Chris Bratt
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
One of the people who makes People Make Games.
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Going to be on Novara Live later this evening (I think about 6:45PM?) discussing the Rockstar firings and the union's efforts to get those employees reinstated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
Carer’s Allowance Crisis Leaves Hundreds Of Thousands In Debt | #NovaraLIVE
YouTube video by Novara Media
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November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Going to be on Novara Live later this evening (I think about 6:45PM?) discussing the Rockstar firings and the union's efforts to get those employees reinstated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hjc...
Finished my homework last night (watching a 1h40m video tutorial), so I'm really looking forward to tonight's gaming (pressing unpause on Europa Universalis V for the first time, despite having multiple hours of playtime logged).
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Finished my homework last night (watching a 1h40m video tutorial), so I'm really looking forward to tonight's gaming (pressing unpause on Europa Universalis V for the first time, despite having multiple hours of playtime logged).
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I shared this yesterday. But I want to repost @chrisbratt.bsky.social's investigation into the Rockstar union-busting allegations.
What people in the business call "proper reporting" and the kind of stuff a healthy media ecosystem must support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
What people in the business call "proper reporting" and the kind of stuff a healthy media ecosystem must support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I shared this yesterday. But I want to repost @chrisbratt.bsky.social's investigation into the Rockstar union-busting allegations.
What people in the business call "proper reporting" and the kind of stuff a healthy media ecosystem must support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
What people in the business call "proper reporting" and the kind of stuff a healthy media ecosystem must support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
Another Member of Scottish Parliament (@ross-greer.bsky.social was at a demo two weeks ago as well) joins the fired workers outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh.
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
I attended the protest outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh this evening to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 workers across the UK, including a number of my constituents who have been sacked.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Another Member of Scottish Parliament (@ross-greer.bsky.social was at a demo two weeks ago as well) joins the fired workers outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh.
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
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We were also joined by trade unionists from the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Germany!
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We were also joined by trade unionists from the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Germany!
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
The Rockstar union case made its way into UK Parliament earlier today
Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Rockstar union case made its way into UK Parliament earlier today
The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
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NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers.
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers.
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
"Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."
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If you care about games, I hope you also care about the people who work hard and sacrifice so much to make them... Only to be tossed aside.
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you care about games, I hope you also care about the people who work hard and sacrifice so much to make them... Only to be tossed aside.
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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You can hear how angry and hurt these devs are. It's in their shaky voices and the way they talk about their work. It's an awful situation, for those who were forced out and those who remain
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
You can hear how angry and hurt these devs are. It's in their shaky voices and the way they talk about their work. It's an awful situation, for those who were forced out and those who remain
Shoutout to whichever Rockstar union member attached one of their seedlings to my bag when I wasn’t looking at the demonstration.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Shoutout to whichever Rockstar union member attached one of their seedlings to my bag when I wasn’t looking at the demonstration.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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The Scottish Greens stand with the dozens of workers sacked by @rockstargames.com for exercising their right to organise with @gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
Great primer here on all the *extremely weird shit* we’ve seen these last couple of days linking Trump, ICE and the Master Chief.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
This appropriation of gaming imagery and culture to push authoritarianism is, as @alyssamerc.bsky.social points out here, the natural extension of what Gamergate began
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
Why Trump’s White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE
A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of ‘rootless white males’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Great primer here on all the *extremely weird shit* we’ve seen these last couple of days linking Trump, ICE and the Master Chief.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
Thanks to PMG's patrons for providing us with the funding this month to pay for a VFX artist to remove a bogey from my nose in some *extremely important footage* that we really cannot shoot again 🙃
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thanks to PMG's patrons for providing us with the funding this month to pay for a VFX artist to remove a bogey from my nose in some *extremely important footage* that we really cannot shoot again 🙃
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We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.
tinyurl.se/crR
tinyurl.se/crR
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.
tinyurl.se/crR
tinyurl.se/crR
Love love love seeing Jim doing this kind of stuff! Give it a watch.
Building mega-mods like Fallout London and Skyblivion is such a massive undertaking that seems as consuming as a real job, so what's in it for the devs? And could Skyblivion actually be significantly better than the official Oblivion Remastered? A mini-doc by me, Jim Trinca (me)
Will Skyblivion Really Be Better Than Oblivion Remastered?
YouTube video by Eurogamer
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October 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Love love love seeing Jim doing this kind of stuff! Give it a watch.
What have they done to you, my old friend?
Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What have they done to you, my old friend?
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SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
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This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!