The source code for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas According to reports, it has been filtered in its entirety, according to a detailed timeline rebuilt by Reddit users and corroborated by forum. The rape dates back to 2017 and involves multiple computer pirates, blackmail attempts and connections with the Rockstar malignant GTA definitive edition.
Leakage timeline
2017–2018:
- A hacker called “John Doe” supposedly obtained the source code for the GTA trilogy-including San Andreas—Des of Whardrum Studios (now Grove Street Games), the developers behind the mobile ports of Rockstar and the versions of Xbox 360/PS3. The archives dated between 2013 and 2018 suggest that the code originated in these console adaptations and previous mobiles.
2021:
- Rock star GTA definitive edition Launched to wide criticism for their technical problems and poor optimization.
- John Doe tried to trade San Andreas‘Source code with a separate hacker that violated Rockstar to sell GTA vArchives of ‘s. During the negotiations, DOE leaked a list of files that coincided with the San Andreas Code, which later aligned with the posterior leaks.
2022:
- GTA vThe source code was publicly leaked, although it was not related to the activities of the DOE.
2024:
- John Doe was Doxed and blackmail, with private documents and extortion letters filtered online.
- A false San Andreas The source code emerged a filtration, reusing the 2021 file list of the DOE.
2025:
- The user “Iamnotton Gratiani” leaked early buildings of GTA: Liberty City Stories and GTA: Vice City In the GTA forums, claiming the files originated in John Doe.
- The same user then shared portions of San Andreas‘Source Code, which includes a list of files that coincides with the 2021 data of the DOE. Code of Vice city and GTA III It was also included, which suggests broader access to trilogy assets.
Filtrations confirm long -standing rumors about the GTA trilogyThe unstable base. Fans speculate that the dependency of Grove Street Games in the obsolete mobile port code contributed to the Definitive editionTechnical problems. The exhibition of the source material also raises concerns about the modification of exploits, the development of tricks and the risks of reverse engineering for Rockstar titles.
While Rockstar has not publicly addressed the escape, the company has historically followed legal actions against source code distributors. However, community archivists argue that escape could preserve early ideas of development, such as unused mechanics or purification tools.
