Overview
- Rockstar confirmed to Bloomberg that between 30 and 40 employees in the UK and Canada were terminated last week for "distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum."
- The company said the actions were unrelated to employees' rights to unionize, echoing parent Take-Two's earlier description of the dismissals as "gross misconduct."
- The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain disputes Rockstar's account, saying the discussions took place in a private union Discord that included only labor organizers as non-employees and demanding reinstatement.
- Protests organized by IWGB were held on November 6 outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh and Take-Two’s London office, where laid-off staff and supporters called the firings union-busting.
- The clash follows Rockstar’s tightened security after a major 2022 GTA 6 leak; Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch on May 26, 2026.