Overview
- Roughly 30 to 40 employees were dismissed on October 30 across Rockstar offices in the UK and Canada, according to multiple reports.
- Union officials say all those let go were IWGB members or organizing through a private Discord channel.
- Take-Two, Rockstar’s parent company, says the terminations were solely for gross misconduct, without publicly detailing allegations.
- IWGB says some affected workers relied on employer-sponsored visas and workplace healthcare, and it intends to seek interim relief and reinstatement.
- The dispute unfolds months before Grand Theft Auto VI’s scheduled May 2026 release, increasing scrutiny of the studio’s labor practices.