainment confirms that Control Resonant has gone gold ahead of its September 24 digital release on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, but physical copies are delayed until October 15 Pure XboxPush Square. The delay affects boxed editions only, leaving the digital launch date unchanged Pure XboxPush Square.

Pokémon Company Cancels Anniversary Card Orders After Cyber Incident

The Pokémon Company Cancels 30th Anniversary Card Orders Following 'Cyber Incident,' Warns of Customer Data BreachPokémon Center in the UK and Germany hit with the same data breach suffered by Valve's Steam hardwareIGNEurogamer

The Pokémon Company cancels orders for its Pokémon 30th Anniversary Cards after a cyber incident and warns that customer information may have been exposed IGN. Pokémon Center customers in the United Kingdom and Germany are also reportedly affected by the same CEVA Logistics data breach that previously impacted European Steam hardware customers Eurogamer.