In November 2022, a part of GTA 5’s source code was leaked online. And earlier today, new reports surfaced, suggesting that the entire code for this GTA game has been leaked.
Now what’s interesting here is that this code includes a Bully 2 file. It also has an early GTA 5 map and script which confirms that GTA 6 was once codenamed “Project Americas”.
BREAKING: The full source code for GTA 5 has been publicly leaked, the source code was previously traded between individuals before now pic.twitter.com/oMTGW0su0N
— GTA Focal (@GTAFocal) December 24, 2023
Unfortunately, we don’t know how this leak happened. Some theorize that the full source code has been traded between individuals since 2022. That’s when the big Rockstar hack occurred. Back then, a hacker obtained an early build of Grand Theft Auto 6, as well as the source code for GTA 5.
As always, we won’t be sharing any download links to it. That’s been our policy for all leaked dev builds/source codes for pretty much all PC games. To be honest, though, I don’t expect the source code to be of any interest to the average PC gamer. I also don’t expect modders to use it in their mods.
Speaking of security breaches, earlier this month, hackers shared Insomniac’s future gaming plans, as well as a PC dev build of Marvel’s Wolverine. It was also revealed that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 targets a FY2025 release date on PC.
Lastly, we suggest taking a look at these free mods for Grand Theft Auto 5. For instance, we have this mod that overhauls over 70 side characters. Then there is this Real Life Beverly Hills Mod. NaturalVision Evolved Mod is a graphical overhaul mod that aims to improve the game’s lighting. In August, we also shared a mod that restored all the songs that were cut from the game. And then we have all the amazing mods that JulioNIB has shared over the past few years.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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