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Union claims Rockstar's justification of dismissals is "littered with falsehoods and disinformation" The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has responded to Rockstar's justification for dismissing over 30 employees in October . Read more

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Rockstar again disputes staff were fired for unionising, insists they "distributed confidential information in a public forum" Rockstar Games says the dozens of staff who were fired for gross misconduct had "distributed and discussed confidential information in a public forum, in breach of company policy and their legal obligations." Read more

GamesIndustry.biz Latest Articles FeedDec 11

Disney buys into OpenAI, another studio escapes Embracer, and The Game Awards trailers cost how much? - Patch Notes #34Plus: Square Enix slammed by major investor and the UK government will look into allegations of union busting at Rockstar.

gamedeveloperDec 11

UK Prime Minister describes Rockstar dismissals as "deeply concerning" Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed UK ministers "will look into the particular case" of supposed union busting at Rockstar . Read more

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Dan Houser: "Some of these people trying to define the future of humanity, creativity using AI are not the most humane or creative people" Rockstar veteran Dan Houser has spoken out again about the use of artificial intelligence in the creative fields. Read more

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Dan Houser quit Rockstar because he didn't "have another one of those games in me"; says humans, not AI, will dominate creative endeavours Grand Theft Auto veteran Dan Houser believes that human beings will be the driving force in creative endeavours now and forever. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz Latest Articles FeedNov 27

Report: Rockstar fired staff after Slack policy changes prompted discussion in external Discord A new report claims that Grand Theft Auto giant Rockstar’s recent dismissal of 34 staff for "gross misconduct" was triggered by external discussion of the studio's Slack policies. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz Latest Articles FeedNov 25

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is using AI, but cautions "it's not as useful as some companies would have you believe yet" Rockstar Games co-founder and Absurd Ventures founder Dan Houser has broken rank with many of his industry peers, acknowledging that while he and his team are "dabbling" in AI, "it's not as useful as some of the companies would have you believe yet". Read more

GamesIndustry.biz Latest Articles FeedNov 24

'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris'Unions have always faced repression, the last resort of the weak to try to delay what is bound to happen.'

gamedeveloperNov 17

Rockstar staff demand the company reverse alleged union-busting, reinstate fired workersOver 200 Rockstar staffers signed letters to management demanding the 31 employees fired on November 2 be reinstated.

gamedeveloperNov 14