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Rockstar Games is a video game publisher and developer known for franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead.
The recently formed Rockstar developer union - officially the Rockstar Games Workers Union - have had their first meeting with management at the GTA 6 maker, whom they're still seeking voluntary recognition from. …
The newly-formed Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union are pushing for official recognition by Rockstar ahead of GTA 6's console release this November. Although the union publicly announced themselves at the end of May , they still aren't officially recognised by Rockstar Games. …
Last year, more than 30 Rockstar Games staff members were fired in an act of alleged union busting by the GTA 6 developer. Rockstar claimed that this firing was because said devs were leaking features from upcoming games . …
… Every worker, including those at Rockstair, deserves to be and should be part of a union." NEW 🚨| 22 trade union leaders, representing more than 1.3 million workers, are calling on @rockstargames.com to stop playing games with workers' rights and recognise the @gameworkers.co.uk . …
An employment tribunal in the UK has ruled against striking blacklisting claims levied against Rockstar Games by staff the GTA 6 studio abruptly fired last year from ongoing legal proceedings between the two sides. …
… Meanwhile, Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive have sent Game Developer a statement about the accusations above. Here it is in full: "We strive to make the best games possible by giving our talented teams world-class work environments and ongoing career opportunities. …
Grand Theft Auto VI Grand Theft Auto VI Spotlight Amidst ongoing legal proceedings, Rockstar devs have publicly formed a union with the IWGB "Together, we are organising around the things we want to change" GTA 6 trailer breakdown The first trailer and release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 have been … …
… The hack apparently wasn't directly targeted at Rockstar or their Snowflake data warehouse, but at Anodot, a SaaS cloud-cost monitoring tool Rockstar uses. ShinyHunters offered the following statement, directed at the Grand Theft Auto developer: "Rockstar Games. …
Several UK politicians have called on Rockstar Games to be more transparent and co-operative in their legal dealings with GTA 6 developers fired last year. …
… For context, Ricchio left Rockstar in 2014 following a decade or so stint there, having since worked on Amazon's Lumberyard engine, an unreleased version of Minecraft-like Hytale , and for Riot Games on fighter 2XKO . …