GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games have released a statement addressing the firings that according one week ago. This came a few hours before a protest took place outside of Take-Two‘s London office (Rockstar’s parent company).
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier received a statement from Rockstar late on Wednesday which accuses the some 30-40 employees of leaking information. The statement is a rebuttal of the reason a union claims for the sackings.
“Last week, we took action against a small number of individuals who were found to be distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum, a violation of our company policies. This was in no way related to people’s right to join a union or engage in union activities.”
Previously, Take-Two only had said they were fired for “gross misconduct”. Meanwhile the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) claim all of the implicated employees were simply part of a private union Discord chat. Other than those employees, the only others part of the group were “labor organizers” as reported by Bloomberg.
As more details have come to light, fans on social media have expressed anger towards Rockstar Games and Take-Two’s decision. Some people have questioned the validity of such leaking of information given it cannot be found online.
The Protests Will Go On
Early this morning, the IWGB held a protest outside of Take-Two’s London office. This involved dozens of people standing in solidarity with those affected and sacked employees statements being read out aloud. Footage from the protest can be found on the IWGB Instagram account.
Another protest is planned to take place outside Rockstar North’s office later on Thursday. There have been two protests this week outside of the Barclay House building which Rockstar leases which we reported on here. The end goal for the union is to have all of the staff that lost their jobs be given them back.
On Monday, SAG-AFTRA, the large actors union, also joined in supporting the ex-Rockstar staffers. Plus, the UTAW shared a statement backing the affected workers.
In other Rockstar Games and Edinburgh news, the company are sponsoring a yearly triathlon event once again. Learn more about it here. Be sure to stay tuned to RockstarINTEL for all the latest news on Rockstar Games and GTA VI.
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