In late 2025, GTA 6 studio Rockstar dismissed over 30 employees for what the company called "gross misconduct," particularly leaking "specific game features" from upcoming titles in a "public forum." That forum, it turns out, was a private Discord server where employees apparently discussed working conditions at the studio and spoke with organizers at the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain. Newly revealed court documents from Rockstar say that one of the big new features these employees were discussing was a 32-player online mode.
This month, a judge heard from representatives of both Rockstar and the fired employees, ultimately ruling in the company's favor and denying interim relief to the affected workers ahead of the upcoming trial. In that hearing, as reported by People Make Games, Rockstar's representative barrister Andrew Burns referenced a "top secret" feature of GTA 6 revealed in employee Discord messages.
