How we know and what we do with it

This page is not a formality. It is the only reason anyone should believe anything published on this website.

Last checked on 20 August 2026.

Five confidence levels

Each item has a confidence level. This is not based on a hunch, but on the answers to three questions: who is making the claim, can it be traced to a primary source, and is there independent confirmation?

Confirmed100/100

Rockstar Games or Take-Two stated it in their own material — a trailer, the game website, a press release or an investor report.

Reported and verified65/100

An established publication reported it following its own checks and named the author. It is not official, but someone is accountable for the report.

Leak35/100

It comes from material that was not intended for publication. It may be genuine, but it may also be outdated — games change during development.

Speculation12/100

It is inferred from a trailer, data mining or discussion within the community. Interesting, but we do not claim that it is true.

Debunked0/100

It proved false or was denied by a primary source. We deliberately keep it here — otherwise a debunked rumour tends to return.

Sources we use

Ordered by weight

Primary

Rockstar Games — game website

Official materials, trailers and the game description. This is a primary source; we treat what it states as confirmed.

Open

Take-Two Interactive — Investor Relations

Investor announcements. Release dates often appear here before they enter marketing materials.

Open

Secondary

PCGamesN

An established publication with its own verification and named authors.

Open

Eurogamer

Games journalism with a long history and editorial accountability.

Open

Video Games Chronicle

A publication focused on the games industry, often drawing on its own sources.

Open

Five rules followed on this website

  1. 1

    A source for every claim

    When we make a claim, readers can see who said it and when we last checked it. A claim without a traceable source does not belong on this website.

  2. 2

    Rumour is never mixed with fact

    Official announcements, substantiated reports, leaks and speculation carry different weight and are never presented alike in the same sentence. The rumour tracker separates them into five levels.

  3. 3

    Missing information means “we don't know”

    If something has not been published, you will not find an estimate presented here as a measured value — neither a zero nor a plausible-looking number in place of the real figure.

  4. 4

    A disproved claim remains visible

    We do not remove a rumour when it proves false; we leave it marked accordingly. Otherwise, an unchallenged rumour returns six months later as if it were new.

  5. 5

    When we publish nothing

    We do not publish when the only source is an anonymous, unverified post, or when publication would spread unlawfully obtained material. Being interesting is not sufficient reason.

When we are wrong

It happens. If you find an error, contact us — we will correct it and show a new verification date on the entry. We do not erase the history; when something changes, the change remains visible.

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How this works in practice

The rumour tracker applies this method to eight specific claims, from confirmed to disproved.