#Gameworkers

thedailyperspective.org

@thedailyperspective.org

6 days ago

Record Sales, Record Layoffs: Gaming's Broken Metrics Exposed Global games hit $195.6B revenue in 2025, but one-third of workers were laid off. The industry celebrates wrong metrics. Here's why.

Record Sales, Record Layoffs: Gaming's Broken Metrics Exposed

#GamingIndustry #GameWorkers #AusNews #LiveServiceGames #LabourRights

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thedailyperspective.org

@thedailyperspective.org

6 days ago

How Game Workers Are Fighting Back: Heart Machine's Union Win Heart Machine developers unionise with CWA, securing voluntary recognition. A small studio's stand reflects broader labour movement in crisis-hit gaming industry.

How Game Workers Are Fighting Back: Heart Machine's Union Win

#GameDev #UnionsDo #GameWorkers #AusNews

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Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Ubisoft CEO Explains Three-Year Plan to Revamp Game Publisher Through New ‘Creative House’ Strategy, More Than $200 Million in Cost Reductions (EXCLUSIVE) “Assassin’s Creed” publisher Ubisoft is trying to emerge from a rocky few years. CEO Yves Guillemot breaks down the new strategy for success.

“Disciplined workforce management” and “voluntary departures” are corporate phrases.

Sustainable studios require stability, predictability, and long-term planning.

That takes effective leadership, not just headcount adjustments.

#Ubisoft #GameWorkers

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Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

Nos alliés de @stjv.fr seront avec IGN plus tard aujourd’hui pour partager leur expérience et répondre à vos questions.
On espère vous y voir !

Our allies at @stjv.fr will be joining IGN later today to talk about their experiences and answer your questions. We hope you'll join!

#GameWorkers

Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

If this is what “open and constructive dialogue” looks like, it may be time to listen more closely.

When 1,200 workers strike, they’re not unclear, they’re communicating.

#Ubisoft #GameWorkers

Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

Not everyone knows where to start when it comes to organizing.

We’ve put together a resources page for #GameWorkers

Sharing in case it helps.
ubisoftworkerscanada.com/organizing-e...
ubisoftworkerscanada.com/organizing-f...
#GWU #GameDev

Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

We’ve published new resource pages for #Ubisoft workers across North America.

Practical info, trusted links, and #Montreal specific resources.

Share this with anyone who might need it.
ubisoftworkerscanada.com/organizing-e...
ubisoftworkerscanada.com/organizing-f...

#GameWorkers #GameDev

Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

This hits close to the heart:

Devs at Intrepid Studios report layoffs without final pay, WARN Act compensation, or PTO payouts.

This is why game workers organize: when studios fail, unions mean leverage, transparency, and support.

We wish the best for all affected.

#UnionizeGames #GameWorkers

Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

Re-Open Ubisoft Halifax now! On January 7, the Ubisoft Halifax studio was shut down and all 71 workers lost their jobs. This happened only three weeks after 61 of those workers became unionized members of CWA Canada. Ubisoft ha...

Have you heard?! We're writing letters to Yves and #Ubisoft: Do the right thing, re-open Ubisoft Hfx and engage with your workers!

You can help too! Click the link, fill out the form to add your voice to ours in #solidarity!

#unionpower #gamedev #gameworkers

actionnetwork.org/letters/re-o...

Ubisoft Workers of Canada: Halifax

@uwch.bsky.social

1 month ago

Our allies at @stjv.fr have a great guide for #gamedev employees on how to stand up for oneself in the workplace, check it out! #gwu #gameworkers

www.stjv.fr/en/2025/05/s...

Pablosaur

@kednar.itch.io

8 months ago

A council made of CEOs will represent the views of the CEOs, not the majority of people of the sector. For that we have @gameworkers@bsky.brid.gy
https://mastodon.social/@GIbiz/114827389510374519
#gamesindustry #gameworkers

Game Workers Unite Ireland

@gwuireland.bsky.social

9 months ago

On the question of how game workers define their stance towards trade unions - it was favourable.

So what else did game works have to say in our survey?

Find out, request a copy of the full survey here: fsunionsurvey.typeform.com/to/qkmYF4tt

#gameworkers #PayandConditions #PayConditions

vlada 👁 ➤ UVW-CWA

@vladadraws.bsky.social

10 months ago

I'm in need of short/immediate contract work and available ASAP!

I can do:
- logo design (game logo, personal branding, twitch/vtuber branding)
- UI design (iconography, typography, layout)
- Illustration (character, prop)
- Concept art

#gamejobs #gameworkers #artjobs #lookingforwork

narF 😵✌️

@narf.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy

10 months ago

We’re Done Playing Video game workers strike back. Over the last few years, game workers have been struck by unprecedented mass layoffs, driven by corporate greed and short-term profit seeking. While employers treat us like a commodity and line their pockets with our blood, sweat and tears, we’re left to pick up the pieces of our lives. Whether we're unceremoniously discarded by our employers and left to fend for ourselves, or mournful survivors expected to fill the absence of our lost colleagues, we're all affected. This has taken a huge toll on our mental health, our communities, and the quality of the games we make. In an industry already plagued by pitifully short careers, overwork, employee misclassification, precarious immigration status and wage suppression - we can’t afford to stay silent any longer. It's your turn. Sign this petition to stand with game workers and demand dignity and job security for all. Enough is enough; we demand: No more arbitrary layoffs. Concrete protections for all workers in the industry. Financial transparency from employers about their decisions. You deserve better. Some examples of ways that employers could take steps towards meeting our demands are: Improved severance pay Extended health insurance coverage. Recall rights - those who let go get priority when the company starts hiring again. Ban generative AI from our workplaces. The common decency of notice before a layoff. Sustainable growth instead of short term boom and bust hiring cycles. Ending corporate stock buybacks Time to grieve those who are laid off Sign this petition to send a message to the video game robber barons that we aren’t playing anymore and share it with your friends and colleagues. This is a co-op game, and we’re all in it together.

If you work in games, you can sign this petition in solidarity with workers who lost their job. It's time we take a stand!

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/were-done-playing/

#games #videogames #gameworkers #GWU

Peter Brodersen

@brodersen.dk

10 months ago

Now we're talking! ❤️ #Prosa #Gameworkers

Ben Wolland

@benwolland.bsky.social

1 year ago

IWGB Game Workers Union The Game Workers branch of the IWGB is a worker-led, democratic trade union that represents and advocates for UK game workers' rights.

I want to say it's cool and all that Paul McCartney, Elton John and co are willing to fight the UK government about copyright and #AI but that's gonna do exactly nothing to protect #gameworkers from #AI #layoffs and the rest. Join the union
www.gameworkers.co.uk

Pablosaur

@kednar.itch.io

1 year ago

The colourful website of the game developers unConference. It reads: An open forum for worker-led discussions and action. April 5th, 2025. Saturday 10:00 to 17:30. Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street.

The games industry is broken. How do we fix it?
Let's figure it out together at the game developers unConference!

An open forum where the attendants create the day's agenda on the spot and freely exchange information. It's not about business. It's about […]

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Chrissy Fellmeth | IATSE | gameworkers.org

@chrissyfellmeth.bsky.social

2 years ago

Want to keep up with what we're doing at #gdc2024? Check out this link for all the stuff we're doing! #IATSE #Gameworkers #gamesunion linkup.top/gameworkers