Andrew Buczacki
@abuczacki.bsky.social
Senior Game Designer. Former Drifter, Hardsuit Labs, Blizzard. He/Him.
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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).
Whenever I get blood work done or donate platelets the phlebotomists always compliment how nice and thick my veins are
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Whenever I get blood work done or donate platelets the phlebotomists always compliment how nice and thick my veins are
I still have to work next week but I'm a loose cannon who plays by nobody's rules so here's a video game banger youtu.be/lWKQiZVBtu4?...
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I still have to work next week but I'm a loose cannon who plays by nobody's rules so here's a video game banger youtu.be/lWKQiZVBtu4?...
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Alright gang, there's a Senior Level Designer opening on my team.
You know the drill. 👇 Please pass this along and AMA*
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
You know the drill. 👇 Please pass this along and AMA*
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
ZeniMax Jobs - Senior Level Designer - Arkane Studios - France
Bethesda Softworks is hiring for multiple positions across our award-winning game development studios and global publishing teams!
jobs.zenimax.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Alright gang, there's a Senior Level Designer opening on my team.
You know the drill. 👇 Please pass this along and AMA*
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
You know the drill. 👇 Please pass this along and AMA*
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
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🚨GAME AWARDS BEST DRESSED🚨
To nominate yourself or someone else please either send me a message on signal (alyssamercante.29) or an email at alyssamerc(at)gmail.
Full body SOLO pictures HIGHLY preferred unless everyone in the photo is up for nomination.
Outfit details would be lovely!
Boost!
To nominate yourself or someone else please either send me a message on signal (alyssamercante.29) or an email at alyssamerc(at)gmail.
Full body SOLO pictures HIGHLY preferred unless everyone in the photo is up for nomination.
Outfit details would be lovely!
Boost!
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🚨GAME AWARDS BEST DRESSED🚨
To nominate yourself or someone else please either send me a message on signal (alyssamercante.29) or an email at alyssamerc(at)gmail.
Full body SOLO pictures HIGHLY preferred unless everyone in the photo is up for nomination.
Outfit details would be lovely!
Boost!
To nominate yourself or someone else please either send me a message on signal (alyssamercante.29) or an email at alyssamerc(at)gmail.
Full body SOLO pictures HIGHLY preferred unless everyone in the photo is up for nomination.
Outfit details would be lovely!
Boost!
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HI I GOT LAID OFF TODAY HOW ARE YOU
so uh, I need a new job, during one of the nastiest times in the games industry. SICK
I'm Nate! I've been in the industry for 6 years now. Experience in Unity, Unreal.
Been a 3D Artist mostly, have worn the hats of Outsourcing artist, VFX Artist, Art Lead
help
so uh, I need a new job, during one of the nastiest times in the games industry. SICK
I'm Nate! I've been in the industry for 6 years now. Experience in Unity, Unreal.
Been a 3D Artist mostly, have worn the hats of Outsourcing artist, VFX Artist, Art Lead
help
yooooo it's #PortfolioDay innit
Howdy I'm Nate! I make-a the 3D model. Sometimes it's #stylized Characters, Sometimes it's pew pews, and even sometimes it's something else entirely (environments I guess idk).
Anyway hi, good to meet you, follow me and I'll repost cool art or somethin.
Howdy I'm Nate! I make-a the 3D model. Sometimes it's #stylized Characters, Sometimes it's pew pews, and even sometimes it's something else entirely (environments I guess idk).
Anyway hi, good to meet you, follow me and I'll repost cool art or somethin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
HI I GOT LAID OFF TODAY HOW ARE YOU
so uh, I need a new job, during one of the nastiest times in the games industry. SICK
I'm Nate! I've been in the industry for 6 years now. Experience in Unity, Unreal.
Been a 3D Artist mostly, have worn the hats of Outsourcing artist, VFX Artist, Art Lead
help
so uh, I need a new job, during one of the nastiest times in the games industry. SICK
I'm Nate! I've been in the industry for 6 years now. Experience in Unity, Unreal.
Been a 3D Artist mostly, have worn the hats of Outsourcing artist, VFX Artist, Art Lead
help
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TODAY IS THE DAY!!!
I'm so excited, nervous, and jittery!
If you have any interest in checking out our cozy, spooky ghost hunting game, it is now available!
We also have a demo available, if you want to check out what we're up to before buying: store.steampowered.com/app/4079080/...
#indiegames
I'm so excited, nervous, and jittery!
If you have any interest in checking out our cozy, spooky ghost hunting game, it is now available!
We also have a demo available, if you want to check out what we're up to before buying: store.steampowered.com/app/4079080/...
#indiegames
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY!!!
I'm so excited, nervous, and jittery!
If you have any interest in checking out our cozy, spooky ghost hunting game, it is now available!
We also have a demo available, if you want to check out what we're up to before buying: store.steampowered.com/app/4079080/...
#indiegames
I'm so excited, nervous, and jittery!
If you have any interest in checking out our cozy, spooky ghost hunting game, it is now available!
We also have a demo available, if you want to check out what we're up to before buying: store.steampowered.com/app/4079080/...
#indiegames
This is my Lergevhtiepsappe, it sappes Lergevhtieps
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is my Lergevhtiepsappe, it sappes Lergevhtieps
This OST is very crankable
October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This OST is very crankable
So I've been playing...
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So I've been playing...
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end of the month! time for a new article!
i'm too tired right now to finish, but it's gonna be the third and final part of my first person shooter series!
if you want to catch up, here's part 1:
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
i'm too tired right now to finish, but it's gonna be the third and final part of my first person shooter series!
if you want to catch up, here's part 1:
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
first person shooters are extremely fun, but the industry rarely makes the ones i like anymore
There’s something about that anticipation as your dropship passes over open ocean and the fighting on the beach comes into view…
docseuss.medium.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
end of the month! time for a new article!
i'm too tired right now to finish, but it's gonna be the third and final part of my first person shooter series!
if you want to catch up, here's part 1:
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
i'm too tired right now to finish, but it's gonna be the third and final part of my first person shooter series!
if you want to catch up, here's part 1:
docseuss.medium.com/first-person...
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Donate to my campaign to make Laura Loomer’s day worse: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky
September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Donate to my campaign to make Laura Loomer’s day worse: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky
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Cancel Disney plus, get Dropout
September 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Cancel Disney plus, get Dropout
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Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
August 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
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'We fought hard:' Raven QA union secures contract after three years of bargaining
'We fought hard:' Raven QA union secures contract after three years of bargaining
The agreement includes guaranteed wage increases and layoff protections.
www.gamedeveloper.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
'We fought hard:' Raven QA union secures contract after three years of bargaining
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To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
July 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
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I wrote this column and I'll just say that the original headline was much meaner. The piece itself, though, is still very angry and very mean, I assure you.
I’m Starting To Worry This Industry Has No Respect For The People Who Work In It
Once your stock options were fully vested, did you sell off all the shares in your humanity?
www.thegamer.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I wrote this column and I'll just say that the original headline was much meaner. The piece itself, though, is still very angry and very mean, I assure you.
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Due to popular demand, I re-uploaded my YouTube video about labor history in the USA and what it has to do with the modern games industry, now with no sudden volume increases! :)
youtu.be/g1rlCfaRT1I
youtu.be/g1rlCfaRT1I
A Brief History of Labor in the USA and What It Has to Do With The Modern Games Industry (REUPLOAD)
YouTube video by Anna C. Webster
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Due to popular demand, I re-uploaded my YouTube video about labor history in the USA and what it has to do with the modern games industry, now with no sudden volume increases! :)
youtu.be/g1rlCfaRT1I
youtu.be/g1rlCfaRT1I
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July 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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"Your unionization efforts have forced us/them to cut jobs" is classic union-busting. Don't fall for it.
Unionization definitely caused the Microsoft layoffs, as clearly nonunion jobs have been safe at Microsoft and indeed across the industry.
July 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Your unionization efforts have forced us/them to cut jobs" is classic union-busting. Don't fall for it.
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Are you an artist in video games with experience hiring and working with junior-level devs in your craft, and feel VERY VERY STRONGLY about studios needing to plan for and hire into these roles? Hit me up, I'm scheming. 😜
July 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Are you an artist in video games with experience hiring and working with junior-level devs in your craft, and feel VERY VERY STRONGLY about studios needing to plan for and hire into these roles? Hit me up, I'm scheming. 😜
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we ship everywhere! booksmith.com xoxo
June 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
we ship everywhere! booksmith.com xoxo
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People outside the games industry don't grasp that this is absolutely unheard of. Workers don't get royalties, and we definitely don't get performance bonuses. When we make a hit game we sometimes just get laid off
'Lies of P' has officially sold 3M copies worldwide 🎮
To celebrate — all staff received $7,500 bonus pay, two weeks of paid vacation, and a Nintendo Switch 2
To celebrate — all staff received $7,500 bonus pay, two weeks of paid vacation, and a Nintendo Switch 2
June 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
People outside the games industry don't grasp that this is absolutely unheard of. Workers don't get royalties, and we definitely don't get performance bonuses. When we make a hit game we sometimes just get laid off
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We'll be giving away Xbox and Steam keys for the game too!
Celebrate Juneteenth with us and @compulsiongames.bsky.social / @xbox.com ✊🏾✨
Step into the haunting beauty of the South...join our exclusive live stream as we explore the Gullah and Creole folklore that inspired the spellbinding world South Of Midnight.
19th June · 8.45pm EST · tinyurl.com/bggsom
Step into the haunting beauty of the South...join our exclusive live stream as we explore the Gullah and Creole folklore that inspired the spellbinding world South Of Midnight.
19th June · 8.45pm EST · tinyurl.com/bggsom
June 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We'll be giving away Xbox and Steam keys for the game too!