Alleged former Rockstar employee’s demo reel ‘leaks’ GTA VI animations

A demo reel posted under the name of Ben Chue—a credited Rockstar Games animator—has sparked fresh speculation about Grand Theft Auto VI, though the account is private and the footage’s specific project origin remains unconfirmed.

The video surfaced this week across multiple gaming subreddits and Discord servers, featuring three short animation clips that the poster describes as motion-capture work for bicycles and a monster truck. While some elements align with previously leaked GTA VI material from 2022, there’s no definitive evidence linking this footage to Rockstar’s upcoming game.

What the footage actually shows

The demo reel contains three brief sequences. Two bicycle animations show a character grabbing and returning an electric bicycle to a bike stand. The bikes carry “LOM Bikes” branding, which could reference LimeBike, the real-world bike-share company.

A monster truck sequence depicts a female NPC character exiting a vehicle with two different animations. In the background, a placeholder asset for “Ocean View Hotel” appears. That location featured prominently in the original GTA Vice City, and Rockstar has confirmed GTA VI will return to a Vice City-inspired setting.

The video’s description mentions both GTA VI and Red Dead Redemption 2, though it provides no context about when this work was created.

The verification problem with latest GTA VI leak

The footage appears under the name Ben Chue, who has seven verified game credits with Rockstar Games according to industry databases. However, the account itself is private and cannot be verified as belonging to the credited developer. This partial verification makes the leak more credible than the typical anonymous posts, but still leaves room for doubt. Someone could be impersonating a real developer, or the footage could be from another Rockstar game instead of from GTA VI specifically.

Why people think it’s real

The speculation rests on three circumstantial connections. The Ocean View hotel placeholder matches Vice City’s geography and fits with what Rockstar has officially revealed about the game. Animation style similarities to the massive 2022 leak, when over 90 videos of in-development GTA VI footage appeared online.

Fans have noted that character movement and camera angles resemble that earlier material. Production details like the rough animation drafts and placeholder assets are consistent with how AAA studios create motion-capture content during development. But without any definitive way to link the clips to GTA VI through internal build numbers or other identifying markers, visual similarity alone cannot be taken as evidence.

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This alleged leak arrived during a period of intense hunger for GTA VI information. Just last week, AI-generated “gameplay footage” racked up millions of views on social media before being debunked.

Rockstar’s extreme secrecy compounds the problem. So far just two trailers have been released for the most anticipated game of all time. With little to go on officially, fans latch onto any available information whether verifiable or not. This leak though is significantly more credible than typical anonymous leaks.

Rockstar will reveal GTA VI on its own timeline. When it does, there won’t be any ambiguity. But if you’re tracking leaks, this one deserves more attention than most.