Overview
- An employee review posted May 1 on Glassdoor, attributed to a QA analyst in Rockstar’s Bengaluru studio, alleges unpaid overtime, 3 a.m. finishes, and months of work squeezed into a few weeks.
- The reviewer says the pace has been “hectic” since last month and that the recent workload harmed their mental health, adding that complaints to managers felt futile.
- Outlets covering the posts stress Glassdoor reviews are anonymous and not fully verified, and Rockstar has not answered requests for comment on the claims.
- Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has recently reaffirmed confidence in the Nov. 19 release for Grand Theft Auto 6 and said marketing will begin soon.
- Industry voices note Rockstar’s past crunch reports, including accounts of 100-hour weeks during Red Dead Redemption 2, and expect investor questions about workload and schedule risk at Take-Two’s late-May earnings call.