Rockstar Makes More Detailed Allegations About GTA 6 Developer Firing

Rockstar Games has addressed the recent wave Grand Theft Auto 6 The developer fired, prompting an official explanation for why the employees were fired with more detailed allegations — all of which the union involved in the case denies. What is the main topic of controversy now? GTA 6 Developers were fired for trying to unionize or because they leaked company secrets.

By late October 2025 Purge had resulted in 34 completions, with 31 employees based in the UK and the remaining three at the gamemaker's Toronto studio. Rockstar said at the time GTA 6 The developers were fired for leaking company secrets through a private Discord server run by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB). The IWGB rejected that claim as baseless, countering that the firings were a clear case of union-busting. A recent report by People Make Games interviewing an IWGB representative may have gotten some messages across GTA 6 Removed developers, including an example of an employee posting an auto-generated transcription of an email to Slack policy changes in possible violation of company policies.

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GTA 6 Devs reportedly fired for leaking 'game features from upcoming and unannounced titles'.

Rockstar now suggests it had nothing to do with the firings GTA 6 Developers discuss the recent partial ban on Slack emoji use, while denying accusations of union-busting activities. “Rockstar Games took action against a small group of individuals, both in the UK and internationally, who distributed and discussed confidential information (including exclusive game features from upcoming and unannounced titles) in a public forum, violating company policy and their legal obligations,” a company representative told IGN. “Claims that these dismissals are linked to union membership or activities are completely false and misleading.”

Rockstar says the Union Discord server had a journalist and rival developer members

Rockstar also alleged that the IWGB Discord server included a sports journalist and an employee from another developer among its members. Only employees found to have discussed confidential information by the company have been fired, noting that there are others on the server who speak well of union membership but are not found to have violated company policy, but remain on the job. Rockstar also confirmed earlier reports that the situation was brought to the attention of other employees who were members of the Discord server but were concerned by the actions of their colleagues after witnessing the alleged leaks. The case was recently brought to the attention of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starr, who described it as “a matter of deep concern” and suggested that the British government investigate the incident. GTA 6 Developer firings.

Rockstar Games took action against a small group of people, in the UK and internationally, who distributed and discussed confidential information (including exclusive game features from upcoming and unannounced titles) in public forums.

The IWGB denies Rockstar's latest allegations

IWGB communications officer Jake Thomas denied Rockstar's latest allegations. Addressing claims that game features were leaked on Discord servers, he said the union didn't even know what they were referring to. Regarding the mention of a sports journalist being involved, Thomas clarified that the person in question had previously “written some articles for the paper,” but was a union representative and sports worker participating in the server in that capacity. He added that the same applies to every member of the server's Rockstar employee channel — where potential union members were able to learn about union membership — who were not Rockstar employees. In a separate statement, the IWGB said that “Rockstar's latest statement is full of lies and misinformation,” accusing the company of trying to “reverse-engineer” the justification for the firings. GTA 6 Developers cited “multiple, conflicting reasons” for the October 2025 dismissal.

Rockstar responds to the IWGB's response, claiming it proves its point

Rockstar has issued a response to the IWGB's counter-allegations. “We suspected and as evidenced by the response to our statement, they didn't know who was at issue,” a company representative told IGN, though without elaborating on the train of thought. The IWGB began legal proceedings against Rockstar in November 2025, calling for the reinstatement of the fired employees. The trade union has said it will claim unfair dismissal if its demands are not upheld and will now raise funds through the Action Network to support the legal challenge.