‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Says Fired Employees Were Leaking Information

Rockstar Games terminated more than 30 people last week in an action that a labor group called “union-busting.”

Grand Theft Auto VI is slated to release in May 2026

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Rockstar Games, the company behind the hit Grand Theft Auto franchise, said that the dozens of employees it fired last week were leaking company secrets, disputing allegations by labor leaders that it was disrupting workers’ attempt to unionize.

The employees had been sharing company information in a forum that included non-employees, a Rockstar spokesperson said in a statement to Bloomberg on Wednesday.

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