How do Rockstar keep the game info a secret?

[Jack0711]

Because it's not worth losing your career to satisfy a bunch of random strangers on a forum.  So yes, NDA.  /thread.

 

And there was a thread that was exactly the same as this just several days ago.

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=570968&st=0&hl=

So one piece of information gets leaked and they fire the whole set of employees because they don't know who leaked it cause everyone knew it?

 

Yes there is a thread but it's full of retards like you who thought NDA was the answer to life the universe and everything.

I never said NDA was the answer to life, but it is the answer to your question.

 

You asked how they keep the secret. We answered that there is a non-disclosure agreement. It really is as simple as that.

Looks like someone doesn't want their question answered!

[eastriver]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

[17th]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

[RonDutch]

 

Its the pinocchio rule, It keeps them from leaking.

[bullfroginthahood]

What others have said + I imagine R* employees are paid well enough to not give a sh*t about leaking stuff

[Jack0711]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

He would have to be one desperate man since he would need all those years of training and experience in the gaming industry to get a job at Rockstar. Also, he would need to be able to cover the costs of all the lawsuits thrown at him.

[Carlover325]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

It's not as simple as applying for the job and getting it. The people working on the game have years of schooling for their career.

[black_benz]

Rockstar is the cream of the crop when it comes to video game development, I doubt anyone working there would want to risk the possibility of losing their job over leaking information that will come out eventually.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if people who work there have shared minor details with family members they can trust, but leaking the information online seems completely pointless. And leaking the information to some sort of media outlet in exchange for money would be utterly stupid (they'd be bound to be tracked down).

 

I think it also has to do with management of information and information logistics at Rockstar, project managers maybe know more than individual developers who work on a certain portion of the game, etc. That's how it would be at any large company if you've ever worked at one.

[AuSsIeThUnDeR36]

Well, this isn't gta related info, but I met someone who worked on Mad Max 4 Fury Road. He said they had been filming in Namibia and they had a Dodge Charger ON TANK TRACKS and a chevy with twin 350 blown engines mounted at the rear running on nitro. This is all legit info. Trust me when the movie drops next year you'll see i wasn't lying!

[PHOENIXZERO]

Why would they want to leak info? What benefits would it provide?

[eastriver]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

I don't think anyone is interesting in getting sued into the stone age.

And I'm pretty sure they limit the type of information certain people have access too.

If you're just a voice actor only voicing like 2-3 scenes, you might not be told anything about the game except what to voice act in these specific scenes.

Breaking the NDA is a serious serious f*ck up your life forever consequence and it's likely they do some background checking with people they hire.

[98 in 1]

Think about it. Getting fired is one thing, but getting fired for violating a NDA is another. How the hell would you get another job with that looming over your head? You can't just exclude it from your resume. And let's not forget about the lawsuits.

[17th]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

I don't think anyone is interesting in getting sued into the stone age.

And I'm pretty sure they limit the type of information certain people have access too.

If you're just a voice actor only voicing like 2-3 scenes, you might not be told anything about the game except what to voice act in these specific scenes.

Breaking the NDA is a serious serious f*ck up your life forever consequence and it's likely they do some background checking with people they hire.

What's about consequences? Prison? What R* can do for breaking NDA?

[abczyx]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

I'm pretty sure leaking considerable amounts of NDA covered material would be a massive turn-off for businesses in any industry!

 

If someone at R* North did leak GBs of data, then they'd struggle to ever have a professional career again in any sector.

[NYC PATROL]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

I'm pretty sure leaking considerable amounts of NDA covered material would be a massive turn-off for businesses in any industry!

 

If someone at R* North did leak GBs of data, then they'd struggle to ever have a professional career again in any sector.

Exactly this to the T

[jamieleng]

I imagine that only a few people in Rockstar know everything about the game. They only outsource work to companies under the Take-Two umbrella & they are probably only working on small parts of the game, or specific features.

 

I'm guessing breaking an NDA, especially if it was clearly done on purpose, is a real no no in the entertainment industry & would almost certainly do more harm to your career than good. I imagine a lot of developers don't even feel like talking about the game outside of work, especially a game with a development period this long.

 

I'll admit that Rockstar seem to have a particular knack to information control. I can't imagine there are no disgruntled ex-employees of Rockstar. Even then, if they blabbed, it would still come back to bite you in the arse by being sued & being blacklisted by the wider community.

Edited August 11, 2013 by jamieleng

[Carlover325]

NDA's are something you don't break.

It's simply not "haha i released top secrut GTA V info to the public" and that's the end of it.

You'll get sued into oblivion, obviously lose your job and you will be known as an employee you broke the NDA, thus you're not likely to get a new job ruining your career.

Losing my job and future career and getting sued into oblivion is something no one would do.

What if someone get a job in Rockstar North just to leak gigabytes of GTAV info, and he doesn't give a f*ck about career because he not interested in making games, and he just wanted to leak gigabytes of GTAV info?

I don't think anyone is interesting in getting sued into the stone age.

And I'm pretty sure they limit the type of information certain people have access too.

If you're just a voice actor only voicing like 2-3 scenes, you might not be told anything about the game except what to voice act in these specific scenes.

Breaking the NDA is a serious serious f*ck up your life forever consequence and it's likely they do some background checking with people they hire.

What's about consequences? Prison? What R* can do for breaking NDA?

I don't think prison is a possibility, as it's a civil matter rather than criminal. But R* can sue you for damages, and you would be blacklisted from your chosen career, deeming your years of schooling useless.

[AuSsIeThUnDeR36]

Well there was that Ed guy who got on here i think it was back in April 2012 and he said all this stuff about gta v and it seemed legit. Especially the part about the Larry Andreasen bridge. Larry Andreasen was a professional diver who killed himself diving off a bridge in LA so it seems Larry Andreasen bridge is likely to be an actual bridge in the game. He also talked about a lawyer guy named Ed and in the vehicle.ide found in Max Payne 3 (that contained vehicles of gta v) there wad one that said 'edsboat' so maybe this ed has a boat in gta v.

[MikeyB]

I imagine that only a few people in Rockstar know everything about the game. They only outsource work to companies under the Take-Two umbrella & they are probably only working on small parts of the game, or specific features.

This too.

 

Voice actors are not going to be shown anything they do not need to know to do their job. There will be only a few trusted people who know everything although testers will pretty much know a lot, and they must need a few of those.

 

If I worked for R* I would take a pride in keeping the secret.

[Kirsty]

Working at Rockstar wouldn't just be simply a job, it would be a career. You don't just get employed there, or any games company for that matter, if you didn't have the qualifications or skills required for development, and you don't get those without spending years learning them.

 

Sure, knowing anything about this game and seeing how the fandom act, it might be tiniest bit tempting to mess with them or reveal details about the game to satiate them, but so much that it's worth risking your career? I don't think so. By breaking your NDA/contract, you'd not only get fired, but your employment history would be tarnished with this major break of trust that you should maintain with your employer.

 

The screenshots that have leaked are few and far between, and we will never know the real reason behind the fact that they are shown to us and it could turn into a conspiracy theory if you think about whether Rockstar do it intentionally, but that's for another topic.

 

End of the day, Rockstar employees don't just keep quiet just because their contract says so even though it's a major factor, but because they also value their work and their colleagues work enough not to break that trust there.

 

 

[FurryPhilosifer]

I imagine that only a few people in Rockstar know everything about the game. They only outsource work to companies under the Take-Two umbrella & they are probably only working on small parts of the game, or specific features.

This too.

 

Voice actors are not going to be shown anything they do not need to know to do their job. There will be only a few trusted people who know everything although testers will pretty much know a lot, and they must need a few of those.

 

If I worked for R* I would take a pride in keeping the secret.

This. If you're working on something that you're really proud of, why would you leak it and ruin the experience of playing it for the first time? why would you leak it at all?

[doomsdaysept17]

Leak Info = ruin your life and career

exactly this, and people who got a job there at R* are smart enough not to ruin there lifes so therefor you won't see any leaks

 

if i worked there for example or any developer, i wouldnt either whats the benefit of leaking some sh*t? they need their paychecks

 

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