Rockstar Games Criticized for Lowball Music Offer for GTA VI
Heaven 17's Martyn Ware rejects inadequate $7,500 buyout proposal, decrying the lack of fair royalties.
- Rockstar Games offered $7,500 to use Heaven 17's song 'Temptation' in Grand Theft Auto VI.
- Martyn Ware, the band's member, refused the offer and called it 'iniquitous.'
- Ware highlighted the disparity between the offer and GTA V's $8.6 billion revenue.
- Rockstar declined to negotiate further after the initial offer was rejected.
- The incident raises questions about fair compensation for artists in the gaming industry.