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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Danyel Vanreenen

GTA VI creator sacked employees after finding ‘disparaging’ chat room – tribunal

A rally was held outside Glasgow Tribunals Centre ahead of the hearing for a group of former Rockstar employees (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Developers working on Grand Theft Auto VI were fired after developer Rockstar uncovered a “disparaging” private chat room where employees swore about their managers and complained about the company, a tribunal has been told.

The company said it accessed a private Discord server where hundreds of people “including disgruntled ex-employees, competitors and a journalist” were discussing the upcoming video game with employees.

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