Take-Two Seeks Sealed Discord Subpoena in Widening GTA 6 Leak Probe

Take-Two Interactive is seeking court permission to seal its latest legal demands against Discord, attempting to keep the next phase of its Grand Theft Auto VI leak investigation out of the public eye, according to reporting by TorrentFreak.

The video game publisher filed the sealed request in federal court on Friday, following an earlier public round of Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoenas aimed at unmasking an individual operating under the handle Cyberleek. The leaker published unauthorized gameplay clips online two weeks ago, months ahead of the marquee title's scheduled November release.

Under DMCA provisions, copyright owners can compel third-party online platforms to disclose user identity records without first filing a direct civil lawsuit. Take-Two initially utilized the process for a broad public sweep targeting thousands of Discord accounts across three specific servers, including one associated with content creator DarkViperAU. TorrentFreak noted that the publisher also widened its legal inquiries to include Microsoft, X, and Google-owned YouTube.

Court filings from Take-Two indicate that its initial August 21 subpoena was promptly served on Discord. However, Discord representative Ryan Rigney stated publicly on X on August 24 that the company had not yet been formally served with the order, while court dockets did not show standard clerk issuance records.

In its latest motion, Take-Two characterized the copyright investigation as rapidly evolving. The push to seal subsequent filings suggests the company aims to prevent investigative targets from destroying evidence, deleting accounts, or shifting communications to alternative networks as corporate security teams trace the leak back to its source.

For Take-Two and its Rockstar Games label, unauthorized disclosures represent both a narrative disruption and a serious intellectual property vulnerability. With Grand Theft Auto VI poised to be one of the most lucrative entertainment launches in industry history, the publisher is deploying aggressive legal discovery tools to tightly control its multi-billion-dollar franchise rollout.