Earlier this year, a website known as Trusted Reviews posted a massive leak for RDR 2 which detailed features and game modes for the open-world western. The article has since been taken down and they've apologized:
"On February 6, 2018, we published an article that was sourced from a confidential corporate document. We should have known this information was confidential and should not have published it. We unreservedly apologise to Take-Two Games and we have undertaken not to repeat such actions again."
The settlement of £1 million has seen Trusted Review paying the money to charities chosen by Take-Two rather than going directly to the gaming giant.
It's currently unknown as to how the information was acquired but if it was stolen or illegitimately acquired, they have grounds to take them to court.
Source: https://www.vg247.com/2018/11/01/red-dead-redemption-2-trusted-reviews-leak-settlement/
UPDATE: Rockstar issued a statement to Kotaku.
"Take-Two takes security seriously and will take legal action against people or publications who leak confidential information. Because this situation involved information about Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games directed the settlement funds to these three great charities: the American Indian College Fund, the American Prairie Reserve, and the First Nations Development Institute."
"On February 6, 2018, we published an article that was sourced from a confidential corporate document. We should have known this information was confidential and should not have published it. We unreservedly apologise to Take-Two Games and we have undertaken not to repeat such actions again."
The settlement of £1 million has seen Trusted Review paying the money to charities chosen by Take-Two rather than going directly to the gaming giant.
It's currently unknown as to how the information was acquired but if it was stolen or illegitimately acquired, they have grounds to take them to court.
Source: https://www.vg247.com/2018/11/01/red-dead-redemption-2-trusted-reviews-leak-settlement/
UPDATE: Rockstar issued a statement to Kotaku.
"Take-Two takes security seriously and will take legal action against people or publications who leak confidential information. Because this situation involved information about Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games directed the settlement funds to these three great charities: the American Indian College Fund, the American Prairie Reserve, and the First Nations Development Institute."
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