Rockstar Games mandates return to office despite staff concerns about work-life balance
• Rockstar Games has mandated that staff return to the office 5 days a week starting in April to finish GTA 6, despite staff concerns.
• Developers criticize the decision, citing broken promises about flexible work, and concerns about wellbeing, caring responsibilities, health issues, and enabling crunch culture.
• Quotes from anonymous Rockstar developers express worries about work-life balance and losing the ability to collaborate remotely.
• Industry union IWGB condemns the "reckless decision", saying there's been no staff consultation and it ignores requests for basic working conditions.
• GTA 6 is slated to release in 2025 and expected to become the best-selling video game ever after its record-breaking trailer debut.