GTA VI is still slated for release next May.

“Rockstar has just carried out the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry,” IWGB [trade union] president Alex Marshall said in a statement provided to The Verge.

Alan Lewis, head of global corporate communications at Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive, responded, telling The Verge the firings were “for gross misconduct, and for no other reason,” without elaborating further.

Thoughts?

  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Gross misconduct has no specific definition or limits. A company is free to decide that union activity constitutes gross misconduct, so this isn’t a denial. It’s just a way of saying “admitting that would get us sued.”