I think when I look back, Red Dead Redemption may be my favourite game of this generation, so when I hear that Rockstar San Diego has put up two new job ads on Gamasutra that mention “open world experiences”, you can forgive me for getting a little excited.
Capping off a week during which Rockstar Games’ New York team was unfavourably described to MTV as an Eye of Sauron overlooking its development studios, the company just posted this new edition to its wallpaper series.
Rockstar Games has yet to respond publicly to allegations that staff working on Red Dead Redemption have suffered through poor work conditions, but this alleged internal email is the next best thing.
The International Game Developers Association has weighed in on accusations from the anonymous blogger(s) alleging unfair working conditions at Rockstar San Diego, calling the practice of “excessive crunch” during Red Dead Redemption’s development “deceptive, exploitative and ultimately harmful”.
Following a blog post last week describing unfair work conditions at Rockstar San Diego, a former Rockstar New York staffer spoke to MTV Multiplayer of the fear the East coast office instils in the developer’s West Coast employees.
An anonymous blogger filing under the heading “Rockstar Spouse” has penned a letter of complaint about working conditions at Red Dead Redemption development studio Rockstar San Diego.
