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Rockstar Games fires over 30 employees, all were part of pro-union Discord group, "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry" (archive.ph)
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[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 weeks ago

I know who I’ll never support with my money again. No public apology will ever undo this type of damage.

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

So be it. I need to save more money anyway.

Yo ho, union busters!

[–] miguel@fedia.io 13 points 2 weeks ago

Not that I was planning to buy any more Rockstar games, but this definitely doesn't help.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

Well, I know what I'm not buying anymore.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oww, betrayed by one of their own?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldn't trust Discord with my privacy for a second. They're almost certainly selling that information.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I was absolutely 100% going to buy GTA6 on launch day before hearing this.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

But we're still gonna buy GTA VI right?

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, because I'm not paying $100 CAD for one game. That is insane.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The series peaked with IV anyway.

And none of them are ever gonna be better than Saints Row 2.

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Series peaked with GTA2, great game

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

They really hit their stride with the alpha version of the original GTA, after that everything went downhill.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

San Andreas was peak. IV was great, but it wasn't better than S.A.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

4 had the non-lobotomized Euphoria engine for maximum shenanigans.

[–] heckypecky@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yo ho ho.

No.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck no! Who in their right mind would support a company that does this shit?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I didn't buy 5, unlike you class traitors

Or 4

Or San Andreas

(I got bored by Vice City it's just not interesting)

Sleeping Dogs was better, fight me GTA simps, you can't, my crime guy knows kung fu.

[–] justlemmyin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

+1 to Sleeping Dogs being way better than GTA!

[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

I had fun with vice city. Liked sleeping dogs alot. Gotta replay that when I get my oled monitor.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, I'm gonna steal it so...

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why waste your time?

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Maybe he hates himself.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Not if it's got kernel-level anticheat.

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sure we will.....

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nah I'll just wait for epic to give it away. Didn't pay for 5 either