Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick speaks out about the GTA 6 leak and how it’s affected Rockstar in an interview with IGN following the parent company’s latest earnings call.
Zelnick described the leak as “really upsetting and frustrating for the team,” but didn’t affect the company or the game from a business perspective.
The GTA 6 leak dates back to September 2022, when extended gameplay videos and screenshots from the game surfaced online. In addition to confirming the Vice City game’s rumored setting and Bonnie and Clyde-inspired story, the leak also reveals that the game may feature sex robots and crocodiles.
Within days of the leak coming to light, the alleged perpetrator appeared in court and was detained in a youth detention center.
During the same earnings call, Zelnick talked about implementing AI in video games. While Zelnick believes new AI tools can help with development, he remains skeptical of the possibility of developing games without human developers.
The CEO went on to say that the popular AI tool ChatGPT is similar to a handheld computer. Decades ago, parents worried that portable calculators meant kids wouldn’t need to learn math, but that’s not the case. “The answer is yes, you still have to learn math, as it turns out, you absolutely have to learn math, but you have a tool that makes it easier. And so does ChatGPT,” he said.
Looking at the broader game industry, publisher Battlefield Electronic Arts is working on AI technology and has been doing it for years. In 2018, EA announced Project Atlas, an R&D project with 1,000 people working with the aim of changing the way games are made through AI and neural networks. This technology has been implemented in the Battlefield series and it is smart enough for game play and even target play.
One game that some might believe is a product of AI is The Day Before, a highly anticipated zombie survival game that has once again caused controversy.
Game developer Fntastic has previously been criticized for claiming that the game is being built by more than 100 “volunteers” and tested by dozens of unpaid “backers”. The title was slated to release in March of this year before being pushed to November which the developer initially claimed was due to a copyright claim, before it was revealed that a delay was planned. before the issue of rights was raised.
However, the copyright claim delayed the 10-minute gameplay trailer that the developer said needed to be approved by an attorney before posting.
Wondering if their legal team is a volunteer?
