Despite constant preventive measures to ensure it doesn’t happen, major game releases somehow always wind up getting in the hands to people way too early. Fortunately, the Kingdom Hearts 3 leaker seems to have been caught.

Quinton Flynn, who voices Axel/Lea (it’s… a long story) in the game, wrote on Twitter that someone had been leaking footage of the game from copies that were acquired weeks before the game’s January 29 release. Up to 30 copies may have been stolen, but according to Flynn, the person responsible may already have been caught.

Last I heard they captured the guy responsible.

— Quinton Flynn Official (@quintonflynn) 16 December 2018

Images have popped up showing a person holding the Xbox One version of the game, placing now deleted listings on Facebook Marketplace. The leaker’s actions teed off YouTubers and Reddit users alike, bringing the leaker’s actions to light.

Heads up, Kingdom Hearts fans:

The full version (!) of KH3 appears to be out in the wild (some screenshots and videos exist that I won't share here)

But yeah, be careful on both social media and YouTube pic.twitter.com/6QKhu31IaZ

— Nibel (@Nibellion) 15 December 2018

Tetsuya Nomura, the game’s director, released a statement on Twitter acknowledging the situation. He also wrote that the game’s epilogue and secret ending won’t be released until a later date, meaning even if someone leaked the game, the biggest spoilers won’t be out until after the game’s release, perhaps on launch day via a day one patch:

An important message for #KingdomHearts III from Director Tetsuya Nomura: pic.twitter.com/j9aVRFTS5B

— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) 16 December 2018

Posted: Dec 19, 2018 11:33 am
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Source: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/471857-kingdom-hearts-3-leaker-reportedly-caught