Witt
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Could have something to do with the layoffs!! And the mandatory RTO!
007 First Light delayed to May 27, 2026
IO Interactive has delayed 007 First Light from its previously planned March 27, 2026 release date to May 27, 2026. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
IO Interactive has delayed 007 First Light from its previously planned March 27, 2026 release date to May 27, 2026. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
007 First Light delayed to May 27, 2026
IO Interactive has delayed 007 First Light from its previously planned March 27, 2026 release date to May 27, 2026. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
www.gematsu.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Could have something to do with the layoffs!! And the mandatory RTO!
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
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61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
December 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...
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I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
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Please do not purchase Luck be a Landlord on Xbox. I will be making a $10,000 donation to The Palestine Children's Relief Fund to (hopefully) help offset the revenue the game has generated for Microsoft.
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Please do not purchase Luck be a Landlord on Xbox. I will be making a $10,000 donation to The Palestine Children's Relief Fund to (hopefully) help offset the revenue the game has generated for Microsoft.
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The IGAs Nomination Committee is officially retracting Debut Game and Game of the Year, awarding both categories to new recipients. Additionally, we are retracting one of the Indie Vanguard recipients.
Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq
Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq
December 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The IGAs Nomination Committee is officially retracting Debut Game and Game of the Year, awarding both categories to new recipients. Additionally, we are retracting one of the Indie Vanguard recipients.
Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq
Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq
A full video game? For only 12 dollars?
December 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A full video game? For only 12 dollars?
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Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
A vigil for those trampled in the name of profits.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
Working real hard to earn that award, aren't you?
The Workers' Choice Award for "Worst Crunch Culture" goes to...
NAUGHTY DOG
NAUGHTY DOG
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Working real hard to earn that award, aren't you?
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We've done it! Ubisoft Halifax has voted yes to unionize with @cwacanada1.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We've done it! Ubisoft Halifax has voted yes to unionize with @cwacanada1.bsky.social
A studio known for crunching mandates crunching? I'm shocked. Absolutely floored. Who would have thought?
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A studio known for crunching mandates crunching? I'm shocked. Absolutely floored. Who would have thought?
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Re-sharing this story today and every day this week cause I can't thank the people who spoke to me enough and you should read it for their sakes at least, also can't believe I forgot to tag @videogameworkers.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social the first time wccftech.com/cwa-canada-t...
Protests at Rockstar Stretch to Rockstar Toronto As Local Game Devs, Academics, and CWA Canada Reps Stand With Fired Workers
A group of CWA Canada reps, local Toronto game devs, and academics protested at Rockstar Toronto in solidarity with the 34 fired workers.
wccftech.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Re-sharing this story today and every day this week cause I can't thank the people who spoke to me enough and you should read it for their sakes at least, also can't believe I forgot to tag @videogameworkers.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social the first time wccftech.com/cwa-canada-t...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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I spoke with some of the lovely folks at @videogameworkers.bsky.social outside this year's Game Awards ceremony.
They had a lot to say.
I sincerely hope workers in the UK follow their fine example.
www.videogamer.com/features/fea...
They had a lot to say.
I sincerely hope workers in the UK follow their fine example.
www.videogamer.com/features/fea...
“They never talk about us,” say union protesters fighting back at The Game Awards
Outside The Game Awards in LA, we sat down with protest leaders fighting for a better future for the industry. They’re playing on hard mode, but they have a plan.
www.videogamer.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I spoke with some of the lovely folks at @videogameworkers.bsky.social outside this year's Game Awards ceremony.
They had a lot to say.
I sincerely hope workers in the UK follow their fine example.
www.videogamer.com/features/fea...
They had a lot to say.
I sincerely hope workers in the UK follow their fine example.
www.videogamer.com/features/fea...
So instead of putting in actual placeholder assets, which are designed to catch your attention because they don't fit, you instead are spending resources putting in plausible assets that can slip into your full release. And it doesn't even improve your dev pipeline
Cool
Cool
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So instead of putting in actual placeholder assets, which are designed to catch your attention because they don't fit, you instead are spending resources putting in plausible assets that can slip into your full release. And it doesn't even improve your dev pipeline
Cool
Cool
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Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
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if you hate unmediated AI use at your workplace without worker input, if your boss is speaking over you & for you, consider unionizing. shop and industry unions are bargaining and ratifying real, material AI protections RIGHT NOW.
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
if you hate unmediated AI use at your workplace without worker input, if your boss is speaking over you & for you, consider unionizing. shop and industry unions are bargaining and ratifying real, material AI protections RIGHT NOW.
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"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Lay off CEOs instead": Game Awards protesters fed up with the show and the state of the industry
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
aftermath.site/game-awards-...
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Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grand Theft Auto: Game creator sacked us for trying to unionise
Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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BREAKING: Police have been called on striking Starbucks baristas who were peacefully protesting, both in PA and NV.
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: Police have been called on striking Starbucks baristas who were peacefully protesting, both in PA and NV.
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
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Before the Game Awards in LA last week, a US video game workers union turned up to protest. "Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money." @alyssamerc.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
‘Our industry has been strip-mined’: video game workers protest at The Game Awards
Outside the lavish event, workers called out the ‘greed’ in the industry that has left games ‘being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Before the Game Awards in LA last week, a US video game workers union turned up to protest. "Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money." @alyssamerc.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
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Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
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Check it out: solidaritywithbaristas.org
This season, we’re not buying Starbucks while @sbworkersunited.org baristas are on strike. That means more than skipping lattes: not buying Starbucks means no beans, no bearista cups, and NO GIFT CARDS. This year, it’s time to give something else: working class solidarity. Let’s talk about it>🧵 1/8
December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Check it out: solidaritywithbaristas.org
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December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million
A 60-second trailer can reportedly cost up to $450,000, with a three-minute trailer costing over $1 million.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Report: The Game Awards trailers can cost devs up to $1 million