Rockstar have been accused of union busting after the firing of more than 30 staff members

Parent institution Take-Two claims the firings were owed to "gross misconduct"

Things aren't sounding truthful blistery implicit astatine Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar close now. Yesterday, a study came retired from Bloomberg (paywalled) that a fig of employees person been allegedly fired, with the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union claiming it was an enactment of national busting. Two-Two, Rockstar's genitor company, person denied this allegation.

According to the report, alongside a station from the IWGB Game Workers Union's Bluesky account, the roles of much than 30 staffers were "terminated" crossed some UK and Canadian offices Thursday this week. Bloomberg notes that each of the employees were seemingly a portion of a backstage Discord radical chat revolving astir commercialized unions, with members of this radical either a portion of the IWGB oregon were presently attempting to organise astatine Rockstar.

Alex Marshall, president of IWGB, offered this statement: "Rockstar has conscionable carried retired 1 of the astir blatant and ruthless acts of national busting successful the past of the games industry. This flagrant contempt for the instrumentality and for the lives of the workers who bring successful their billions is an insult to their fans and the planetary industry."

Take-Two spokesperson Alan Lewis claims the firings were for "gross misconduct," and for nary different reason" and that "we afloat enactment Rockstar’s ambitions and approach." It does not look immoderate specifics implicit what said gross misconduct mightiness person been shared.

Rockstar are nary strangers to workplace controversies, including those involving crunch, though connection connected that beforehand has been quieter successful caller years.

As you'll already beryllium aware, the workplace is presently moving connected GTA 6, which is presently slated for merchandise successful 2026.