An eagle-eyed Grand Theft Auto 6 fan thinks they’ve spotted a number of clues about the hugely anticipated game courtesy of a bundle of curious domain names registered by publisher Take-Two.
While no one is entirely sure what the website names are for, all were apparently registered in May under Take-Two’s own nameservers. Some fans suggest they’re likely URLs for in-game sites that fans can visit IRL as well as in-game.
“I came across some domains all registered on May 27 under Take-Two’s nameservers that seem to be VI-related,” explained Tez2 on the GTA forums. “These domains could be in-game sites that [Rockstar] may redirect to VI’s page later on, like what we’ve seen with IV and V. Or some could be completely unrelated instead.”
Here’s the list of what’s been discovered so far:
- what-up.app
- rydeme.app
- buckme.app
- leonidagov.org
- brianandbradley.com
- hookers-galore.com
- wipeoutcornskin.com
- myboyhasacreepycorndog.com
As for what these could be? Mp412rex reckons What Up could be an in-game version of WhatsApp, RydeMe could be Uber/Lyft, BuckMe could pertain to a Patreon-like site, and Leonidagov.org is likely a fake government site. The rest are a complete mystery, with one… well, let’s just say at least one is likely very much what it says on the tin and move on. For now, though, they’ll remain a mystery — as yet none of them point to a site, I’m afraid.
It follows a similar pattern to GTA V, which similarly hosted parody or fake sites years before its release way back in 2013.
Wondering how long Grand Theft Auto 6 has been in development for? Development on the game began “in earnest” in 2020 following the success of Red Dead Redemption 2, Take-Two said in its financial report in May — its first since the high-profile delay to GTA 6 from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026. In a statement issued at the time, Rockstar apologized for the significant delay to the game, saying: “We are very sorry that this is later than you expected.”
And as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashed Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and the digital stores on Xbox and PlayStation and compelled developers to move the release date of their own projects out of the way, we wonder how GTA 6 will impact the industry, too.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
