On July 2nd, Microsoft announced they were shelving an unannounced project at ZOS, a shock to over 200 of our devs working on the project.

However, despite discussions regarding the status of our employment, the fact is: we have not yet been laid off.

Our full statement can be found below.

ah silly me, I forgot our competitors covet our decades-old internal tools. it warms me to know our suffering has value

I wish each and every one of the

NINE THOUSAND PEOPLE LAID OFF BY PHIL SPENCER

the opportunity to kick him directly in the balls on national television

Y'all ever spent 8 hours wondering if you'll have a job because the trillion dollar corporation that owns your employer decides to not tell anyone, even management, who is being laid off despite systematically removing folks from the workplace in a clearly organized manner? Asking for a friend

Incredible watching talented professionals disappeared from slack with no warning. Some of the most incredible people with their lives upended. Very sick

I wish all of Microsoft a very burn in hell

BREAKING! We HUMILIATED Charles Koch last night in Washington DC. His family has forked over 150 mil to climate denial propaganda and right-wing institutions. To say this man is a villain is an understatement.

Charles Koch doesn't deserve an award, he deserves to be tried in The Hague.

we've gone for 2 years without a contract already, we can do this all day ✊ (please don't make us do this all day)

Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats

(no, it's not April fools, just solidarity ✊)

We won’t back down. We won’t be silenced. Our solidarity is stronger than Donald Trump and the CEOs and billionaires who helped elect him.

Ok lets get into it then. Hi I'm Valentine, I was one of the employees who led most of the walkouts and who was part of the original group pushing for unionization at Blizzard, especially on the WoW team where I worked at the time.

DAI made me wanna pursue narrative *and* helped me realize I was queer. And seeing the folks who inspired your growth be fucked over is...yeah, just fucked

Layoffs always suck but to see people I’ve looked up to for years - who wrote, animated, edited, and brought to life so many stories and characters I love - hurts.

BioWare devs, thank you for bringing wonder, compassion, intrigue, and magic to millions of fans, me included. We’re all in your corner

tired of seeing gamer™️ opinions online against my will

Veilguard is a fun game with great characters and writing and I'm begging anyone who thinks it's bad to actually *play the game*

Today we, a majority of video game workers at ZeniMax Online Studios and the workers behind ESO, are proud to announce the launch of our union with
@cwaunion.bsky.social! ✊

nothing I just think goats are neat

these should be called bleets