Chris Bratt
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
One of the people who makes People Make Games.
chris@peoplemakegames.com
chris@peoplemakegames.com
As promised, PMG has just donated $5000 to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
We've made the donation to PCRF directly as our fundraiser on YouTube has now completed, but if we add the two figures together that's a total amount of $61,914.62.
Thank you so, so much to everyone who participated!
We've made the donation to PCRF directly as our fundraiser on YouTube has now completed, but if we add the two figures together that's a total amount of $61,914.62.
Thank you so, so much to everyone who participated!
January 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
As promised, PMG has just donated $5000 to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
We've made the donation to PCRF directly as our fundraiser on YouTube has now completed, but if we add the two figures together that's a total amount of $61,914.62.
Thank you so, so much to everyone who participated!
We've made the donation to PCRF directly as our fundraiser on YouTube has now completed, but if we add the two figures together that's a total amount of $61,914.62.
Thank you so, so much to everyone who participated!
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In the first month of our campaign OVER 2,000 people have signed our boycott Xbox pledge! So far that's:
🎮 1,913 gamers
🔨 296 game workers & developers
✏️ 179 game writers
👾 146 streamers
Thank you for your support with our launch, we can’t wait to build the campaign bigger and better next year!
🎮 1,913 gamers
🔨 296 game workers & developers
✏️ 179 game writers
👾 146 streamers
Thank you for your support with our launch, we can’t wait to build the campaign bigger and better next year!
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In the first month of our campaign OVER 2,000 people have signed our boycott Xbox pledge! So far that's:
🎮 1,913 gamers
🔨 296 game workers & developers
✏️ 179 game writers
👾 146 streamers
Thank you for your support with our launch, we can’t wait to build the campaign bigger and better next year!
🎮 1,913 gamers
🔨 296 game workers & developers
✏️ 179 game writers
👾 146 streamers
Thank you for your support with our launch, we can’t wait to build the campaign bigger and better next year!
$41,000 donated in just two days!
We worried that the same energy that got us to $67,000 back in 2023 might not be here this time around, but thank you so much to everybody who's proven us so very wrong here.
We worried that the same energy that got us to $67,000 back in 2023 might not be here this time around, but thank you so much to everybody who's proven us so very wrong here.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
$41,000 donated in just two days!
We worried that the same energy that got us to $67,000 back in 2023 might not be here this time around, but thank you so much to everybody who's proven us so very wrong here.
We worried that the same energy that got us to $67,000 back in 2023 might not be here this time around, but thank you so much to everybody who's proven us so very wrong here.
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This hits so close to home. The professional and personal isolation both @ramiismail.com, @tamoorh.com and many more describes is a brutal, unspoken reality. For many of us, the last two years haven't just been "difficult" but a systematic stripping away of support and community.
There’s a moment in this where @ramiismail.com talks about people distancing themselves or being told to do so because of his advocacy. Most never talk about but, man, it’s so real. The last couple years have been professionally and personally isolating in brutal ways. It’s been really eye-opening.
December 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This hits so close to home. The professional and personal isolation both @ramiismail.com, @tamoorh.com and many more describes is a brutal, unspoken reality. For many of us, the last two years haven't just been "difficult" but a systematic stripping away of support and community.
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There’s a moment in this where @ramiismail.com talks about people distancing themselves or being told to do so because of his advocacy. Most never talk about but, man, it’s so real. The last couple years have been professionally and personally isolating in brutal ways. It’s been really eye-opening.
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There’s a moment in this where @ramiismail.com talks about people distancing themselves or being told to do so because of his advocacy. Most never talk about but, man, it’s so real. The last couple years have been professionally and personally isolating in brutal ways. It’s been really eye-opening.
$30K!
We'll be making our donation as soon as our next set of Patreon funding comes through at the start of Jan.
We'll be making our donation as soon as our next set of Patreon funding comes through at the start of Jan.
December 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
$30K!
We'll be making our donation as soon as our next set of Patreon funding comes through at the start of Jan.
We'll be making our donation as soon as our next set of Patreon funding comes through at the start of Jan.
Woah! I think we might hit the target today.
Thank you so much if you've donated.
Thank you so much if you've donated.
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Woah! I think we might hit the target today.
Thank you so much if you've donated.
Thank you so much if you've donated.
Thanks to everyone who's chipped in so far. This is so heartening to see!
As a reminder, if we cross $25,000, PMG is going to donate $5000 at the start of January.
As a reminder, if we cross $25,000, PMG is going to donate $5000 at the start of January.
December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thanks to everyone who's chipped in so far. This is so heartening to see!
As a reminder, if we cross $25,000, PMG is going to donate $5000 at the start of January.
As a reminder, if we cross $25,000, PMG is going to donate $5000 at the start of January.
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This is tremendous work. Lays the entire thing out as clearly and thoroughly as I've seen. Very patient, empathetic, and addresses questions people might have about the effectiveness of a boycott like this.
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is tremendous work. Lays the entire thing out as clearly and thoroughly as I've seen. Very patient, empathetic, and addresses questions people might have about the effectiveness of a boycott like this.
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The $10,000 donation will be split over a few days due to transfer limits with my card, but rest assured it will all be donated. I will reply to this thread will full receipts when the donation is complete.
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The $10,000 donation will be split over a few days due to transfer limits with my card, but rest assured it will all be donated. I will reply to this thread will full receipts when the donation is complete.
Oh my word, this is an enormous gesture from the creator of Luck be a Landlord:
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 3:35 PM
Oh my word, this is an enormous gesture from the creator of Luck be a Landlord:
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I was allowed to film there, despite what the security guard was shouting at me. In the end, they just watched as I filmed my bits to camera and asked me some questions about why I was there.
I told them I was a YouTuber interested in data centres, which is technically true!
I told them I was a YouTuber interested in data centres, which is technically true!
why are you not allowed to film outside a building on a public roads - if they don't want people to show it then they need to build a wall around it, not a fence with gaps!
Should you have blurred it like google map does with faces?
Should you have blurred it like google map does with faces?
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I was allowed to film there, despite what the security guard was shouting at me. In the end, they just watched as I filmed my bits to camera and asked me some questions about why I was there.
I told them I was a YouTuber interested in data centres, which is technically true!
I told them I was a YouTuber interested in data centres, which is technically true!
The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is very, very kind!
Anni and I have been juggling PMG with raising a very lively almost-two-year-old and it's taken us a while to properly find our feet again, to be honest. Knowing our work has mattered to some folks this year is really appreciated.
Anni and I have been juggling PMG with raising a very lively almost-two-year-old and it's taken us a while to properly find our feet again, to be honest. Knowing our work has mattered to some folks this year is really appreciated.
The #NewYorkGameAwards nominees for Best Games Journalism are:
🔵 Duncan Fyfe
🔵 Felipe Pepe
🔵 Jackson Tyler
🔵 Joseph Earl Thomas
🔵 Lewis Gordon
🔵 Nicanor Gordon
🔵 People Make Games
🔵 Duncan Fyfe
🔵 Felipe Pepe
🔵 Jackson Tyler
🔵 Joseph Earl Thomas
🔵 Lewis Gordon
🔵 Nicanor Gordon
🔵 People Make Games
December 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is very, very kind!
Anni and I have been juggling PMG with raising a very lively almost-two-year-old and it's taken us a while to properly find our feet again, to be honest. Knowing our work has mattered to some folks this year is really appreciated.
Anni and I have been juggling PMG with raising a very lively almost-two-year-old and it's taken us a while to properly find our feet again, to be honest. Knowing our work has mattered to some folks this year is really appreciated.
I've included this as a reply to yesterday's post about the Rockstar comment, but here's IWGB's full response this morning.
IWGB: "Rockstar’s latest statement is littered with falsehoods and disinformation - they have given multiple, conflicting reasons to explain why the workers were fired, as if attempting to reverse engineer a rationale for the dismissals. Once again, they have chosen to mischaracterise... 1/3
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I've included this as a reply to yesterday's post about the Rockstar comment, but here's IWGB's full response this morning.
Rockstar now claims it was, in fact, the leaking of “specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles” that led to the firings.
We’re going to have to see the company prove this in an employment tribunal & more than that, it’ll need to prove it for all 31 fired employees in the UK too.
We’re going to have to see the company prove this in an employment tribunal & more than that, it’ll need to prove it for all 31 fired employees in the UK too.
Rockstar has claimed the employees it recently fired were dismissed because they leaked game features for upcoming and unannounced titles in Discord, not because they were trying to unionize. https://bit.ly/48A0tTf
December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Rockstar now claims it was, in fact, the leaking of “specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles” that led to the firings.
We’re going to have to see the company prove this in an employment tribunal & more than that, it’ll need to prove it for all 31 fired employees in the UK too.
We’re going to have to see the company prove this in an employment tribunal & more than that, it’ll need to prove it for all 31 fired employees in the UK too.
ROCKSTAR UPDATE:
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ROCKSTAR UPDATE:
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
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NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
Currently working on a story about the Xbox boycott and hoping to have it up on the channel before the end of the year.
But in the meantime, I'm very happy to have my name (and PMG's) attached to today's pledge from @nogamesforgenocide.com.
But in the meantime, I'm very happy to have my name (and PMG's) attached to today's pledge from @nogamesforgenocide.com.
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Currently working on a story about the Xbox boycott and hoping to have it up on the channel before the end of the year.
But in the meantime, I'm very happy to have my name (and PMG's) attached to today's pledge from @nogamesforgenocide.com.
But in the meantime, I'm very happy to have my name (and PMG's) attached to today's pledge from @nogamesforgenocide.com.
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I interviewed the creator of Blue Prince days before the game's release about his modest expectations for the indie puzzler.
And then I interviewed him again, last week, ahead of The Game Awards, about how a hit game does and doesn't change your life.
And then I interviewed him again, last week, ahead of The Game Awards, about how a hit game does and doesn't change your life.
Two Blue Prince interviews, seven months apart (Tonda Ros)
Chatting with the director of Blue Prince before its release... and again, before The Game Awards
postgame.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I interviewed the creator of Blue Prince days before the game's release about his modest expectations for the indie puzzler.
And then I interviewed him again, last week, ahead of The Game Awards, about how a hit game does and doesn't change your life.
And then I interviewed him again, last week, ahead of The Game Awards, about how a hit game does and doesn't change your life.
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🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
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This was such a special video to make, and I really appreciate the Consume Me team being so generous with their time and ARTIFACTS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfaM...
How these indie devs turned teenage anxiety into a video game
YouTube video by Polygon
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This was such a special video to make, and I really appreciate the Consume Me team being so generous with their time and ARTIFACTS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfaM...
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ahhh @novaramedia.com & People Make Games crossover event about Rockstar's union busting. glad to see this news spread beyond the games industry. hopefully a warning to any future union busting efforts + a support to fired workers in their upcoming legal battle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
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 12:29 PM
ahhh @novaramedia.com & People Make Games crossover event about Rockstar's union busting. glad to see this news spread beyond the games industry. hopefully a warning to any future union busting efforts + a support to fired workers in their upcoming legal battle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...