Never talk about unionizing on company time, on company property, or with someone else that is, and especially with someone unvetted.
Keep it private, keep it quiet.
this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2025
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Weren't the antagonists of rdr2 the pinkertons?
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Rockstar bad
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If you're going to organize a union, don't fucking use Discord...
Previously decided never to buy a Rockstar game again (after an unplayable PC port on GTA 4) this just crystallizes that decision
It was like 5 years ago but I heard a family friend working there was making 27k as a mid level dev.
At a certain point the blame lies with the worker, I am pro union but jesus have some self respect and look for better.
Game dev is predatory because people can and will do it for free. Many "dream jobs" have this issue.
In case anyone thought the "rockstar" being referred to was Joe Strummer, it's actually Gene Simmons.
What a joke. Fuck rockstar.
Well, never giving my money to Rockstar again then :)
I pretty much only buy indie games at this point. Any game made by a company that benefits a stock ticker? You best believe I'm... (checks what comm I'm in) ..Acquiring it. Lol
Funnily enough the one exception to this rule that I probably would have made was BF6 but they forced me to sit this one out by barring Linux users 🤷♂️ So I'm playing Outer Worlds 2 instead rn.
Outer Worlds 2
I'm pretty sure Obsidian Entertainment qualifies as AAA.
Correct. 😉
Ah, so you're saying you only play one AAA game and the rest are indies?
They're saying they pirate them
Funnily enough the one exception to this rule that I probably would have made was BF6 but they forced me to sit this one out by barring Linux users 🤷♂️ So I'm playing Outer Worlds 2 instead rn.
For some good battlefield alternatives that run great on Linux check out ->
Easy Red 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324780/Easy_Red_2/
Operation Harsh Doorstop
https://store.steampowered.com/app/736590/Operation_Harsh_Doorstop/
and Angels Fall First
https://store.steampowered.com/app/367270/Angels_Fall_First/
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And that last bit is wild because the one that doesn't require Windows for PC gamers is the one owned by Microsoft.
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I think this comment will age like milk once GTA6 has been out on PC for a decade
Wait, why that comment?
Sales for GTA VI will probably be similar or higher compared to GTA V.
Pfft...Like y'all don't know what to do with GTA VI.
Don’t play it?
Like y’all don’t know what to do with GTA VI.
Wait 2 goddamn extra years or however long until they release it for PC.
The good news is by then I can easily justify upgrading my PC too. Right now it's hard to justify upgrading from my RTX 3060 Ti, but by 2027 or 2028 when the PC version comes out, I'm sure that there's something enticing available from all 3 GPU manufacturers (yay, we almost have competition now) and I can get the hell off Nvidia again finally.
yay, we almost have competition now
Hold your horses, Intel is going through some stuff, and I hope the GPU division survives.
Ugh I hope if it doesn't they'll at least sell it off to someone who can realistically keep it running. Though I have no idea who that would be at this point.
It's going to suck if we're back to the duopoly.
Rockstar have been pieces of shit for decades. Didn't change anything then, and unfortunately, it probably won't now.
light my beard on fire?
Play it so much that you don't notice your crew set your beard on fire and left without you?
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I’m sure the department of labor will get right on this case…
I know you're being sarcastic, but if does point out the fact that capitalism is only held in check by government. RockStar obviously waited until they knew they could get away with it given the current attitudes in all branches of the US government.
"The Grand Theft Auto maker terminated between 30 and 40 staffers across multiple offices in the UK and Canada"
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Did the USA invade the UK last night and I didn't notice?
Now, to be fair I got an early night, it was Halloween and the nutters were out in force so I popped the ol' sleeping plugs in and nodded off, but I think I'd notice when I got up for brekkie and the yanks were marching down the road xD
"Gross misconduct, and no other reason"... from 30 people at once? And they're not going to elaborate on what the "misconduct" was?
Maybe we're supposed to believe the fact they were all part of the same discussion to unionize was a coincidence, too?
My best bet is the Discord server had internal Rockstar files, and their angle is these files should have never been put on external servers, and that other Discord members should have reported it
GTA6 will still sell millions of copies, many to people in threads just like this one that are appalled at RS's action.
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That's against the law, but don't count on this DoJ to enforce it.
wrong country 😅
Is that allowed in the UK and Canada? As an American, I'm not familiar with the law there.
Everyone should already be boycotting this company
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