Joachim ✊️ UVW-CWA
@jdespland.bsky.social
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minimum requirement for making a cool videogame imo
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
minimum requirement for making a cool videogame imo
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I (and others) worked so incredibly hard on this presentation. It would mean the world to me if you would check it out!! Young Suns represents something really special to all of us, and today is JUST THE START
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I (and others) worked so incredibly hard on this presentation. It would mean the world to me if you would check it out!! Young Suns represents something really special to all of us, and today is JUST THE START
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I also really want to thank @wholesomegames.com for supporting us and for letting us announce by making a donation to Doctors Without Borders Gaza bsky.app/profile/whol...
To help celebrate this announcement, the game's developer has donated 10k CAD to Médecins Sans Frontières on behalf of Wholesome Games and in support of critical relief efforts in Gaza. Thanks, @ko-op.com!
How MSF is responding to the war in Gaza
An unprecedented humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza, with attacks on civilians, attacks on health care, and a brutal siege.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I also really want to thank @wholesomegames.com for supporting us and for letting us announce by making a donation to Doctors Without Borders Gaza bsky.app/profile/whol...
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Snitches always think the company will appreciate them more for snitching and getting people fired. All they've done is shown their treacherous, snakey ass to them and they'll fire them too or make them wish they had. And now they'll have to lie for the entirety of their career. Stupid.
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Snitches always think the company will appreciate them more for snitching and getting people fired. All they've done is shown their treacherous, snakey ass to them and they'll fire them too or make them wish they had. And now they'll have to lie for the entirety of their career. Stupid.
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Sorry but this makes me so mad. There are thousands of amazing game devs that actually support their fellow devs looking for work right now, meanwhile this scab ass motherfucker gets to have a job while snitching on people trying to make the industry a better place.
fucking scumbag
fucking scumbag
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Sorry but this makes me so mad. There are thousands of amazing game devs that actually support their fellow devs looking for work right now, meanwhile this scab ass motherfucker gets to have a job while snitching on people trying to make the industry a better place.
fucking scumbag
fucking scumbag
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If you raise concerns about stuff like this to management you're an arsehole btw
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If you raise concerns about stuff like this to management you're an arsehole btw
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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I hope this person is really fucking proud of themselves.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I hope this person is really fucking proud of themselves.
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If you're looking for an Udo Kier film to watch, may I recommend BACURAU (2019), starts off like a worthy slice of sociopolitical realism and ends up as demented Brazilian neo-western exploitation. Don't read anything else, just see it. Contains one of my favourite film moments of the 21st century.
Bacurau – Official U.S. Trailer
YouTube video by Kino Lorber
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you're looking for an Udo Kier film to watch, may I recommend BACURAU (2019), starts off like a worthy slice of sociopolitical realism and ends up as demented Brazilian neo-western exploitation. Don't read anything else, just see it. Contains one of my favourite film moments of the 21st century.
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And folks this is why even if you choose not to be in a union--for whatever reason--you still owe your co-workers solidarity. The discussions were, seemingly,bcomparing salaries and talking about a company policy change to their slack server. Someone went to management and got 34 people fired.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And folks this is why even if you choose not to be in a union--for whatever reason--you still owe your co-workers solidarity. The discussions were, seemingly,bcomparing salaries and talking about a company policy change to their slack server. Someone went to management and got 34 people fired.
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my partner and i can no longer buy a home together because they were fired by Rockstar, without warning,
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
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 2:26 PM
my partner and i can no longer buy a home together because they were fired by Rockstar, without warning,
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
*checks notes*
for talking about working conditions with their colleagues in a private union discord server.
🙂
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Someone, perhaps even someone everyone thought was "nice" was brought into a shared space and offered amazing trust and solidarity.
In turn they *betrayed* that gesture an upended dozens of lives. A genuinely vicious and deeply selfish thing to do.
In turn they *betrayed* that gesture an upended dozens of lives. A genuinely vicious and deeply selfish thing to do.
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Someone, perhaps even someone everyone thought was "nice" was brought into a shared space and offered amazing trust and solidarity.
In turn they *betrayed* that gesture an upended dozens of lives. A genuinely vicious and deeply selfish thing to do.
In turn they *betrayed* that gesture an upended dozens of lives. A genuinely vicious and deeply selfish thing to do.
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A takeaway here, as someone who was in a union, is how even though game dev is a field in need of increased worker protections, there's many people (nominally curious about unions!) who still may flutter to management with "concerns" about organizing groups.
They should be brought into things LAST.
They should be brought into things LAST.
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 3:34 PM
A takeaway here, as someone who was in a union, is how even though game dev is a field in need of increased worker protections, there's many people (nominally curious about unions!) who still may flutter to management with "concerns" about organizing groups.
They should be brought into things LAST.
They should be brought into things LAST.
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I've mentioned Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains before, but its Silk Road setting deserves more praise
It goes from Francia to Venice, Damascus, Baghdad, Tashkent & Chang'An, following historical events of ~750 AD like the Abbasid revolution, the Battle of Talas, and Tang Dynasty crisis.
It goes from Francia to Venice, Damascus, Baghdad, Tashkent & Chang'An, following historical events of ~750 AD like the Abbasid revolution, the Battle of Talas, and Tang Dynasty crisis.
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I've mentioned Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains before, but its Silk Road setting deserves more praise
It goes from Francia to Venice, Damascus, Baghdad, Tashkent & Chang'An, following historical events of ~750 AD like the Abbasid revolution, the Battle of Talas, and Tang Dynasty crisis.
It goes from Francia to Venice, Damascus, Baghdad, Tashkent & Chang'An, following historical events of ~750 AD like the Abbasid revolution, the Battle of Talas, and Tang Dynasty crisis.
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When they need to do this you know we are getting somewhere
BREAKING: The House passes a resolution condemning socialism, per FOX
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When they need to do this you know we are getting somewhere
what if the rate of profit has basically fallen to zero and the only venue left to invest masses of capital historically unprecedented in their scale is into bubbles? what if capitalism has now become a zero-sum game where the only way the few large capitals can grow is by absorbing smaller capitals
What if the A.I. bubble “is an inevitable part of developing and adopting a revolutionary tool that will fundamentally improve productivity and growth?” Mohamed El-Erian writes.
Opinion | A.I. Is a Bubble. Maybe That’s OK.
Investors’ excitement rightly reflects the potential transformation of the entire economy.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
what if the rate of profit has basically fallen to zero and the only venue left to invest masses of capital historically unprecedented in their scale is into bubbles? what if capitalism has now become a zero-sum game where the only way the few large capitals can grow is by absorbing smaller capitals
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happy trans day of vengeance. happy trans sharia day
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
happy trans day of vengeance. happy trans sharia day
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the stock market but the steeper the drop the louder megalovania plays
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
the stock market but the steeper the drop the louder megalovania plays
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Our statement in solidarity with our fellow workers' ongoing protest against @rockstargames.com's gross union busting!
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Our statement in solidarity with our fellow workers' ongoing protest against @rockstargames.com's gross union busting!
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I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I'm creating a thread to share the readings I assigned to students for this week on labour organizing in the games industry. Click to expand! (1/7)
Re-reading GWU Montréal's guide to identifying union-busting tactics, as next week I'm teaching a class on labour in the games industry:
medium.com/@gwumlit/ide...
Been thinking about this slide in particular recently:
medium.com/@gwumlit/ide...
Been thinking about this slide in particular recently:
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I'm creating a thread to share the readings I assigned to students for this week on labour organizing in the games industry. Click to expand! (1/7)
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ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
GDC survey indicates over half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
Half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
According to the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, 64 percent of developers support unions and 56 percent want to join one.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
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Interested in making it a reality? Since we're union with a direct-to-join model... you can!
Read up on how to join here:
uvw-cwa.org/membership
Read up on how to join here:
uvw-cwa.org/membership
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Interested in making it a reality? Since we're union with a direct-to-join model... you can!
Read up on how to join here:
uvw-cwa.org/membership
Read up on how to join here:
uvw-cwa.org/membership
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Great article from the CBC on Rockstar’s union busting in the UK and Canada, with quotes from CWA Canada president Carmel Smyth and from Game Workers Unite Montreal.
Great to see this story still making waves and the Rockstar workers getting support from everywhere ❤️
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Great to see this story still making waves and the Rockstar workers getting support from everywhere ❤️
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Grand Theft Auto makers accused of union-busting after firing employees in Canada, U.K. | CBC News
The company behind the Grand Theft Auto games fired more than 30 employees last week in what a union leader called an egregious example of union-busting, with some effects being felt in Canada.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Great article from the CBC on Rockstar’s union busting in the UK and Canada, with quotes from CWA Canada president Carmel Smyth and from Game Workers Unite Montreal.
Great to see this story still making waves and the Rockstar workers getting support from everywhere ❤️
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Great to see this story still making waves and the Rockstar workers getting support from everywhere ❤️
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...