Rockstar Games Leaks: Firings Explained

by Archynetys World Desk

Rockstar Games has released further details about the layoffs of more than 30 employees in the UK and Canada. After the developer initially only spoke of “gross misconduct”, the company now told IGN that the terminations were due to the Disclosure of confidential information about ongoing and unannounced projects be attributed.

According to Rockstar, the affected people shared and discussed sensitive content in public forums, including specific game functions from upcoming titles. This makes it clear Violation of internal company policies and legal obligations. The measures were limited to a “small group of people”, both in the UK and internationally.

Trade union allegations continue to be heard

The Independent Worker’s Union of Great Britain (IWGB) had previously claimed the dismissals were linked to union activity. Accordingly, employees who were members of the IWGB Game Workers Union or who tried to organize a union within Rockstar were affected. Rockstar once again firmly rejected this representation and described the allegations as “completely false and misleading”.

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