Overview
- Thursday’s date shift replaces a May 26, 2026 target after an earlier move from a planned late‑2025 launch.
- Take‑Two Interactive shares fell roughly 8–10% following the delay announcement.
- Bloomberg reported that 30–40 employees in the UK and Canada were dismissed for allegedly sharing confidential information.
- Rockstar said the actions enforced company policy and were unrelated to union activity, a claim the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain disputes.
- Take‑Two CEO Strauss Zelnick publicly backed the additional time, noting the new date remains in the same fiscal year and lands in the holiday window.