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we are, once again, in the midst of climate disaster and on the precipice of mass viral outbreaks

the need for mutual aid + community care is only going to increase from here on out

fire relief GFM: linktr.ee/eatonfire?ut...
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Dedicated GoFundMe's directly from our affected residents of Altadena/Pasadena
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this one is good!! reporter kevin cortez talked to the developers of A Short Hike, Tiny Bookshop, and Kabuto Park about how and why labor feels fun in their games, and the whole idea of chores being "cozy" www.mothership.blog/cozy-games-l...
Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?
Developers of games like A Short Hike and Tiny Bookshop weigh in on why even labor feels nice in their games.
www.mothership.blog
February 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
crashout is ongoing btw
switch 2 isn't turning on
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
switch 2 isn't turning on
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
every time they play Crank Dat during a Knicks game i start hallucinating tiktok edits
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
switched my default browser to DuckDuckGo and i can't begin to describe the relief i feel
February 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
these celebrity waymo ads pmo i hate technocratic empire
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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In honor of Black History Month, Danielle is reopening invites to this Discord space for and by Black women game developers. If that sounds like you, and you'd like a safe space to chat with colleagues, hit her up!
Black women in dev, please hit me up! We have created a server for us to have a safe space💗🤞🏾
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Meet the unconventional publishers trying to unfuck the games industry: aftermath.site/indie-game-pub...
February 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike
'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike
Five unions in France have proposed a mass walkout in February in response to widespread cost-cutting and a return-to-office mandate.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.

Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
do you have any favorite videos about Portal? i'm two decades late but obsessed
January 24, 2026 at 12:13 AM
taking a lynchian approach to coffee this year (as much as i can)
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
played mostly older games this year but will recommend Despelote and Hollow Knight: Silksong as two new faves
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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A condition took away the use of my hands. Silksong helped me rehab them
aftermath.site/silksong-hollo...
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Many get sick while traveling.

One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.

To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Mandatory crunch time to complete a demo is not what we sign up for as video game workers, yet it's a reality we're all too familiar with as studio execs exploit our passion for the games that we create and love.

And it won't stop unless we organize.
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 8:55 PM
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Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."

He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
id Software workers unionize in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Doom developers at id Software have successfully voted to unionize in a bid for better working conditions, benefits, and agency of the studio's use of AI.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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we decided against putting this directly in the game mostly because we'd rather focus on be the thing the game is rather than the thing it isn't (ie putting this up front focuses too much on the ways we didn't make the game, you know?)

but sadly this is starting to feel a bit evergreen.
maybe we could use another splash screen.
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Latest from me at The Guardian!

Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
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...
‘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 1:43 PM
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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...
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
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We gather here at PEACOCK SQUARE, 2-4 PM PT TODAY to celebrate the life of a once vibrant game industry, killed far too soon by greedy bosses. Wear your mourning fit, and join us for a candlelight vigil in front of The Game Awards, because THE INDUSTRY IS DEAD!

actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions

aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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no idea
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM