As GTA 6 Hype Hits New Levels, YouTuber Tries to Walk Inside Rockstar — Prompting the Inevitable Response

As hype astir Grand Theft Auto 6 grows, the game's assemblage is discussing a YouTuber who precocious tried walking into developer Rockstar's offices — prompting an involution by the police.

German YouTuber ÜberGaming has published footage that appears to amusement him walking done the beforehand doors of Rockstar North, the company's Edinburgh headquarters, and past a photograph of 2 constabulary offers helium alleges were called arsenic a result.

It's unclear if ÜberGaming really believed helium was apt to uncover thing astir GTA 6 arsenic a effect of conscionable turning up astatine the company's bureau — or, much likely, if the full happening was conscionable a stunt for attention. Regardless, the information helium did it is present being discussed online, arsenic are chaotic and unfounded stories astir him subsequently being detained oregon charged for trespassing.

Rockstar North successful Edinburgh. Photo by Ken Jack/Getty Images.

"We were staying successful a luxury edifice crossed from Rockstar Games," ÜberGaming says successful a video published yesterday, which shows footage of him extracurricular a Marriot. "We were besides wrong the [Rockstar] building, wherever it lone took seconds earlier we were asked to leave.

"After we attracted attention, the constabulary yet arrived. They took down our accusation and asked what we wanted. When we asked wherefore they were taking our information, they said 'If thing astir GTA 6 is leaked, they volition fto you know.' We present person 5 stars successful existent beingness with Rockstar Games."

This isn't the archetypal clip idiosyncratic has turned up astatine Rockstar's offices seeking attention. Last year, a TikTok idiosyncratic posted a concerning video showing Rockstar North employees being approached extracurricular and harassed for accusation connected the game.

Rockstar Games' Edinburgh bureau has agelong served arsenic the bosom of the company, with improvement of the large Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption games taking spot wrong its walls.

In November past year, the gathering was the tract of protests implicit Rockstar's abrupt firing of workers amid an progressively bitter quality that alleges the layoffs were owed to the employees' national rank — a assertion that Rockstar itself has vehemently denied. In January this year, occurrence crews rushed to an detonation successful the gathering — though this turned retired to beryllium a malfunctioning boiler.

Rockstar's hugely-anticipated crippled is presently acceptable to motorboat connected November 19.

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