{"id":761158,"date":"2025-11-27T18:38:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-developers-blast-rockstars-reckless-decision-to-return-to-office-full-time?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:38:57","slug":"gta-6-developers-blast-rockstars-reckless-decision-to-return-to-office-full-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gta-6-developers-blast-rockstars-reckless-decision-to-return-to-office-full-time\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA 6 developers blast Rockstar&#8217;s &#8220;reckless&#8221; decision to return to office full-time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gta-6-developers-blast-rockstars-reckless-decision-to-return-to-office-full-time.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Developers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">GTA 6<\/a> studio Rockstar Games have criticised the company for telling employees they must return to the office full-time next month, calling leadership&#8217;s decision &#8220;reckless&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As reported yesterday, employees at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-tells-grand-theft-auto-6-developers-to-return-to-office-full-time\">Rockstar have been told to return to the office five days a week<\/a>, now that GTA 6 is entering the final stretch of development. Studio management cited security and productivity reasons for this upcoming change, which will come into effect in April.<\/p>\n<p>Since this announcement, the Independent Workers&#8217; Union of Great Britain (<a href=\"https:\/\/iwgb.org.uk\/en\/post\/rockstar-games-mandatory-office\/\">IWGB<\/a>) has blasted Rockstar for its plans to withdraw remote working provisions for the &#8220;majority&#8221; of its staff, noting the studio said any exceptions to the new rules will be &#8220;rare&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-developers-blast-rockstars-reckless-decision-to-return-to-office-full-time?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-developers-blast-rockstars-reckless-decision-to-return-to-office-full-time?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developers at GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games have criticised the company for telling employees they must return to the office full-time next month, calling leadership&#8217;s decision &#8220;reckless&#8221;. As reported yesterday, employees at Rockstar have been told to return to the office five days a week, now that GTA 6 is entering the final stretch of development. Studio management cited security and productivity reasons for this upcoming change, which will come into effect in April. Since this announcement, the Independent Workers&#8217; Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has blasted Rockstar for its plans to withdraw remote working provisions for the &#8220;majority&#8221; of its staff, noting the studio said any exceptions to the new rules will be &#8220;rare&#8221;. 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