Grand Theft Auto 6 Hoax Fools The Web, Mo-Cap Rumors Proven False

As one of the most popular and hugely profitable franchises in the video game industry, Grand Theft Auto has legions of fans awaiting each and every new release. GTA 5 was the last one to come out and it moved 70 million copies, but players are itching for GTA 6. Recently, rumors started spreading that motion capture has already started for the game but this ended up being debunked.

Because it has been a few years since the release of GTA 5, fans are understandably frustrated that not even a sliver of news about the franchise’s sixth installment has come out. Rockstar has given no news about any development progress nor has it provided a hint as to what players can expect. So, when someone over at NeoGAF posted a resume that supposedly provides some insight into the game’s development, gamers were naturally eager to bite.

Supposedly, motion capture actor Tim Neff has already started working on the project based on his resume. The actor has actually worked on a few other projects by Rockstar in the past, Game Rant noted, which makes his participation in the next GTA game reasonable. Unfortunately for those dearly hoping that this news is true, Neff himself confirmed over Twitter that the whole thing was a hoax.

“The main issue is I don't even have a breakdownexpress account so I don't know who made that,” Neff wrote in the Tweet, which refers to the platform where the resume was supposedly hosted.

As Business Insider notes, GTA 6 is already likely in development since the studio is not exactly going to abandon its most lucrative property. However, following the massive success that is GTA 5 will require quite a bit of preparation. After all, the game did outsell Mass Effect: Andromeda and Rockstar will want to avoid a similar fate.