Rather than calling for GTA 6 boycott, fired Rockstar workers urge players to support them in their legal battle against the studio by buying union merch

As the fight's last proceeding looms

Former Rockstar unit presently embroiled successful a ineligible conflict with the institution implicit their firings past twelvemonth person asked supporters not to boycott GTA 6, but alternatively to see helping screen the costs of their combat against Rockstar by buying specially-designed national merchandise.

The 34 erstwhile Rockstar staffers were fired successful November past year, with the basal of the contented reportedly being treatment of a caller institution Slack argumentation successful a union-run Discord server. Rockstar accused the unit of leaking "confidential accusation connected a nationalist forum", portion the Independent Workers’ national of Great Britain (IWGB) accused Rockstar of national busting.

With the last proceedings successful the consequent ineligible conflict betwixt the 2 sides acceptable to statesman connected September 10th, the IWGB and fired devs person outlined however they'd similar supporters to amusement solidarity. Rather than boycott GTA 6, they're asking folks to bargain specially-designed national t-shirts, the proceeds of which volition spell towards the fired devs' "Fighting Fund".

"We poured years of our lives into helping physique this game. We don't privation you to boycott it. We privation you to assistance america combat for justice," IWGB Game Workers subdivision subordinate and fired Rockstar dev Jack Hoxby enactment it. "Since Rockstar fired america abruptly past year, we’ve seen an unthinkable outpouring of enactment from gamers and workers astir the world. Some radical person asked whether they should boycott GTA VI to protestation connected our behalf. But there’s a amended mode to enactment america and clasp Rockstar to account.

"Buy 1 of our T-shirts. You’ll beryllium helping to triumph justness for america and to support the close of workers everyplace to travel unneurotic and unionise. That way, erstwhile GTA VI comes retired successful November, you tin bask it knowing that you had the backs of the radical who made it."

The shirts, dubbed 'Rockstar 34 Solidarity t-shirts', tin presently beryllium pre-ordered via the IWGB Game Workers' tract for £25. The pre-order play volition past until August 30th, with the shirts estimated to commencement shipping by mid‑September.

As the ineligible conflict implicit past year's firings has rumbled on, remaining Rockstar devs and the IWGB person formed the Rockstar Games Workers Union and person been seeking designation from the company.