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We are an organization dedicated to rehabilitating the video game industry. #GamingReform
Contact us at [email protected]
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@projectsplus.bsky.social
· Jun 20
Hello everyone, we're building teams dedicated to gaming reform projects like pushing back against predatory practices and building consumer protections. We're looking for volunteers! Any skill level is accepted, so please let us know if you're interested in joining!
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This is the most concise encapsulation of the game industry heading into 2026 I’ve seen.
PlayStation's top five most-played games of 2025 are exactly the same as 2024's
www.eurogamer.net/playstations...
www.eurogamer.net/playstations...
January 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This is the most concise encapsulation of the game industry heading into 2026 I’ve seen.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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while industry figures, dressed to the nines, filtered into LA's peacock theater last week, protesters chanted "the industry is dead" outside of it. despite how often geoff keighley says the game awards exist to "celebrate" games and the people who make them, many feel ignored
!["We are the ones who poured our blood, sweat, tears, sanity, and health into these games,” shouted one who paid tribute to a friend who’d just passed, who he said loved video games and hated corporate exploitation. “The ones who made the games are outside. [Bosses and executives] are inside patting themselves on the back. ... And what was our reward? Many of us were cast aside as soon as the products were created because we weren't needed anymore. And those who were lucky enough to stay [now] find themselves debugging ChatGPT code."
Some present had direct personal experience with the video game industry’s current layoff-centric strategy. Earlier this year, Timothy Staton-Davis, who attended the protest dressed in a grim reaper cloak and holding a plastic scythe, was part of a small round of layoffs at Brass Lion Entertainment, which is currently working on Wu-Tang: Rise Of The Deceiver.
“There were a few of us they had to let go of because of monetary issues,” Staton-Davis told Aftermath. “It’s their first game. They’re trying to pull through. They’ve been negatively affected by the current industry situation in a lot of ways because of mismanagement of money. It’s not the studio’s fault, but from our partners and all that kind of stuff.”
“My first studio gig was at Monolith,” he continued. “Now they’re gone. Unfairly so. All these studios I’ve been connected to have been negatively affected in some way, shape, or form by people not doing the right things with their money and taking advantage of folks.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreifyv7erpamrntagfmpqwndofhftfpiszgguefbunyy6iyz6dhavxy@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
while industry figures, dressed to the nines, filtered into LA's peacock theater last week, protesters chanted "the industry is dead" outside of it. despite how often geoff keighley says the game awards exist to "celebrate" games and the people who make them, many feel ignored
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Our statement on the recent layoffs affecting workers at Coatsink, Splash Damage, Glowmade & Square Enix, putting over 300 workers at risk of redundancy in the run up to Christmas.
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our statement on the recent layoffs affecting workers at Coatsink, Splash Damage, Glowmade & Square Enix, putting over 300 workers at risk of redundancy in the run up to Christmas.
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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The next phase of the games industry is large-scale unionization actually
Will the games industry start growing again? Or are we now in a post-growth phase? If so, what will that mean?
Two industry leaders tackle both sides of the debate, and look at what the future might hold.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-ques...
Two industry leaders tackle both sides of the debate, and look at what the future might hold.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-ques...
The Big Question: Will the games industry grow or plateau?
Two essays from industry leaders examine what the future of the industry holds
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The next phase of the games industry is large-scale unionization actually
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Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch.
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Rockstar Games’ MASS Firing Of Unionised Workers
YouTube video by Novara Media
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch.
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
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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...
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the buried lede here: ubisoft made accounting "errors" that masked the fact that it's in serious debt
Ubisoft didn't get sold: everything we learned about accounting errors, upcoming release dates, and AI https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-ubisoft-sold-ai-2000646161
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
the buried lede here: ubisoft made accounting "errors" that masked the fact that it's in serious debt
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'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris
'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris
'Unions have always faced repression, the last resort of the weak to try to delay what is bound to happen.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
'Our solidarity will always emerge stronger:' Protests against Rockstar continue in London, Edinburgh, and Paris
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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What leaks?
NEW: Rockstar Games says the 30+ employees it fired last week were leaking confidential information, disputing allegations that the company is union-busting.
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Says Fired Employees Were Leaking Information
Rockstar Games terminated more than 30 people last week in an action that a labor group called “union-busting.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What leaks?
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Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹♀️
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹♀️
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
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We won't back down - we will fight @rockstargames.com & @taketwointeractive.bsky.social for our members' reinstatement.
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We won't back down - we will fight @rockstargames.com & @taketwointeractive.bsky.social for our members' reinstatement.
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
No one should be fired for union activity.
You can support our campaign here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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Have you considered this model for your studio?
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
Cooperating as Game Worker Cooperatives #GDoCExpo 2021
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Have you considered this model for your studio?
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
The worker cooperative is a little-known business model in games, focused on workers' rights and democratic management, working against the current AAA flow of the industry.
youtu.be/bNVH8JQ4ORA
#gamedev
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This is being a little late to the news, but this is due to pressure from #StopKillingGames early on while the European Citizens' Initiative was launching in 2024, due to fears from Ubisoft that we would succeed
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is being a little late to the news, but this is due to pressure from #StopKillingGames early on while the European Citizens' Initiative was launching in 2024, due to fears from Ubisoft that we would succeed
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No comment on all the hack stuff but I wish AAA game budgets were public like the film industry, fascinating seeing them
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
No comment on all the hack stuff but I wish AAA game budgets were public like the film industry, fascinating seeing them
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There's news that Nintendo got hacked but since people don't know what they're talking about, people get hyped for a gigaleak 2 when all they got is just basically the repositories for what manages the japanese topic (news) pages.
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There's news that Nintendo got hacked but since people don't know what they're talking about, people get hyped for a gigaleak 2 when all they got is just basically the repositories for what manages the japanese topic (news) pages.
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Once again, make a hit game loved by many... and you still get hit by a truck.
The industry is pretty sick right now.
The industry is pretty sick right now.
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Once again, make a hit game loved by many... and you still get hit by a truck.
The industry is pretty sick right now.
The industry is pretty sick right now.
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Worried about the private acquisition of EA? Nathan Brown of @hitpoints.bsky.social is struggling to get too upset, given what the company has become.
With enough awful things happening in games and the world, maybe we can have a little apathy, as a treat.
With enough awful things happening in games and the world, maybe we can have a little apathy, as a treat.
Spare Some Apathy For EA - Bonus Hit Points
Nathan Brown has been thinking a lot about the EA acquisition deal. His advice? Forget about it. Give yourself a little apathy, as a treat.
thisweekinvideogames.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Worried about the private acquisition of EA? Nathan Brown of @hitpoints.bsky.social is struggling to get too upset, given what the company has become.
With enough awful things happening in games and the world, maybe we can have a little apathy, as a treat.
With enough awful things happening in games and the world, maybe we can have a little apathy, as a treat.
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Newly minted evergreen meme
October 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Newly minted evergreen meme
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Industry: hey GDC, we need you to move out of San Francisco and the US at large because it's unsafe, deal with the still-too-common harassment issues, stop charging egregious for-profit fees, and for you to provide proper compensation for speakers
GDC: we hear you but best we can do is rename it
GDC: we hear you but best we can do is rename it
September 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Industry: hey GDC, we need you to move out of San Francisco and the US at large because it's unsafe, deal with the still-too-common harassment issues, stop charging egregious for-profit fees, and for you to provide proper compensation for speakers
GDC: we hear you but best we can do is rename it
GDC: we hear you but best we can do is rename it
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ever since microsoft's layoffs in early july, the two zenimax unions have been fighting for impacted employees following the cancellation of the elder scrolls online studio's unannounced mmo. they've won laid-off workers more time (aka more pay), better severance, recall rights, and saved some jobs
!["We were able to extend out [laid-off workers] impacted period, because their timers didn't even start until we signed the memorandum of understanding [about the layoffs],” Alyssa Gobelle, senior motion graphics artist and Zenimax Online Studios union bargaining committee member, told Aftermath. “Even their 60 days of continued employment and pending termination notices didn't happen until that ink was signed. So instead of starting July 2, that started mid-August, so that essentially bought them a lot more weeks of pay and healthcare security while we figured this out. That's sort of a soft win in a way, because obviously [it's] not in the contract, but it was an impact of us being able to bargain. We were able to buy them more time."
As a result, ZOS union members who lost their jobs in July technically remain employed until October. The ZOS union also squeezed an additional four weeks minimum severance out of Microsoft, bringing the total up to eight weeks across the board. On top of all that, the union also secured 18 months of recall rights for everyone on the canceled Zenimax MMO that lost their jobs, meaning that if there’s a relevant job opening at Zenimax Online Studios, there’s now a chance that workers who’ve been let go will get their old jobs back – as opposed to the company throwing the baby out with the bathwater.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreic6lpwfrmoerdx3kix5cadniqhref4k4352p3c57sxig53bjtwkiu@jpeg)
September 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ever since microsoft's layoffs in early july, the two zenimax unions have been fighting for impacted employees following the cancellation of the elder scrolls online studio's unannounced mmo. they've won laid-off workers more time (aka more pay), better severance, recall rights, and saved some jobs
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Clovers' Hideki Kamiya feels "a very strong responsibility" to protect the studio during the current climate of industry layoffs
www.gamesindustry.biz/clovers-hide...
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Clovers' Hideki Kamiya feels "very strong responsibility" to protect workers from layoffs
Clovers studio head and chief game designer Hideki Kamiya feels "a very strong responsibility" to protect the studio du…
www.gamesindustry.biz
September 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Clovers' Hideki Kamiya feels "a very strong responsibility" to protect the studio during the current climate of industry layoffs
www.gamesindustry.biz/clovers-hide...
www.gamesindustry.biz/clovers-hide...