{"id":731,"date":"2026-08-19T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=731"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:59","slug":"dont-boycott-gta-6-help-win-justice-instead-fired-devs-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=731","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Boycott GTA 6, Help Win Justice Instead, Fired Devs Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a> developers accusing Rockstar Games of union busting and currently engaged in a legal battle with the studio doesn&#8217;t want players to boycott the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hhIESBAyDK8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> posted by the Independent Workers&#8217; Union of Great Britain, fired members of the union made clear how they would like fans to support them in their ongoing legal dispute with Rockstar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to make this easy for you,&#8221; the former devs state. &#8220;Don&#8217;t boycott GTA 6. Win justice for the people who helped make it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don&amp;apos;t Boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hhIESBAyDK8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the devs go on to explain, they all worked on GTA 6 for years and poured their &#8220;hard work, skill, and creativity&#8221; into making it. Rather than boycotting their work, they want people to experience what they helped build.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But that doesn&#8217;t mean we want you to let Rockstar off the hook,&#8221; the devs said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, workers are calling on supporters to help in other ways, like buying a <a href=\"https:\/\/gameworkers.square.site\/s\/order?cs=true&amp;cst=custom&amp;item=66WZHVFB242USGVZPSOPSAAB#MZLD7KNOR6HEOXEDJK3YLOJF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom t-shirt<\/a>. The proceeds will go towards supporting fired workers and their legal case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That legal saga began on October 30, 2025, when 31 Rockstar employees at the studio&#8217;s UK office were fired without warning or explanation. All of the employees in question were members of the IWGB, and were helping to organize a studio-wide union at Rockstar. Despite the firing of many of its organizers, the union survived and is currently asking Rockstar to voluntarily recognize it..\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fired employees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/rockstar-accused-of-firing-grand-theft-auto-devs-over-union-organization\/1100-6535862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accuse their former studio of union busting<\/a>, while Rockstar alleges the developers were fired for &#8220;gross misconduct&#8221; that included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/rockstar-insists-gta-6-devs-were-fired-for-leaks-not-unionizing\/1100-6536894\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaking confidential company information<\/a> in a public forum. Rockstar denies the firings were related to union membership or activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/rockstar-suffers-legal-blow-in-union-busting-dispute-as-trial-date-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preliminary tribunal<\/a> upheld the right of the workers to bring &#8220;blacklisting&#8221; allegations (the act of compiling information and discriminating against workers involved in union activity) against Rockstar in court, with the trial set to begin on September 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s perhaps for the best that former workers aren&#8217;t calling for a boycott, as it seems many players have already preordered GTA 6. Rockstar&#8217;s parent company Take-Two called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/gta-6-preorders-are-unprecedented-across-the-industry-take-two-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTA 6&#8217;s preorder numbers &#8220;unprecedented,&#8221;<\/a> but doesn&#8217;t want to reveal them out of concern that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/gta-6-preorder-numbers-wont-be-revealed-because-they-could-be-misleading-take-two-ceo-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could be &#8220;misleading.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With less than 100 days until release, we still have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/gta-6-is-100-days-away-and-we-have-100-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lot of questions about GTA 6<\/a>. An extended look at GTA 6 will debut on August 27 and will likely provide some answers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of former Grand Theft Auto 6 developers accusing Rockstar Games of union busting and currently engaged in a legal battle with the studio doesn&#8217;t want players to boycott the game. 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