Rockstar San Diego som nyligen lanserade det ytterst hyllande Red Dead Redemption har sagt upp 40 anställda. Trots att Rockstar San Diego har hela fyra paket med nerladdningsbart material på gång har man alltså inte möjlighet att hålla alla anställda kvar, något som inte alls är speciellt ovanligt när det gäller större projekt såsom Red Dead Redemption. Studio Manager Steve Martin har detta att säga om uppsägningarna:
As is typical with game development, our team sizes have always fluctuated over the course of the development cycle. As Rockstar San Diego transitions from the launch of Red Dead Redemption onto future projects, we are realigning our resources in order to continue to develop games as effectively as possible.
We are ensuring that all employees who are affected by these changes are being treated with care. While we have no announcements to make regarding a sequel to Red Dead Redemption, the team here are hard at work on the development of downloadable content for the game.