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Small update for my Higher Resolution Vehicles Pack, now version 2.2, nothing major, just optimised shared textures and updated the decal for the Predator. Prepping for a bigger update on another project later.

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YouTube video by People Make Games The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members

EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".

PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...

GTABase.com on X: "At the protest, we spoke to two of the fired devs from Rockstar as a catchup form last week, as well as Fred from the @IWGB_GW. Here’s what they had to say: https://t.co/VwNaynBI5F" / X At the protest, we spoke to two of the fired devs from Rockstar as a catchup form last week, as well as Fred from the @IWGB_GW. Here’s what they had to say: https://t.co/VwNaynBI5F

Interviews with Rockstar and union workers:

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Pictures from the Rockstar protest

Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.

A demonstration for the fired Rockstar employees held in Edinburgh last week outside the front entrance of Rockstar North.

The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.

YouTube video by People Make Games The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6

I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.

That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...

‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026 The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025

BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Workers and supporters including Green MSPs protesting outside Rockstar's Edinburgh offices.

The Scottish Greens stand with the dozens of workers sacked by @rockstargames.com for exercising their right to organise with @gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social

Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.

GTABase.com on X: "The protest is wrapping up. We’ve interviewed three former developers about the protest: 1/2 Q: How have you been impacted by the recent union busting? Dev 1: Two of myself and my colleagues, our lives have been completely flipped upside down. We’ve had people on paternity" / X The protest is wrapping up. We’ve interviewed three former developers about the protest: 1/2 Q: How have you been impacted by the recent union busting? Dev 1: Two of myself and my colleagues, our lives have been completely flipped upside down. We’ve had people on paternity

I covered the Rockstar North protest on the @gtabase.com Twitter.

Interviews with devs, politicians, and a union rep (incoming) - as well as pictures and videos.

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#GTAOnline Next Update is arriving on Tuesday, December 9th.

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#GTAOnline Mansions Teaser

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‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Says Fired Employees Were Leaking Information Rockstar Games terminated more than 30 people last week in an action that a labor group called “union-busting.”

NEW: Rockstar Games says the 30+ employees it fired last week were leaking confidential information, disputing allegations that the company is union-busting.

The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’

BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.

Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Amazon Makes ‘Significant’ Cuts In Video-Game Division Tech giant will reduce game development work

BREAKING: Amazon is making "significant" cuts to its video-game division, moving away from MMOs like New World, and gutting its Irvine and San Diego development studios www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

First look at the untitled AAA open world action game from Liquid Swords and teaser:

"Hope moved out. Violence pays the rent. Get comfortable."

The studio was founded in 2020 and is led by Just Cause director and Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg.

Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects

SCOOP: For the last two years, Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30%, an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average.

This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.

Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

'CEOs need to take a backseat:' MindsEye devs accuse studio execs of fumbling layoffs and mandating crunch Almost 100 current and former Build A Rocket Boy employees have signed an open letter containing allegations of debilitating mismanagement–and some workers are even filing legal claims.

'CEOs need to take a backseat:' MindsEye devs accuse studio execs of fumbling layoffs and mandating crunch

A new #GTAOnline event starts on October 2 (available through October 8).

Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month All Xbox Game Pass tiers are getting big changes

BREAKING: Microsoft is announcing big changes to Xbox Game Pass today. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting more features, but it's going up to $29.99 a month. PC games + cloud are also coming to new Game Pass Essential + Premium plans. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/789424/...

It's kind of an odd move considering they added a 'Support Updates' role just for this type of announcements, but then did this instead.

How to sell a video game console:
1) Make your console more expensive than the other consoles
2) Also put all of your games on the other consoles

Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles yet again in the US due to "changes in the macroeconomic environment:

Series S from $379 ➡️ $399
Series X from $599 ➡️ $649
Series X Digital from $549 ➡️ $599
2TB Series X from $729 ➡️ $799

www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...

Discord Rich Presence is now a setting in Rockstar Games Launcher.

gtaforums.com/topic/892200...

Fusion Fix 4.0 for GTA IV is OUT NOW! Rebranded, refreshed and our biggest update yet! Check out the changelog for full details and enjoy new features like Volumetric Fog, Tone Mapping and reworked Bloom, Motion Blur, Depth of Field and much, much more:

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Grand Theft Auto's Dan Houser to Make His First On-Camera Interview Appearance at L.A. Comic Con 2025 With IGN

Rockstar Games Co-Founder Dan Houser will make his first on-camera interview appearance at LA Comic Con this year to have an in-depth conversation with IGN's Ryan McCaffrey, about the legacy and impact of his past games and a look forward to his newer projects in development at Absurd Ventures.

A new #GTAOnline event starts on September 11 (available through September 17).

Potential #GTAVI in-game sites

gtaforums.com/topic/100228...

OK, listen. A triple-A (AAA) game had a meaning once. A million years ago (the 90s...), it was used by game industry analysts to indicate that a game was almost certain to make back it's investment. It echoed the bond rating: AAA, indicating the best possible investment.

Now? Who the hell knows.

‘Perfect Dark’ Developer Lays Off Staff After Funding Deal Falls Through Crystal Dynamics was close to moving the game to Take-Two, but negotiations fell apart

SCOOP: Perfect Dark was almost revived.

The game's developers were close to a deal with Take-Two to fund and publish the game following its cancellation by Xbox in July, sources say, but negotiations fell through, leading to layoffs at Crystal Dynamics last week. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...