Grand Theft Auto 5's story DLC was seemingly going to take players to Paris, if leaked footage is anything to go by.

Last week, a slew of files and assets from GTA 5 surfaced online. This leak showed off variety of cut content, prompting Rockstar to take action and issue takedowns to creators who were showing it in their videos. One of the most interesting parts of this leak has been seeing all of the scrapped DLC, which includes a Liberty City map expansion.

Fans have also uncovered new information about the game's fabled story DLC, which was formally announced by Rockstar in 2013 with a 2014 release window in mind. Unfortunately, none of it ever saw the light of day, as Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA Online became higher priorities. One of the DLCs would've followed Trevor assuming the role of a secret agent, tackling dirty jobs for the government and assassinating powerful foes. Much of this was already known, but what fans likely weren't aware that this DLC was also seemingly going to take players to Paris.

In the leaked files, players were able to look at some of the unfinished levels made for this DLC, and one of them includes some kind of luxury apartment that overlooks Paris. The Eiffel Tower can be seen outside of a balcony, though it's just a flat image rather than an explorable 3D environment. It's entirely possible that this apartment would've been the extent of the overseas adventure, potentially being used for a cutscene or maybe some kind of assassination mission.

The only other time Grand Theft Auto has taken players overseas was in GTA: London 1969, which was an expansion for the original game released in 1999. Some fans have hoped to see the series go abroad, but the franchise's former writer and creative director, Dan Houser, suggested that the series wouldn't work as well outside of America.

"I think for a full GTA game, we always decided there was so much Americana inherent in the IP, it would be really hard to make it work in London or anywhere else," said Houser in 2025. "You know, you needed guns, you needed these larger-than-life characters. It just felt like the game was so much about America, possibly from an outsider's perspective. But that was so much about what the thing was that it wouldn't really have worked in the same way elsewhere.”

Trevor actor Steven Ogg has spoken loosely about the scrapped GTA 5 story DLC in the past. He shot some scenes for it, but Rockstar never followed up on the project, and that was the end of it. A former developer estimated that the DLC was about halfway finished when the plug was pulled and was sour about its cancellation.

“It was really really good," said ex-Rockstar Senior Camera Artist Joe Robino. "But when GTA Online came out, it was so much of a cash cow and people were loving it so much that it was hard to make an argument that a standalone DLC would outcompete that. I think looking back now you could probably do both. But that was a business decision they made. I was a little upset about that. That actually was a lot of the reason for me being a little sour at that time. Because I was like yo, WTF guys? This s**t’s awesome. Let’s keep going. Let’s finish this s**t.”

With GTA 6 on the horizon, it seems unlikely we'll ever see this DLC revived, but some of it was salvaged into GTA Online updates like The Doomsday Heist.

The boss of Bethesda has issued a memo to staff reassuring them that Obsidian Entertainment remains “distinct” despite being absorbed into the company as part of this week’s seismic Xbox studios reorganisation.

This week, Microsoft announced hundreds more layoffs as it gutted Halo Studios and handed the next mainline Halo game, Sea of Thieves developer Rare, and Age of Empires developer World's Edge to Activision. Meanwhile, Obsidian, the Microsoft-owned studio behind the likes of Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Avowed, was made a part of Bethesda.

Obsidian, perhaps most famous for developing the much-loved Fallout: New Vegas, was confirmed to be working on a Fallout game in the wake of new Xbox boss Asha Sharma’s “reset” of Microsoft’s gaming business, which has seen nearly 2,000 staff cut in a bid for improved financial performance. More staff are set to lose their jobs over the course of the rest of the current financial year.

Bringing Obsidian into the Bethesda fold makes sense given it’s working on Fallout, but some had worried the move signalled an eventual relegation to Fallout support studio status. But in a memo to staff viewed by IGN, Bethesda boss Jill Braff insisted Obsidian would retain its leadership and identity, while confirming Bethesda Game Studios would “continue to lead the Fallout franchise.”

Here’s the memo in full:

Hi everyone,

Following the note from Matt, I wanted to share more on today’s news and what it means for our collective teams.

I’ve had the opportunity to get to know Feargus Urquhart and his team over the past six years, and I have great respect for what they’ve built. Obsidian has extraordinary creative talent, deep expertise, and a long history of creating memorable games and experiences. I’m looking forward to working more closely with them.

Today’s announcement is primarily a change in reporting structure. The creative identity and strengths that make Obsidian distinct will remain at the core of their studio and work.

Feargus and the Obsidian leadership team will continue to lead Obsidian, with the studio reporting to me. Bethesda Game Studios will continue to lead the Fallout franchise. Together, the teams will build on their longstanding relationship and the early work already underway on a new Fallout project, with more to share in the months ahead. This structure supports the franchise-led model we’ve been strengthening while keeping accountability for both the studio and the franchise clear.

I also recognize that employees across our studios, publishing, and business teams will have questions about what this means for our current priorities, roadmap, and responsibilities. To be clear, we’re not resetting our roadmap or asking teams to change what they’re focused on. We’ll take the time to understand how teams can best support one another, and where closer partnership can benefit our players and fans. We’ll continue communicating as we progress.

I’m looking forward to spending more time with the Obsidian team and building on the strong foundation already in place across our organizations.

Welcome Feargus and team – more soon!

Jill

There is of course a huge amount going on at Bethesda right now, with The Elder Scrolls 6 the focus. Fallout 5 is in pre-production. BGS has also confirmed Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters are in the works. No release windows are known for any of these games, nor Obsidian’s Fallout game.

Meanwhile, BGS has said Starfield "continues," although Bethesda stopped short of confirming a sequel is in the works.

The Xbox “reset” has left Xbox Game Studios a shadow of its former self, with a number of previously owned studios either independent, moved into Activision or Bethesda, or set for closure. Will Gears of War studio The Coalition, which suffered layoffs this week, Clockwork Revolution developer inXile, and Fable and Forza Horizon developer Playground eventually also end up at either Activision or Bethesda?