Chris Bratt
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
One of the people who makes People Make Games.
[email protected]
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We have @jacobgeller.com and @grubb.wtf flying in to Minneapolis for our big ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social! Tune in at 5pm Central as we raise money to protect our neighbors from ICE. youtube.com/live/SMcO71c...
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 AM
We have @jacobgeller.com and @grubb.wtf flying in to Minneapolis for our big ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social! Tune in at 5pm Central as we raise money to protect our neighbors from ICE. youtube.com/live/SMcO71c...
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following last week's announcement of a ubisoft restructuring that will lead to layoffs and game cancellations in pursuit of (even more) cost cutting, five french unions representing ubisoft workers have called for a "massive" international strike
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
following last week's announcement of a ubisoft restructuring that will lead to layoffs and game cancellations in pursuit of (even more) cost cutting, five french unions representing ubisoft workers have called for a "massive" international strike
Thanks to you being so jazzed about this, I discovered the studio's previous game Railgrade and I'm having a very good time extracting resources and building my little railway lines, so ta for that Luke!
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Thanks to you being so jazzed about this, I discovered the studio's previous game Railgrade and I'm having a very good time extracting resources and building my little railway lines, so ta for that Luke!
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Probably the biggest problem with being a game critic is you never hear what other people think of you
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Probably the biggest problem with being a game critic is you never hear what other people think of you
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🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.
Very, very excited for this! If you live near Brighton and would like to come along and hear the two of us get stuck into the weeds on Keza’s latest dive into the history of Nintendo, grab yourself a ticket.
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Very, very excited for this! If you live near Brighton and would like to come along and hear the two of us get stuck into the weeds on Keza’s latest dive into the history of Nintendo, grab yourself a ticket.
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We're launching a website.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM
We're launching a website.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers.
jank.cool
If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.
I really love how this new cohort of audience-funded sites are so clearly designed with readers in mind, rather than advertisers.
It loads so quickly! It's so clean! It's a website I want to actually use and spend time with!
It loads so quickly! It's so clean! It's a website I want to actually use and spend time with!
guess what... i made a website www.mothership.blog
Mothership
Video game coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
www.mothership.blog
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I really love how this new cohort of audience-funded sites are so clearly designed with readers in mind, rather than advertisers.
It loads so quickly! It's so clean! It's a website I want to actually use and spend time with!
It loads so quickly! It's so clean! It's a website I want to actually use and spend time with!
Oh my god, this is incredible
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Oh my god, this is incredible
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Just crossed 50,000 subscribers on my main video essay channel :) thank you for watching and sharing and supporting me in this crazy freelance experience!
(btw I still get comments from Polygon fans saying they had NO IDEA I have my own channel now - so if you know any, send 'em my way!)
(btw I still get comments from Polygon fans saying they had NO IDEA I have my own channel now - so if you know any, send 'em my way!)
January 23, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Just crossed 50,000 subscribers on my main video essay channel :) thank you for watching and sharing and supporting me in this crazy freelance experience!
(btw I still get comments from Polygon fans saying they had NO IDEA I have my own channel now - so if you know any, send 'em my way!)
(btw I still get comments from Polygon fans saying they had NO IDEA I have my own channel now - so if you know any, send 'em my way!)
PMG won the Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism last night at the @nyvgcc.bsky.social!
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 AM
PMG won the Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism last night at the @nyvgcc.bsky.social!
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
It feels like we've come such a long way since we first launched this thing nearly eight years ago, but winning a journalism award at an event in NEW YORK CITY still seems totally mad to me.
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after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at [email protected] and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com
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January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at [email protected] and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
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Great coverage of this. The "top secret" information was...that they wanted to get 32 testers to test *something*. RS's barrister wouldn't even discuss these messages out loud in court, but it seems RS forgot or didn't care to apply to restrict reporters from accessing this evidence.
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
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January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Great coverage of this. The "top secret" information was...that they wanted to get 32 testers to test *something*. RS's barrister wouldn't even discuss these messages out loud in court, but it seems RS forgot or didn't care to apply to restrict reporters from accessing this evidence.
This message was submitted as evidence by Rockstar Games as proof for why the company fired this employee for gross misconduct. This wasn't presented by the employee.
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This message was submitted as evidence by Rockstar Games as proof for why the company fired this employee for gross misconduct. This wasn't presented by the employee.
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Essential viewing
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Essential viewing
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Vital reporting here from the PMG team in the wake of the recent interim relief ruling, including evidence that appears to indicate one person was fired for posting a 15-word message in the union Discord channel.
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Vital reporting here from the PMG team in the wake of the recent interim relief ruling, including evidence that appears to indicate one person was fired for posting a 15-word message in the union Discord channel.
IWGB has set up a fundraiser for the workers here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
IWGB has set up a fundraiser for the workers here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Oof, it's been a mad scramble trying to get this one ready in any kind of good time for the interim relief result being announced.
Huge shoutout to Anni for all her work on this from back home and to @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social for being our incredible camera guy up in Edinburgh as well.
Huge shoutout to Anni for all her work on this from back home and to @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social for being our incredible camera guy up in Edinburgh as well.
January 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Oof, it's been a mad scramble trying to get this one ready in any kind of good time for the interim relief result being announced.
Huge shoutout to Anni for all her work on this from back home and to @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social for being our incredible camera guy up in Edinburgh as well.
Huge shoutout to Anni for all her work on this from back home and to @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social for being our incredible camera guy up in Edinburgh as well.
If all you've seen so far is the headlines about interim relief, please do consider giving this a watch. There's a lot going on here and we think it's a story worth understanding in full.
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
If all you've seen so far is the headlines about interim relief, please do consider giving this a watch. There's a lot going on here and we think it's a story worth understanding in full.
And after the hearing had wrapped up, I sat down with some of the fired employees to discuss how they were all feeling. I found a very different group of people to those I first met at the demonstration I attended in November.
For better and for worse, they've been reshaped by this experience.
For better and for worse, they've been reshaped by this experience.
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
And after the hearing had wrapped up, I sat down with some of the fired employees to discuss how they were all feeling. I found a very different group of people to those I first met at the demonstration I attended in November.
For better and for worse, they've been reshaped by this experience.
For better and for worse, they've been reshaped by this experience.
Rockstar's barrister also alluded to a "top-secret" unannounced feature having been discussed by two of the fired employees on the Discord. He claimed the information was so sensitive he avoided reading it aloud in court.
So we went to see what he was referring to for ourselves and found this:
So we went to see what he was referring to for ourselves and found this:
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Rockstar's barrister also alluded to a "top-secret" unannounced feature having been discussed by two of the fired employees on the Discord. He claimed the information was so sensitive he avoided reading it aloud in court.
So we went to see what he was referring to for ourselves and found this:
So we went to see what he was referring to for ourselves and found this: