The employees were initially fired for what Rockstar called "gross misconduct", before it was then [accused of union busting](https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-developer-rockstar-accused-of-union-busting-after-it-fires-dozens-of-developers) and [subjected to a lawsuit from the IWGB](https://www.eurogamer.net/unacceptable-and-unlawful-gta-6-developer-rockstar-hit-with-legal-claim-from-uk-trade-union-following-alleged-unfair-dismissal-of-staff).

The IWGB's latest full response reads:

>"Rockstar's latest statement is littered with falsehoods and disinformation - they have given multiple, conflicting reasons to explain why the workers were fired, as if attempting to reverse engineer a rationale for the dismissals. Once again, they have chosen to mischaracterise workers speaking about their working conditions in a private forum as "leaking information". It is hard to understand this statement as anything but a desperate attempt to deflect from the global scrutiny they have come under over the last month. From the UK Prime Minister in the House of Commons, to the game developers across the world erupting in protest - all eyes are on Rockstar and their lawless attack on the people who make them their billions."

The likely trigger for this statement from Rockstar - which had previously refused to comment on the People Make Games report - and the ensuing IWGB response is [UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer mentioning the situation in parliament](https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-developer-rockstars-firing-of-union-staff-deeply-concerning-says-uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer) earlier this week. There, he called the firing of Rockstar's employees "deeply concerning" and promised MPs would look into it.

"Littered with falsehoods and disinformation" - game workers union fires back at Rockstar's "lawless attack" once again, after GTA 6 maker's latest attempt to downplay controversial firings