Inside Rockstar Games’ Culture Of Crunch

I've talked to nearly 90 current and former Rockstar employees. Although their experiences varied, a pattern has em…

3797 8531 Jason Schreier(@jasonschreier) - Oct 23

This is a really well-done bit of reporting. I'm not gonna lie, I can detect certain parallels in work culture bet…

27 748 Lawrence Sonntag(@SirLarr) - Oct 23

I'm glad all these stories are getting public visibility now. Incredible and important reporting by @jasonschreier…

38 218 Rami Ismail(@tha_rami) - Oct 23

Grosse enquête sur le Crunch chez Rockstar : culture de la présence obligatoire jusqu'à l'absurde, noms de collabor…

62 64 Hugo(@hugodegnd) - Oct 24

Aie aie aie, Schreier remet une pièce dans la machine et ne parle pas de 5 ans de développement, ni de 7, mais carr…

14 28 Epyon #JVPGW(@Epyonzilla) - Oct 23

During this last week I have been retweeting stories from other R* employees telling their stories in response to d…

5 37 Miriam Bellard(@MiriamBellard) - Oct 24

I wanted to read it all but it brought back bad memories, heh. I'm just wondering how much time a game like RDR2 wo…

2 34 Jeff Gagné ✌️(@JFGnorD) - Oct 24

"L'idée que Rockstar se soucie de ses employés et de leur santé est risible " (un ancien employé de San Diego qui e…

11 9 Revue de presse JV (saison 2)(@RevueDePresseJV) - Oct 24

The company that makes the most lucrative pieces of media in all of history does so largely by working its employee…

1 15 The Babadork(@RyanIkeComposer) - Oct 24

Interestingly, if the “mandatory overtime” stuff at Rockstar Lincoln is accurate, it’s most likely illegal under EU…

3 8 Bloody Mary Hamilton(@newsmary) - Oct 24

Taí a matéria GIGANTE do Jason Schreier sobre a situação de trabalho dos desenvolvedores da Rockstar Games. Ele fal…

1 8 Guilherme "Ghost" 👻 Jacobs(@GhostJacobs) - Oct 23

Jason once again doing the Lord's work.

0 9 John of the Dead(@mistermegative) - Oct 23

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1 8 Tauriq Moosa(@tauriqmoosa) - Oct 23

Popcorn is on standby

0 8 Pixel Boo 👻(@Nitomatta) - Oct 23

“One tester who worked below me told me he had gone to the doctor for help dealing with depression, was asked where…

4 3 Rosanna Nichols(@rosanna20736) - Oct 24

Incredibly appreciative of all the reporting that went into this story. So many of these stories go untold out of f…

1 6 Jared Rea(@jaredr) - Oct 23

Nos preocupa que nuestra ropa sea de comercio justo y nuestra comida ecológica y de proximidad. Quizás sea buen mo…

0 7 Paula Acevedo(@pacevedoroyer) - Oct 23

Malokdo dela herni novinarinu jako Jason Schreier. Neuveritelny pribeh "jak se taky da delat hra za bilion"

2 4 Jaromír Möwald(@JaromirMowald) - Oct 24

Your video-game hobby is problematic 👇

2 4 Greg Jenner(@greg_jenner) - Oct 23

But it's a complex debate that doesn't effect only the videogame industry. This is just a part of a much bigger pro…

0 6 Joan Prieto(@LVPrieeto) - Oct 24

This hits home, I've quit two tech jobs that did this exact thing: “The temperament from these guys has always bee…

0 5 Strahan Couldron(@StrahanCole) - Oct 24

We talked about this on the latest #InsanityCheck

2 3 Blackthorn City's Most Valuable Trainer(@Ljay90) - Oct 23

Something I think gaming enthusiasts often miss is that game criticism/reviews are not the same thing as gaming jou…

3 2 guek(@guek_jc) - Oct 23

This makes me sad. The game industry needs to unionize and put an end to crap like this. I do not care how good t…

1 4 xsuicidesn0wmanx(@_sn0wX) - Oct 23

incroyable monde où c'est ok de détruire la vie de plein d'employés parce que des nerds avec une ps4 veulent faire…

0 4 RedMarmotte avec un jeu de mot d'halloween(@RedMarmotte) - Oct 24

I can't repeat this enough: if you need to do this then your company is failing and management is responsible.

0 4 DEATH // SENTENCE(@DeathSentencePC) - Oct 24

Don’t you support micro-transactions? Shut up.

0 4 Matthew(@MelonMatt93) - Oct 24

I think is very important to say that crunching is always a decision of oneself. We as humans have always the freed…

0 4 Joan Prieto(@LVPrieeto) - Oct 24

Pleeeease read this whole article. If you really want to understand the situation with Rockstar and RDR2, it's all…

0 3 green bendy @ 🎃(@greenbendy) - Oct 24

Obviously, this article is a great piece of journalism that sheds light on toxic industry practices. However, I do…

0 3 Spooky T. Wight(@MadCathedral) - Oct 24

This is such a non-story in my opinion. Employees work long hours at Rockstar games? Welcome to the real world. Con…

0 3 MLGProLawyer(@MLGProLawyer) - Oct 24

Julien Chieze s'excusera-t-il pour sa précédente vidéo cautionnant les pratiques de rockstar ? Rien n'est moins s…

0 2 Spookygamyde(@Origamyde) - Oct 24

Oh boy

0 2 Erika 🎃(@Mizert_) - Oct 23

This is a big issue to me. I don't want to buy from slave drivers. Even if people are paid for their time there are…

0 2 Make Bowsette Canon!!! #NSFW(@The5thRobin) - Oct 24

I think that overall is positive to make people conscious about crunch, so we as consumers know that we are buying…

0 2 Joan Prieto(@LVPrieeto) - Oct 24

Boo hoo they knew what they were signing up for when they took the job. Lame story

0 2 #NEVERQUIT(@F1sT) - Oct 24

@Noddus_ D'où l'importance des papiers prenant les témoignages d'un très grand nombre d'employés, pour tenter de to…

0 2 Florian(@Florian_Piette) - Oct 24

Enjoy your cowboy game

0 2 Jeff G(@GentleJeffrey) - Oct 24

Skvělý (a dlouhý) Schreier o kultuře crunche v Rockstaru. Za mě dost smutné čtení, je to takový jeden velký stockho…

1 1 Jan Modrák(@bludr) - Oct 24

This is insane

0 1 💀The big ‘ol pumpkin himself, NNB💀(@TwoHeadedGiant) - Oct 24

Please read. Share. Discuss. Especially those in artistic fields: “Is it possible to make great art without unreaso…

0 1 Irene L. Pynn(@irenelpynn) - Oct 24

Great article covering the recent @RockstarGames crunch issue. I stand by what I said before though, fuck Rockstar…

0 1 Braxifen(@Braxifen) - Oct 24

I have only twice in 6 years been asked to do mandatory OT. One was a single Saturday for testing. And the other wa…

0 1 🧟‍♂️ No-eyes SoSpooky Bench 🧟‍♂️(@noah_bench) - Oct 24

Great article on crunch. This sticks out to me though “She said she found it productive to be there when other peop…

0 1 Iain McNally(@McNastyPrime) - Oct 24

A lot of this is just fucked up. Especially that bit about leaving people off the credits if they leave before the…

0 1 CaloOoOoOoy(@Caloy_) - Oct 24

I've mostly been avoiding the R* controversy stories while waiting for this article to come out. Kudos to…

0 1 Matt Flowers(@mattflowers) - Oct 24

Such a good article- please read all the way through. Buy the game but keep speaking up about crunch is the bottom…

0 1 Eyestrology(@eyestrology) - Oct 24

Ca devient de plus en plus "compliqué" cette histoire donc.

0 1 Agent Jensen(@YoannRatcliffe) - Oct 24

Well timed article, with #RDR2 coming this Friday. Buy the game and support the devs, but remember to speak up agai…

0 1 Vignesh Krishnan(@vikky_krish) - Oct 24

"[...] Dan’s statement about crunch being optional is ridiculous. It is optional if you want to lose your job or ne…

0 1 Romain Soual(@rsoual) - Oct 24

Using the controversy for clicks for your story ehh?

0 1 Leo T(@LEE_EL2013) - Oct 24

This entire controversy will be dead tommorow when those reviews drop.

0 1 Godfather(@GamingGod72) - Oct 24

Reminder to please read this

0 1 🎃chai🎃(@chai_squared) - Oct 24

Damn. Jason is so good at what he does. He’s right there along side Austin Walker in terms of my favorite voices in…

0 1 Joe VenAHHHHfro(@JoeVenafro) - Oct 24

I’m all for working hard but you’d better make sure there’s a reward for it otherwise I’ve got two words for ya; “F…

0 1 White_Noise(@Whiitenoiiise) - Oct 24

@vgatwtoe

0 1 Sexy "I Voted" Sticker Osbo(@jmarquiso) - Oct 24

this is depressing. they still want us to buy the games because they get royalties, but their working situation is…

0 1 ⚦(@RedDeadRenee) - Oct 24

Vivement la vidéo de @JulienChieze 👌

0 1 ze derf(@derfybreizh) - Oct 24

HereWeGO.gif

0 1 TheDutchSlayer(@TheDutchSlayer) - Oct 23

Speaking out is good. Organizing is better.

0 1 (The Ghost of) Eugene (Debs) DSA🌲🌹🤝(@DSA_Eugene) - Oct 23

👏👏👏

0 1 Ronoh(@sirronoh) - Oct 23

Same as most then.

0 1 Carmylite [spooky version](@Carmylite) - Oct 23

Despite Rockstar's publicity clean up crew working overtime the past week, it's clear things still need to change.…

0 1 Cody Mello-Klein(@Proelectioneer) - Oct 23

If you're interested in video games or labor practices and/or how those intersect at one company then this article…

0 1 Andrew Martinez(@ajmartinez4) - Oct 23

And there it is @Zednek101

0 1 CheyWhitey(@Cheywhitey) - Oct 23

holy shit

0 1 #1 beetlejuice (1988) fan(@philatticus) - Oct 23

Oof. Glad Jason Schreier is reporting on this tbh

0 1 Geniternal Damnation(@P__Geni) - Oct 23

A good dive into the details behind the Rockstar crunch elements

1 0 Shaun Joy(@DragnixMod) - Oct 23

🤔

0 1 ▪Sennin Tadd▪(@SenninTadd) - Oct 23

Give this a read, it's important!!

0 0 🌈Pierre '🎃Spooped😱' Fouquet [ETNL](@SpazldRust) - Oct 24

Need to keep in mind this when interviewing for jobs

0 0 Kris Aw(@Kr1saw) - Oct 24

@OnToTheFifth

0 0 Fokis(@FokisSays) - Oct 23

@RockstarGames I have no intention of supporting you currently.

0 0 🎃 Poultry-geist 🦃(@GoldenSaucerGuy) - Oct 23

Once again, Schreier proves he is on a whole other level with his journalism.

0 0 The Deadcade(@thedadcade) - Oct 24

интересный текст о кранчах в Рокстар от Джейсона Шрайера @zavtracast

0 0 мишгансдр(@kokosolapiy) - Oct 23

Really good article. I understand both sides I believe. I like my work life balance that I currently have, but have…

0 0 Jamie Clarke(@GamesJobsJamie) - Oct 24

Fantastic read. I can’t imagine how long it took to get all these interviews together.

0 0 Ethan Braun(@linkachuchu) - Oct 24

"intense overtime" is abuse

0 0 dodyg(@dodyg) - Oct 24

A simple truth. Regardless of the brouhaha surrounding the whys and whos, the point is, this exists, this is perpe…

0 0 Tommy Millar(@TotoMimo) - Oct 24

piping hot tea

0 0 Spencer(@spencererer) - Oct 24

Article très intéressant, lisez-le si cela vous intéresse.

0 0 Florian Laventurier(@poutouk) - Oct 24

Soooooooooo True ..... Just speak out 😀

0 0 Siddhartha(@Siddharthaburri) - Oct 24

Bem vindo a qualquer empresa em 2018

0 0 Vini(@Vini_Arisato) - Oct 23

can't crunch if you're already always crunching!

0 0 Mike Corsaro(@f0da) - Oct 23

Have not read the article yet but this seems at odds with what @Pepsi_Punk was tweeting the other day?

0 0 Kieran McNairn(@thekieran) - Oct 23

I don't normally share Kotaku articles as the level of journalism is often questionable; but this article is well r…

0 0 Fandom is Awesome(@SilverBack96) - Oct 24

I complain a lot about how @RockstarGames treats PC gamers, but what they do to their own employees is a thousand t…

0 0 ahac(@ahacsedusak) - Oct 24

A great article by Jason.

0 0 Axl N. Bhost(@AxlBosso25) - Oct 24

Nice facts for the next book :)

0 0 Ihor Pospishnyi 🔜 DevGAMM Minsk(@IhorPospishnyi) - Oct 24

Plus tard, après la diffusion de son article, @jasonschreier à relevé un point important : "Si les joueurs continue…

0 0 Neurochoc(@Neurochoc) - Oct 24

Read this! seriously. Read this article. As with his comments in his book about crunch, this really drives the poi…

0 0 Nicholas Anderson(@NamantH) - Oct 24

After spending a week in China with Chinese entrepreneurs, my definition of overtime has totally changed....

0 0 Arsalan Arif(@AKAarsalan) - Oct 24

Thats quite a story. Great article. It‘s a shame that everyone seems to think games can only be made great if you c…

0 0 Kasimir@Earth(@PodiFudge) - Oct 24

@LocoMvO decent read No matter what overtime you work you should be compensated.

0 0 Jamie(@jay_utd_mma) - Oct 24

Incredible article - Excellent from both Jason and those who spoke to him. Being a problem in many studios of the…

0 0 S'Demon Fi-gory 🎃(@FistOfFiori) - Oct 24

Esto hay que leerlo.

0 0 Alberto Martín(@limonmecanico) - Oct 23

Gamin, le crunch presque idéalisé s'affichait sans complexe dans c+ avec une ITW de David Perry crunchant tout azim…

0 0 Bruno ~(@BrunoActu) - Oct 24

These guys wouldn't last a minute in the lebanese job force. We do unpaid overtime just so we dont lose our job

0 0 Ahmad Itani(@a2itani) - Oct 23

Allez lire ça c'est très très complet et ça permet de se rendre compte que même si Rockstar va sortir le meilleur j…

0 0 Sugar Dandy(@SofianeWhoKnox) - Oct 24

Bien le bonjour @dev_dimanche , un papier qui devrais te faire plaisir ( ironie )

0 0 Darklinux(@darklinuxtweet) - Oct 24

Great read, offers up a lot of food for thought

0 0 (((Jarrett)))(@haterous_corpus) - Oct 24

It makes me sad people have to work these hours.. working more hours does not equal better or more work done over t…

0 0 Slowy(@SlowyTwitch) - Oct 24

This is terrible. And they've created a situation where a boycot will hurt more than help. Almost genius in a very…

0 0 Guido Scordo(@GuidoScordo) - Oct 24

I don't quite get why anyone would crunch for some silly letterboxing that should've been defined in the first plac…

0 0 Keksos Der Grosse Ⓥ(@KeksosDerGrosse) - Oct 24

We have a name for companies whose workers work 100 hours. Rockstar is a sweatshop.

0 0 Asi Epshtain(@AsiEpshtain) - Oct 24

<this

0 0 Stefan Siber(@PH0T3K) - Oct 24

There’s a ton of truth in this article. And there is a ton of ignorance in the comments.

0 0 Cel Therapy(@celtherapy) - Oct 24

"Pour faire des choses exceptionnelles il faut.." Dans 3..2..1..

0 0 So[N][N]et les mati[N]es(@sonnetlesmatine) - Oct 23

Rockstar is truly 'Rockstar'

0 0 Enlik Tjioe(@Enlik) - Oct 24

“The overall tone at Rockstar is that what the company values most is not the bugs you fix but the hours you put in…

0 0 Radical Thomas(@connectoffline) - Oct 24

*90* employees. Holy cow. Bookmarking this so I can give it due attention later. And I'm sure we'll talk about this…

0 0 Jonathan Lack(@JonathanLack) - Oct 23

What a story. I’m glad that Rockstar are opening up more, and seemingly willing to listen to their employees. Let’s…

0 0 Ben M-J but a ghost(@V_Ben) - Oct 23

Superbe papier par un journaliste / auteur très sérieux et avec grand renfort de sources. Édifiant (et le but n'est…

0 0 Donnie Jeep #StarWarsHoloNews(@DonnieJeep) - Oct 23

A very thorough, very well-written, very disturbing article that nails the interlinked policy, social, and financia…

0 0 Charles N. Cox(@agentcox) - Oct 24

@RockstarGames is a disgrace in terms of how it treats its employees. The game industry as a whole needs to do/be b…

0 0 Nick Battaglia(@MercWithOneArm) - Oct 24

Here we go!

0 0 Jesus(@xeos_) - Oct 23

Not surprising

0 0 yung chemical imbalance(@thoed_e) - Oct 24

Hâte de voir les réactions du ménestrel !

0 0 Anthony Cuny(@TidaFR) - Oct 24

Intense overtime is only 50-60 hours? lol okay...good thing they don't work in the restaurant business

0 0 deethy(@deetherz_) - Oct 23

Excellent article, well worth your time reading, but let me cut to the chase; it’s probably not a good idea to boyc…

0 0 Dark Rider(@Darcrider) - Oct 25

@Cyman89 we need a signal for when Jason drops these bombs man. This is a tough read.

0 0 Kaz Kem(@KingOfTheDodos) - Oct 24

Thanks for all you do, Jason. Your hard work is something special in this industry.

0 0 Eric Mizener(@Mizener) - Oct 23

Who woulda thought that a company - one that makes its money and glory off of games where you play as an outlaw or…

0 0 [a democracy where people arent voting] tom(@tom_hunt) - Oct 24

Surprised? Not really.

0 0 ᴀʜᴍᴀᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇꜱꜱ(@AhmadChildress) - Oct 24

Mixed feelings on the Rockstar overtime controversy. On one hand, the whole culture about "being seen in the office…

0 0 Najib El Kihel(@najibelkihel) - Oct 24

@Willvs Tes détracteurs qui se sont trompés aussi dans la durée du développement du jeu^^

0 0 MrKoddy(@MrKoddy) - Oct 23

Intéressant, méditez donc ça en jouant a #RedDeadRedemption2 bande de moules !

0 0 Emmanuel Beaufils(@manuzful) - Oct 24

@jasonschreier is the best games journalist alive today. Thankful that he literally gets the scoop. This is very we…

0 0 BingalingDaDream(@ThisIsBing007) - Oct 23

De lo mejor que lei al respecto del crunch en Rockstar

0 0 Sebastián Cigarreta 🎲(@grungecloud) - Oct 24

People seem to be mortified at the horrible work conditions Rockstar allegedly put their employees through. Yet I h…

0 0 Maverick King(@mavking) - Oct 24

Cuando pirateéis un juego o una película, pensad en esta gente, que representa a la inmensa mayoría de las personas…

0 0 Álvaro Barbado(@AlvaroBarbado) - Oct 24

Do kolacyjki.

0 0 Maciej Kowalik(@MaciejKowalik) - Oct 23

Another excellent article from Jason Schreier. #RedDeadRdemption2

0 0 Neil 🎮(@ebsy) - Oct 24

Strap in, this is a long read, but it’s very interesting.

0 0 Trent of Trunkman(@TrunkmanUK) - Oct 23

#GameWorkersUnite

0 0 Dan Sapossnek(@korndawggg) - Oct 24

*whispers* UNIONIZE

0 0 🎃 skelentari 🎃(@kementari) - Oct 23

Great read on the attitude to work and the culture of crunch within Rockstar

0 0 John Spjuth(@johnspjuth) - Oct 24

Incredible journalism.

0 0 cesar △⃒⃘(@milkfatpercent) - Oct 24

Real journalist right here.

0 0 Garret Bland(@bland725) - Oct 23

So @jasonschreier is basically the industries Woj. The bomb has been dropped, cue the frenzy.

0 0 AlanLUFC(@AlanFromCLE) - Oct 23

"Ah, mas nos Estados Unidos é melhor tanto para o empregador quanto o trabalhador, pois não há tantos direitos trab…

0 0 Guilherme Conter(@gconter) - Oct 24

Es acojonante como al final acabamos aceptando las "cultura de empresa" y las "circunstancias que rodean a la indus…

0 0 Baltters(@baltters) - Oct 24

An amazing and informative piece. I highly recommend reading it before jumping into the “crunch” discussion.

0 0 We Coulda Done Porn(@wcdpcast) - Oct 24

"Those who work there say they hope that by speaking out, things will change."

0 0 Pière Salard(@PeSalard) - Oct 23

If it's voluntary and they're given overtime pay so what? @Kotaku capitalizing on the outrage. Shame.

0 0 Robert(@Gr4vity400) - Oct 23

Jason Schrier is doing excellent work and this piece is definitely worth the read. I'm excited to play the game tha…

0 0 Colson Craig(@ColsonIRL) - Oct 24

My afternoon reading is decided

0 0 Terrified Toronto Trash Ghoul ™ 🚮(@chuued) - Oct 23

An amazing article about #crunch by the only real journo working at Kotaku!

0 0 Kenneth Voorter(@fierystick) - Oct 24

@spadged You might find this interesting

0 0 The ghost of a good night’s sleep(@EllenLodders) - Oct 24

What an awful policy, one that's deliberately meant to guilt people into sticking around, regardless of their life…

826 2272 Patrick Klepek(@patrickklepek) - Oct 23

Work on RDR2 for six years but whoops, it shipped in the seventh? Sorry, no credit for you. That’s an incredibly cr…

62 131 Jared Rea(@jaredr) - Oct 23

It isn't as uncommon as you'd think, but doesn't make it right.

4 91 VOTE NOV. 6! 🇺🇸(@andrearene) - Oct 23

This grossness is why I was special thanks on two Capcom games (DMC4/Bionic Commando) instead of being properly cre…

12 9 JP Kellams(@synaesthesiajp) - Oct 23

This happens at lots of studios and I hate it. I think folks would be shocked how common it is.

4 15 Former Stripe Dog(@fauxlacine) - Oct 23

Esto de aquí es una canallada de proporciones cósmicas. Si has trabajado en un juego, tienes que aparecer en los cr…

6 7 David Llort🕹️(@dondepre_gd) - Oct 24

In the lastest episode of @SpawnOnMe I said that the crunch practices didn't make me want the game less. THIS right…

5 8 Stabby Stan 👻🎃🧙🏾‍♀️(@StubbyStan) - Oct 24

Wow @RockstarGames ... that's pretty fuckin' shitty of you.

2 6 Blunty 🎮 #PaxAus2018(@BluntNate) - Oct 24

i like to make jokes about how credits for films are often mired in in-fighting but there's a good reason unions ha…

2 6 Katsian Andor(@dogunderwater) - Oct 23

Having worked on a game for over a year and been left out of the credits, I can tell you how rotten that feels. Thi…

0 6 Sloppy Occult(@FloppyAdult) - Oct 24

seems the games industry cud learn a thing from music bc we give production credit to studio squatters that do no a…

0 6 for whom the bell smols uwu(@riglow) - Oct 23

uy familiar @masculinemarko

0 4 shinji manlangit(@sh0nj0) - Oct 23

Rockstar est décidément une merveilleuse boite.

2 2 Thomas Pontette(@_Sicarus_) - Oct 23

Not the first I've heard of this practice, call it out and snuff it out. You work on a game, you get credited on th…

0 3 Matt Phillips(@bigevilboss) - Oct 24

The fact people dont know that this is widespread in the industry and absolutely not exclusive to rockstar is both…

1 2 Nickferatu 🎃🧛‍♂️(@N_Tail) - Oct 23

Rockstar is slowly creeping higher on the 'gross' list.

0 2 Witch Queen of the Flame(@hburgur) - Oct 23

Seeing your name on something IS important if you've put work into it. Always credit anyone who has officially been…

0 2 Ross Kennedy(@KamSage) - Oct 23

I remember something happening similar to this when LA Noire launched, where people weren't credited and were told…

0 2 Darwin(@gie005) - Oct 23

What a transparently abusive policy. Eat shit @RockstarGames

1 1 DefenestratorOfSouls(@DefenestratorO) - Oct 23

Does it suck they didn't get their names in the credits? Yes! Is this evidence of a hostile work environment? No. I…

0 2 Luke Stephens(@LukeStephensTV) - Oct 24

...Smells like a need to unionize.

0 2 Tim J.R.(@deweydecimation) - Oct 23

This is just wrong. Give people the credit they deserve.

0 2 Lik Chan(@LikChan) - Oct 23

And millions will buy this game day one without a care in the world for these developers. They'll speak out again…

0 1 G-Fright Nitro(@GNitro) - Oct 23

what the fuuuuuckkkkk

0 1 PaTrick Lum(@jintor_au) - Oct 23

this is so messed up. their names are still in the source control, on tickets, emails, diffs, assets. PUT THEM IN…

0 1 SavePointSam(@SavePointSam) - Oct 24

Ahhhh, how quickly we forget. This was a whole thing when LA Noire was finished, remember? …

0 1 Hannah Bradshaw Lozier(@HannahBLozier) - Oct 24

You know what... I don't think I'll be playing GTA V anymore. Or any Rockstar games from here on out. This is a d…

1 0 TDWho(@TheDoctorDevo) - Oct 24

Unless you plan to go in and literally delete all the work that employee did prior to leaving, there’s no excuse no…

0 1 Erin, on the side of caution(@CalliopeAnim) - Oct 24

As an industry artist, what a terrible and childish policy. This is the sort of thing you see in smaller new studio…

0 1 MarkHawk(@MarkHawk) - Oct 24

That is horrendously bad. Extremely disrespectful.

0 1 Tim Moss(@TDMoss) - Oct 24

This is fucking awful.

0 1 Derek Bender(@djbender) - Oct 24

Aaaaaaand that’s why I’m not buying the cowboy game, folks

0 1 Kuribo's BOO!(@KuribosShoe) - Oct 23

Maddeningly stupid policy. Rockstar just sound horrid right now.

0 1 The Idle Owl(@TheIdleOwl) - Oct 23

Rockstar is such garbage and I'm pretty glad I haven't supported them financially in a long time.

0 1 Devon Gillespie, Video Game Gremlin(@devronius) - Oct 23

Ubi weren’t this evil with me. A dev’s proudest achievement is that credit.

0 1 Steven Pick(@pickassoreborn) - Oct 23

Red 5 tried to pull this stunt with Firefall. It wasn’t until a lot of us (and I mean a LOT of us) raised absolute…

0 1 James “Voting Makes You Cool” Jones(@TheJamesBJones) - Oct 23

Fora a Rockstar não dar crédito pra quem trabalhou no projeto e saiu antes da conclusão (e falam isso sem corar), e…

0 1 Brun 13(@EddDoloroso) - Oct 23

Company called out for terrible work practices continues to have terrible work practices.

0 0 🏳️‍🌈 huffimus_prime frights(@huffimus_prime) - Oct 23

What the hell? @RockstarGames Fix your company culture.

0 0 Jack Graves(@EldritchCraft) - Oct 23

Rockstar have long been guilty of this. Remember L.A. Noire?

0 0 Gareth Brading 🌹(@gbrading) - Oct 24

I am totally and completely disgusted reading this @RockstarGames idc how long someone worked at you're studio if t…

0 0 The Jokester Mr. J(@TheJokester_MrJ) - Oct 24

This happens at Activision too.

0 0 Kevin(@kev_d) - Oct 23

The more I read about Rockstar the less likely I will be to ever buy a game of theirs. Despicable, disrespectful, t…

0 0 My Buddy Jill Valentine(@SirAxilotl) - Oct 23

what the absolute fuck

0 0 eric 🎃"scare" quotes🎃 hauntedhaus(@donkeyspaceman) - Oct 23

The “bright side” of terrible crediting standards in video games (re: it’s usage in job hunting) is that no one has…

0 0 Carl Dungca(@VZnet) - Oct 23

forgot the link

0 0 🍭 Candyghost Dia 🎃(@diamatsugurl) - Oct 23

see also Microsoft "Ship It" awards...

0 0 John Lambert(@jrl7) - Oct 24

This kind of bullshit is why game developers need to unionize. SAG-AFTRA, the WGA, and IATSE lose their shit when t…

0 0 Matt Prestwich(@mattprestwich) - Oct 23

IT GETS WORSE!!!!

0 0 hayley(@spaghetticat) - Oct 23

This is fucked up beyond belief. Jesus.

0 0 Jonathan Lack(@JonathanLack) - Oct 23

The Game Industry seems to be an honest to goodness shit show to rival the comics industry...

0 0 Obligatory Halloween Name(@RichardCasey) - Oct 24

This is a garbage policy. As a game developer, your credit means a lot. It costs NOTHING to leave a name there. It…

0 0 Olivier Lamontagne(@olizor) - Oct 23

Horrible practices in the game industry...

0 0 Joe Maier(@joeker) - Oct 23

Remember when Team Bondi did this and it was agreed by most people to be petty, cruel and a demonstration of the in…

0 0 Kim Wincen(@wincenworks) - Oct 23

It's disgusting that those who did the work on Rockstar games but left before release don't get credited for their…

0 0 hullo benzo(@ryushidude) - Oct 23

@RockstarGames More news making me not want to consider playing your games anymore.

0 0 TMoney(@tmoney_gaming) - Oct 23

I don’t really understand the value of “being in the credits” but I wouldn’t put it past the world of nightmare lat…

0 0 Corvak(@Corvak) - Oct 23

This is actually disgusting

0 0 💖 Chrissy Bee 💖 (🎃 but now a sexy ghost 👻)(@Avalix) - Oct 23

YIKESSSSSS

0 0 Andrew Gilbert(@rapidlytapardew) - Oct 23

hey at least SOME people got credited

0 0 ⣝⣵⡎⣵⢗⣿⣫⢗⡎⣵(@zarawesome) - Oct 23

wow, fuck Rockstar

0 0 Jay-Z's verse in Monster at 25% speed(@ceilingfansound) - Oct 23

It is a horror when you’re left out of credits.

0 0 ᏚᎬᏀ 🤷🏻‍♂️(@TheSeg) - Oct 24

This is why I wasn’t listed in the credits for ROCKY BALBOA.

0 0 crazypnut(@crazypnut) - Oct 23

Wow, that's real shitty.

0 0 𝓗𝓮𝔁𝓦𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓻🔮(@MystDreamWeaver) - Oct 23

There's usually a harsh penalty when you miscite/forget to cite (aka credit) in academics Among artists, penalizing…

0 0 Lightling '🅱elon 🅱usk Majira'(@_lightling) - Oct 23

Rockstar Games, votre philosophie d'entreprise fait un peu gerber non ?

0 0 Arnaud(@RatchetBlaster) - Oct 24

@JustinFGC

0 0 Kaelan(@Kaelan25) - Oct 23

Who cares is the game good or not

0 0 HOTLAÑTA MAN(@HOTLANTA_MAN) - Oct 24

Such a bullshit policy and totally a tactic to get people to do shit they want them to do

0 0 Jesus(@xeos_) - Oct 23

I have never purchased a Rockstar came, and after all the news about the development team on Red Dead 2, I don't ev…

0 0 Halloween Serf Dunlow(@SerfDunlow) - Oct 23

Give credit where credit is due - I'm a firm believer of this. Rockstar's really been looking like Auschwitz as of…

0 0 LyonHart(@LyonHart_) - Oct 23

Let’s call this policy what it is. A bullshit way for Rockstar to continue to promote the Houser brothers as the so…

0 0 Spooky Spencer(@lethalcupcake) - Oct 23

That's incredible fucked up

0 0 Richard Lawler(@rjcc) - Oct 23

Please give @jasonschreier's investigation into the labor practices and crunch culture at Rockstar a read. I know i…

270 773 shadow austin walker(@austin_walker) - Oct 23

Reminder to self to read when I get home.

3 7 🎃Ogre🎃(@TactlessOgre) - Oct 23

Everything about the Houser's management reminds me of the way the Simpsons writers used to treat the animators --…

1 6 Power Down, Knife Hand!(@JCWilliamsIRL) - Oct 23

Adding this piece on labor practices in the game industry to my spring #videogames course.

0 2 Eric D.(@EricSDet) - Oct 23

For once that I share a press thing. Have a read!

0 1 VicenteProD(@VicenteProD) - Oct 23

This is such a good, nuanced deep dive into the crunch culture at Rockstar. It is absolutely worth your time.

0 1 Mac 💀🌸(@FrostyBear21) - Oct 23

Retweeting to read later. But you should as well

0 1 Spooky Devilmother :: making things(@Synodai) - Oct 24

Game developers need unions

0 0 GOREy Csuhta ⚔️🍷(@cjcsuhta) - Oct 23

This is just impossible to ignore. And as I'm crunching through the end of the month, it's a stinging read.

0 0 Matt Clements Jr.(@mattclementsjr) - Oct 23

Jeebus. This reminds me of culture in a lot of grad school groups. It's all about the hours worked to prove dedicat…

0 0 💀Neoliberalism Aids Climate Change💀(@madgamerdoctor) - Oct 23

Some truly shocking stuff, I have to admit to feeling a little guilty for buying this now

0 0 ShinKagato(@ShinKagato) - Oct 23

Seriously go read this. I’m glad someone really looked into how back Rockstar has been for a long time.

0 0 Kev, Queen of the Gorgons 🐍(@KevBobbitt) - Oct 23

"“And Rockstar is a good company to work for...The money’s alright, there’s a bonus at the end of the year. It’s ju…

0 0 Rhymes McFist is a friendly skeleton(@rhymesmcfist) - Oct 23

Incredible reporting from @jasonschreier on the abusive work culture at Rockstar Games. All game fans should read.

39 164 Adam Conover(@adamconover) - Oct 24

Dear game developers: unionize!

0 0 Dr. Fill 🏳️‍🌈 #IBelieveWomen(@DamonFillman) - Oct 24

@onlinepresent @Horse_Jeans you're missing that that was rockstar corporate pr figures released to directly contrad…

1 13 j a c k s o n(@headfallsoff) - Oct 24

Really a great piece of reporting by @jasonschreier (again). There have been conversations about how to address cru…

0 8 Patrick Beja(@NotPatrick) - Oct 24

plus ça change...

3 5 David Doak(@drdoak) - Oct 24

I wanna thoroughly read all these articles about crunch and rockstar and criterion but honestly I'm too busy finish…

0 6 Samantha 🕷️🗡️⭕🎶 👨‍🚀🚀(@SamanthaZero) - Oct 24

Wow, there is SO much to unpack here in this article about crunch time working at Rockstar Games: whether great art…

0 4 Jessie Link 👑🍌👖(@mad_typist) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch: #gamedev #indiedev #RedDeadRedempion2 #rdr2

1 2 Michał Król(@mkrolgd) - Oct 24

This is a great article, and I honestly don't know if I can feel ethically comfortable buying this game.

0 3 The Curse of the Zack Figurine(@zhandlen) - Oct 24

Ya acabado de leer. Menuda vastada de artículo.

1 2 Martin *Calabaza*(@MartinAkaHeine) - Oct 24

Y OJO: ¿Veo mal comprar RDR2? No. Aunque se dé dinero a Rockstar, a su vez esos trabajadores también desean ver su…

2 4 Martin *Calabaza*(@MartinAkaHeine) - Oct 24

This is a brilliantly researched story, but its closing question - can you make great art without insane overwork -…

0 2 Joel Snape(@JoelSnape) - Oct 24

We have reached a point where we genuinely need to have a discussion about unpaid work, the precarity of time, and…

0 2 Peter Vale(@pcvale) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

1 1 Ben Manath Dimanche(@BenDimanche) - Oct 24

Fascinating follow-up on the R* working time issues. I think it's telling that people came forward anonymously. It…

0 2 Simon Cooper(@scoop_cooper) - Oct 24

It's a huge read. But it boils down to a necessary evil for a highly competitive company. There have been examples…

1 1 Dango Lando(@theDangerLander) - Oct 24

Finally finished this. Excellent read. Thorough, balanced, @jasonschreier more than did his due diligence.

0 2 Barrylad in a Mask 💀🔪(@TheBarrylad) - Oct 24

The quote is from an article about working conditions at Rockstar, but the exact same thing could be said about cou…

1 1 C(@ckjong) - Oct 24

And that's why @TheToyBoxLab exists. Games should be as fun to make as they are to play. I've done enough crunch in…

0 1 Ivan Monteiro Prado(@ivanmprado) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku #gamedevelopment #RedDeadRedemption2

1 0 🇦🇹 Joe Kniesek(@joekniesek) - Oct 24

@SummerIIzed نه همه‌جا. توی این پرونده کامل نوشته.

0 1 Amir Borghei(@AmirBorgheii) - Oct 24

I remember meeting a former Rockstar employee at a NYC Gaming meetup back in 2013 and he said he quit because they…

0 1 michael 🐿 koh(@ughHugs) - Oct 24

In what hell universe is nine hours a standard day? From

0 1 Ian McEachern 🎃(@imceach) - Oct 24

Reading this now, finally. First thought: if you're the head of whatever, you should not be saying "we work hard" b…

0 1 Seva says Unionise Games(@historianon) - Oct 24

🇬🇧 Материал о кранчах в Rockstar Games. 37 минут.

0 1 Интересные статьи(@BestArticlesCo) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 1 KevinH(@kHerembourg) - Oct 24

@SJWSuperman @lcshorten I'm holding off on RDR2. There's no stopping the massive success it will be, but I don't ne…

0 1 Dan Sapossnek(@korndawggg) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 1 Digg Long Reads(@LongDigg) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch vía @kotaku

0 1 Sofía Francisco @LudumPost(@chicabits) - Oct 24

Halfway through this article, I had just about made up my mind to personally boycott Red Dead 2 even though I'm dyi…

0 1 Levi Nelson(@levinels) - Oct 24

@Jakaltalui Des semaines de taf de 100 heures, des salariés traités comme des sous merdes, ça donne envie...

0 1 Numan(@Numan_9_9) - Oct 24

Also, article link, because I'm dumb and too excited and forgot to add it:

0 1 Brent Metcalfe(@Jesterhead0302) - Oct 24

Interviews with dozens of employees detail Rockstar Games' culture of "crunch", after a studio co-founder's 100-hou…

0 0 Harbinger Entity(@reverendentity) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Fro(@fro40) - Oct 24

The working conditions at Rockstar Games (the games studio behind GTA and Red Dead Redemption) sound horrendous.…

0 0 Rob Price(@robaeprice) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Vincent MNLV 🦉(@VincentMnV) - Oct 24

Rockstar makes great games, but they sound like a terrible place to work

0 0 Ross Miller(@rosssmiller) - Oct 24

This is very interesting

0 0 Dark(@DarksXBL) - Oct 24

If you choose to take a job at a studio working on a highly-anticipated AAA video game or piece of software, and yo…

0 0 Mark(@MarkMulvey) - Oct 24

I fucking love videogames but they shouldn't come at this cost. For years Rockstar made th…

0 0 Tousif Ahsan(@kidkierkegaard) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Ira Covington Jr(@BlackipinoJay) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Scotland's Online(@ScotlandsOnline) - Oct 24

cc @ladybenko

0 0 Ale Narvaja(@alebarbaja) - Oct 24

Interested article. I think that crunch is part of the development process and I am on board with that as long as i…

0 0 Sven Metzger(@c4t0r) - Oct 25

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku #games

0 0 John Koetsier(@johnkoetsier) - Oct 24

Guter Artikel über die Arbeitsbedingungen bei #Rockstar #RDR2

0 0 Ghoulasch(@CouchMaster) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Mega Kibitz(@MegaKibitz) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Philipp(@MrGermanpiano) - Oct 24

No to będzie aferka :)

0 0 Miłosz Kowalski(@Straatmoon) - Oct 24

Great longread on Rockstar's crunch practices.

0 0 Anthony Shelton(@thesirkibble2) - Oct 24

This piece by @jasonschreier on Rockstar is really worth a read, hearing different peoples opinions from all over t…

0 0 Sean(@TheModernLeper) - Oct 24

While it’s laudable that Kotaku have tried to get to the truth of the overtime culture, the article still frames pe…

0 0 Ben(@Ben_Paul) - Oct 24

Rockstar maakt prachtige games maar voor werknemers is het vooral heel hard zwoegen. #RDR2

0 0 Martin de Witte(@MartindeWitte) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Ozgarden(@Nerdolotwitt) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @instapaper

0 0 Duncan Gidney(@duncgid) - Oct 24

#BoycottRedDeadRedemption2 #UnionizeGameDevelopers #Death2CrunchTime #NoMoreCrunch

0 0 wowzer bowser🌹(@choppa1890) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Sebastian(@Hexxagon) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 manu.(@cosmoplankton) - Oct 24

Can’t remember the last time I sat at a desktop computer to read a long form article. It was worth reading every li…

0 0 Adam(@RedlineRonin) - Oct 24

I could never work in video games

0 0 Jeffrey Scary Quah(@jeffreyquah) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch vía @kotaku

0 0 H. R. Vargas(@b3qa_) - Oct 24

Vaya historia de terror

0 0 Juan Casidecapitado 👻(@DarkCoolEdge) - Oct 24

Not a good look for Rockstar. Especially how aloof higher-ups come off (to put it nicely).

0 0 Raging Acedia(@ragingpandabear) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch vía @kotaku

0 0 SirArDheL(@SirArDheL) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Penn Talent(@penntalent) - Oct 24

@Oscar I recommend you read

0 0 jonathan 👻(@jbucktales) - Oct 24

A lire :

0 0 Vintzooz(@vintzooz) - Oct 24

Insightful exposé, by the great Jason Schreier, of the work culture at Rockstar Games that, unfortunately, seems to…

0 0 Dan Owain Breeze Ⓥ(@TheDanBreeze) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Gregory P. Perreault(@GregPerreault) - Oct 24

@charlemange93 @PressStartKofi did you read the yesterday article from kotaku?

0 0 ALE: Spidey #1(@Alejandroid1979) - Oct 24

The video game industry (triple A) should start to take #projectmanagement seriously and become professional. A few…

0 0 Daniel Ros(@_danielros) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 NetWeight(@netweight_) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch Espectacular.

0 0 Javier Pastor(@javipas) - Oct 24

.@Kotaku made a lengthy article about crunch at Rockstar Studios and has talked with a lot of current and former Ro…

0 0 Dronfax(@Drololololon) - Oct 24

Another update on working conditions at Rockstar and making Red Dead Redemption 2

0 0 Down & Nerdy Podcast(@downandnerdy757) - Oct 24

really hope this is not how my favorite game studio, @Naughty_Dog, works. Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch…

0 0 LITTLE FANG(@JITTER_PING) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku Something to read while we count down the hours to RDR2

0 0 Nictos(@Nictos) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 🎃Andres Fantasma👻(@andresrf03) - Oct 24

0 0 playmoo(@playmoo) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Lizard King(@meltron69) - Oct 24

Interviews with dozens of employees detail Rockstar Games' culture of "crunch", after a studio co-founder's 100-hou…

0 0 Semtori(@Semtori) - Oct 24

forgot the link:

0 0 Dan McK-or-Treat(@Dan_McKenney) - Oct 24

“And so a very long time ago, we decided that if you didn’t actually finish the game, then you wouldn’t be in the c…

0 0 'Liberal' Agent Rasu(@TheRealRasu) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Dean Burrows(@Dean_Burrows_PM) - Oct 24

Long, but very good read. And unfortunately it's almost exactly like the articles that came out after Red Dead 1 a…

0 0 Andrew Kimery(@adkimery) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 Ylrahc(@Jalhar33) - Oct 24

"Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch" Un long et passionnant article sur les créateurs de Red Dead 2 à noter :…

0 0 Zombie Buka 🎃🧟‍♂️(@zenibuka) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Allen Cheung(@allenmhc) - Oct 25

@gameinformer Let's talk about how their corporate culture needs a change instead. @gameinformer, do your job. Inf…

0 0 Dan Sapossnek(@korndawggg) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch przez @kotaku

0 0 Remi Nowakowski 🎮🎨(@RNAcid) - Oct 24

@Exclusive_Plays @IGN Ok fella.

0 0 ʀɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴇʙꜱᴛᴇʀ 🎮(@RealRichWebster) - Oct 24

This just absolutely soured my soon-to-be experience of RDR 2. I love videogames, but I don’t want my games at the…

0 0 Adnan Ahmed(@adnan_ahmed) - Oct 24

@ashwale_ @IGN Debunked? Hmm...

0 0 ʀɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴇʙꜱᴛᴇʀ 🎮(@RealRichWebster) - Oct 24

"You’re going out to lunch and everyone’s talking about work hours—how many hours you’ve done, how many you’ve logg…

0 0 Mac Sparrow(@CaptMacSparrow) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

0 0 Dr. Hassan Tetteh(@doctortetteh) - Oct 24

Interviews with dozens of employees detail Rockstar Games' culture of "crunch", after a studio co-founder's 100-hou…

0 0 Motivasyon Bukucu(@motivasyonbuk) - Oct 24

Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch

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Interviews with dozens of employees detail Rockstar Games' culture of "crunch", after a studio co-founder's 100-hou…

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Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch via @kotaku

0 0 🇰🇪 MR 🏳️‍🌈(@MarkRenja) - Oct 24

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