Simon P
@pixelpoutine.bsky.social
Game Designer at Bethesda Game Studios Montréal. Union organizer at One BGS (CWA Canada Local 30111). My opinions are my own and do not reflect my employer.
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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.
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Please help us fight back against the closure of Ubisoft Halifax. Send a letter or join our Halifax rally!
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Please help us fight back against the closure of Ubisoft Halifax. Send a letter or join our Halifax rally!
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French and international Ubisoft unions calling for a massive strike from February 10-12.
www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/...
www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/...
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
French and international Ubisoft unions calling for a massive strike from February 10-12.
www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/...
www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/...
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
“The neighbour’s doing that thing again…”
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
“The neighbour’s doing that thing again…”
Didn’t start the year expecting we’d see the first American general strike of our lifetime but here we are. And it’s still January.
Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Didn’t start the year expecting we’d see the first American general strike of our lifetime but here we are. And it’s still January.
A stranger who I’ll never meet again chided me over a small mistake I made which was immediately corrected. My day is ruined.
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A stranger who I’ll never meet again chided me over a small mistake I made which was immediately corrected. My day is ruined.
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Thanks to the Nova Scotia NDP for supporting our members at Ubisoft! We need tougher rules for companies that take big government subsidies.
NSNDP calls on Houston government to stand up for workers after Ubisoft closure
HALIFAX – Today, Official Opposition Labour Critic Paul Wozney wrote to Labour Minister Nolan Young to call on the Houston government to strengthen protections for workers, after the sudden closure of...
www.nsndp.ca
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Thanks to the Nova Scotia NDP for supporting our members at Ubisoft! We need tougher rules for companies that take big government subsidies.
Hell yeah! Improving things for the workers and the fight has only just begun!
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Hell yeah! Improving things for the workers and the fight has only just begun!
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People Make Games has yet again done an incredible job covering Rockstar firing 34 union workers and has gone in depth with the evidence presented by Rockstar.
One employee had a single message that was evidence for why they should be fired.
One employee had a single message that was evidence for why they should be fired.
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 5:06 PM
People Make Games has yet again done an incredible job covering Rockstar firing 34 union workers and has gone in depth with the evidence presented by Rockstar.
One employee had a single message that was evidence for why they should be fired.
One employee had a single message that was evidence for why they should be fired.
Sounds like something I'd watch a 90 minute youtube video essay about
"Rad Dudes, Rude 'Tude, and the Family, Too: How Nintendo and Sega Advertisements Shaped the Image of Gaming in the 1990s," my latest co-authored article with Dr. Megan Condis, just got accepted at Games: Research and Practice!
It's a giant content analysis of thousands of old game ads. 👍
It's a giant content analysis of thousands of old game ads. 👍
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Sounds like something I'd watch a 90 minute youtube video essay about
I’ve listened to the “A Short History of Nearly Everything” audiobook dozens of times (abridged version), about 6 hours long.
Turns out there’s an EIGHTEEN HOUR unabridged version…
Turns out there’s an EIGHTEEN HOUR unabridged version…
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I’ve listened to the “A Short History of Nearly Everything” audiobook dozens of times (abridged version), about 6 hours long.
Turns out there’s an EIGHTEEN HOUR unabridged version…
Turns out there’s an EIGHTEEN HOUR unabridged version…
well when you put it that way
I would love to show this tweet to someone in the 90s and tell them that this is what the 21st century will be like
January 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
well when you put it that way
Slightly diminish a band.
ZZ Middle
ZZ Middle
Slightly diminish a band.
They Mightn't Be Giants
They Mightn't Be Giants
Slightly diminish a band.
blink-181
blink-181
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Slightly diminish a band.
ZZ Middle
ZZ Middle
Name a film you saw on VHS.
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Name a film you saw on VHS.
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Solidarity ✊
We are extremely appalled and shocked at the recent news of the closure of Ubisoft Halifax - we stand in solidarity with all of those affected.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Solidarity ✊
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They want you to see this and unionize less. You may be next, etc etc, the fear.
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just 1 Month After It Unionized - IGN
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionized.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
They want you to see this and unionize less. You may be next, etc etc, the fear.
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
But the lesson must be: Unionize MORE. One team, one department, one studio protected? Shut down. *Every* studio protected? They can't shut them all down (without trashing the shareholder value, their only KPI).
WHAT THE FUCK
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
Workers at the Canadian studio voted to unionize in December in search of security in an era of 'studio closures, layoffs, and increasing instability.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
WHAT THE FUCK
Video game consoles should give you one epilepsy warning on startup, not every game should have to do that.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Video game consoles should give you one epilepsy warning on startup, not every game should have to do that.
Omg there’s an official spreedrun of “my” in flight entertainment Angry Birds game www.speedrun.com/abworldtour/...
All Levels in 16:10.367 by Coopsle - Angry Birds World Tour - Speedrun.com
View Angry Birds World Tour speedruns, leaderboards, forums and more on Speedrun.com
www.speedrun.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Omg there’s an official spreedrun of “my” in flight entertainment Angry Birds game www.speedrun.com/abworldtour/...
My name is still in the credits for the in-flight version of Angry Birds (“Angry Birds World Tour”), though strangely now I’m the -only- game designer listed.
January 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
My name is still in the credits for the in-flight version of Angry Birds (“Angry Birds World Tour”), though strangely now I’m the -only- game designer listed.
Happy new year to @austinkelmore.com and @iamkillswitch.bsky.social
repost to give those 2 or 3 followers who always like your weird posts a little forehead kiss & a grilled cheese cut diagonally
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Happy new year to @austinkelmore.com and @iamkillswitch.bsky.social
Vancouver Island is pretty nice!
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Vancouver Island is pretty nice!