Rockstar's union mole exposed as GTA 6 tribunal opens fire

A tribunal over sacked GTA 6 employees is producing fiery revelations: Rockstar had a mole embedded in a union worker Discord server for over two and a half years, according to the company's own legal battle disclosures. Opening statements have laid bare Rockstar's culture of secrecy, with the studio arguing it would have been 'insanity to take no action.' Separately, politicians resurfaced the decade-old 'hot coffee' controversy to grill Rockstar over violence — then cleared three million dollars in GTA 6 Miami Beach marketing funding anyway. The game is also generating uglier headlines off-screen, with fans reportedly extorting a real nudist resort after location leaks.

The collapse of Hideo Kojima's deal with Sony is coming into sharper focus. The studio reportedly dropped his next project because it kept missing deadlines, ran over budget, and was heading toward a multiplatform release — an analyst adds that the Death Stranding franchise likely barely broke even, which may help explain the decision to cut ties. Xbox's ongoing Kojima partnership is drawing its own scrutiny, with reports suggesting the company is getting unusually guarded about the arrangement.

Nintendo picked up a legal win in the Netherlands against Mig Switch cards, a ruling the company says will benefit developers globally. The Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake continues to generate debate — fans are split on a redesigned Sheik, and pre-order bonuses keep accumulating. A firmware update to the Switch 2 has quietly improved digital game sharing, and EA and Saudi-owned Savvy Games Group are reportedly mulling a merger that could bring Pokémon Go and EA FC under the same roof.