The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has shot back at Rockstar Games regarding the firing of 30+ staffers, saying that the company's latest statement is "littered with falsehoods and disinformation."

IWGB released a statement clarifying its take on Rockstar Games' justification for terminating the 30+ UK and international employees in October 2025. Parent company Take-Two Interactive explained that the GTA developer fired those workers for "gross misconduct, and for no other reason." More specifically, Rockstar Games told GameSpot that those developers were let go for discussing "specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles" and other "confidential information" in a public forum. IWGB took issue with that, telling GameSpot that the characterization is inaccurate.

"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," the union said in an emailed statement. "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."

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Donkey Kong Bananza (Digital)

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Donkey Kong Bananza + Emerald Rush DLC

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Donkey Kong Bananza's digital edition is discounted to $59.49 (was $70) at Amazon until December 12 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. You can also get a nice deal on a bundle with the game and the Emerald Rush DLC that drops the price from $90 to $76.49. Both deals are late additions to Amazon's 24-hour Game Awards Sale. Donkey Kong Bananza was nominated for Game of the Year and won the award for Best Family Game.

Developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team, Donkey Kong Bananza earned fantastic reviews when it launched in July, including a 9/10 from GameSpot. It currently holds a 91 Metascore on review aggregator Metacritic (a GameSpot sister site). The Emerald Rush DLC released in September for $20, so the bundle deal effectively drops the price to $6.50 for new players--but only if you buy the bundle.

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