The Grand Theft Auto 6 news drought has officially crossed the line from "frustratingly quiet" to "making people do genuinely unhinged things."

According to YouTuber Kiwi Talkz, who has interviewed multiple Rockstar Games developers over the years, fans have been attempting to fake employee IDs to enter Rockstar buildings and to fly drones at office windows to capture early gameplay footage.

We don't condone this behavior. This isn't normal, even if some argue that this is what happens when a fanbase waits over a decade for a game and Rockstar gives them almost nothing to work with except two trailers spread across two years and a November 19, 2026 release date that keeps getting pushed further back.

Kiwi Talkz shared these accounts while discussing the rumored possibility that GTA 6 might not receive a physical release on day one, with Rockstar potentially holding back boxed copies until weeks or even months after the digital launch, specifically to prevent leaks. The reasoning makes sense when you consider what Rockstar has already been through.

In September 2022, a 17-year-old hacker named Arion Kurtaj posted 90 clips of work-in-progress GTA 6 footage to GTAForums using nothing but an Amazon Fire Stick and a hotel television while on police bail for previous hacking offenses. That leak is still considered one of the biggest in video game history.

Then, just days before Rockstar's planned official GTA 6 Trailer 1 reveal in December 2023, another hacker leaked the trailer early, watermarked with "BUY $BTC," forcing Rockstar to scramble their entire marketing rollout. More recently, development footage showed up in a former Rockstar animator's demo reel, and a mural in Miami's Wynwood district sparked speculation even though it's nothing more than Formula E promotional art.

Against that backdrop, Kiwi Talkz's claims about fake IDs and drone surveillance don't sound exaggerated. And make no mistake, these aren't victimless pranks. Attempting to enter Rockstar's property with fake credentials is trespassing at minimum, identity fraud at worst.

Flying drones at office windows to capture footage through the glass crosses into surveillance territory and could easily result in police involvement. Anyone caught doing this faces actual criminal proceedings and potentially prison time, just like Kurtaj, who was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after being deemed a continuing threat to public safety.