Reports indicate that IV may have been leaked onto the internet, VG247 noting that a copy of the version is now circulating on Usenet groups, as well as on torrent sites like Pirate Bay.

The leaked game will apparently play on a debug 360, or indeed on a chipped console.

Forum chatter hints that the code does work and will play, with some gamers claiming to have access to the title as of now.

Rockstar have yet to comment though if this turns out to be true we can imagine they won't be best pleased, to say the least.

By Luke Guttridge