GTA VI maker Rockstar Games accused of anti-union firings: report

Rockstar Games, the studio behind the popular Grand Theft Auto series, has been accused of anti-union firings after dismissing between 30 and 40 employees, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.

According to the report, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) claims that every dismissed employee was involved in a private Discord chat for union organising, was already a union member, or was engaged in efforts to establish a union at the company.

As per a report by The Verge on the matter, IWGB president Alex Marshall described the action as "the most blatant and ruthless act of union busting in the history of the games industry" in a statement. 

However, Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar's parent company, provided a different explanation. Alan Lewis, head of global corporate communications, told the terminations were solely "for gross misconduct, and for no other reason", though no specific details were provided, as per The Verge.

The dismissals occurred across Rockstar's UK and Canadian offices approximately seven months before the scheduled release of Grand Theft Auto VI in May 2026.