US EditionRockstar’s 34 Surprise Firings Were About A Discord Server, Not GTA 6
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The standoff between Rockstar Games and the union continues: three parts of the conflict have already been published. As promised, a new rally took place outside Rockstar North headquarters on November 17th. On a chilly Monday evening, participants lined up to the soundtrack from the first trailer, chanted controversial slogans, and then marched to the Parliament building, located just a kilometer away. The post "Rockstar Games vs. the Union: Wh…
Rockstar staff reportedly fired after sharing Slack policy emails in private union Discord server
New reporting from People Make Games alleges that the 34 union staff at Rockstar were fired after the sharing of internal emails over Slack policy in a private union Discord server. This report comes as the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) continues legal claims against Rockstar over unfair dismissal. According to an anonymous source, who is a Rockstar employee but not a union member, the “public forum” that Rockstar alleges le…
Rockstar’s 34 Surprise Firings Were About A Discord Server, Not GTA 6
A new in-depth report claims that Rockstar’s decision to fire 34 developers had nothing to do with leaking GTA 6, but with what they said in a private Discord server, where they shared internal company emails that management later treated as a breach of conduct and tied to alleged leaks. Rockstar Games let go of 34 employees a few weeks ago, triggering accusations that the move was really an attempt at union-busting. Parent company Take-Two la…
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