Rockstar Games has spent the last four years overhauling its culture and working to become a kinder, more progressive company. But what does that actually look like? And what does it mean for the company's next game, Grand Theft Auto VI? My latest feature: https://t.co/8VlTh63uNm

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022

This rare look inside Rockstar Games and the development of Grand Theft Auto VI is based on interviews with more than 20 people who either work there or left very recently. Read the whole story here: https://t.co/8VlTh63uNm

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022

Huge update on GTA 6 here.

Even a trailer this year would suggest a fall 24 release date, but personally I'm leaning towards 2025 now. https://t.co/m6jKxVeksV

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) July 27, 2022

Rockstar removed transphobic jokes from the most recent re-release of GTAV and quietly canceled an online mode called Cops 'n' Crooks after the George Floyd protests. Grand Theft Auto VI will have a female Latina protagonist — the first playable woman in modern Rockstar history

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022

Production on Grand Theft Auto VI has been slower than expected, largely due to the pandemic but also due to these changes, as employees grow accustomed to working at this new Rockstar. But many say morale is higher than ever and that the cultural changes are well worth it.

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022

New info on GTA 6:

• Female protagonist

• "The woman, who is Latina, will be one of a pair of lead characters... story is influenced by the bank robbers Bonnie & Clyde

• Development has been slow - due to pandemic, also coz R* is making changes to improve working conditions https://t.co/ntHr2fylxD

— 🍎 Ken Xyro (@KenXyro) July 27, 2022

Car thieves in kinder, gentler Grand Theft Auto will politely ask pedestrians to step out of their way: https://t.co/D33kNDsLl7

— Brad Stone (@BradStone) July 27, 2022

Rockstar's overhaul started in 2018, when staff called out its culture of crunch, bullying, and frat-house antics. The company has ousted managers accused of abuse and promised to cut down on overtime. One employee calls it “a boys’ club transformed into a real company.”

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 27, 2022

Quietly but steadily, the developers of Grand Theft Auto got kind of woke, and they’re trying to make their next game somewhat less offensive https://t.co/t44hfnwmVo

— Mark Milian (@markmilian) July 27, 2022

This is laudable and great, now also go make the game where I can act so badly they call the national guard out on me https://t.co/DF7D3UQL3B

— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) July 27, 2022

"Grand Theft Auto V was a nihilistic parody that threw insults at everything, from right-wing radio hosts to liberal politicians. Inside the company, the tone wasn’t much different." https://t.co/I2qcEL1NSe

— Chris Moran (@chrismoranuk) July 27, 2022

Bloomberg: Rockstar Games has overhauled its workplace culture

Grand Theft Auto 6 will also feature a playable female protagonist for the first time; she's a latina that is one of a pair of leading characters, influenced by Bonnie & Clydehttps://t.co/3iu1w6NIhB pic.twitter.com/6ROTQFz3XA

— Nibel (@Nibellion) July 27, 2022

genuinely curious to see how this goes. I believe in the sincerity of this attempt, but I also don't know what the soul of GTA is if it's not "the Housers mix shot-by-shot recreations of crime movies with South Park humour" https://t.co/3f4nJxTThm

— alex hern (@alexhern) July 27, 2022

Fun details here about GTA VI but ultimately more important reporting about workers speaking up and getting management to treat them better--and the uneven progress that has followed https://t.co/pxkEuNECYL

— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) July 27, 2022