United Videogame Workers-CWA
@videogameworkers.bsky.social
We are United Videogame Workers, an industry-wide union working to build a game industry that works for us. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾 Affiliated with CWA and CODE-CWA.
JOIN US: https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
JOIN US: https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
girl that’s called wage theft
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
girl that’s called wage theft
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Gamedev unions are the "find out" part of "fuck around and find out."
December 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Gamedev unions are the "find out" part of "fuck around and find out."
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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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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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Next year will be as 'better than this year' as we brute-force it into being, so carb up homies.
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Next year will be as 'better than this year' as we brute-force it into being, so carb up homies.
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We may still see a few more layoffs added for 2025 as I learn of ones I may have missed (there are always some of those) or new ones emerge (not all regions take the last weeks of the month off) but a few more won't make a dramatic change now so behold the state of games industry layoffs. 🧵
December 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
We may still see a few more layoffs added for 2025 as I learn of ones I may have missed (there are always some of those) or new ones emerge (not all regions take the last weeks of the month off) but a few more won't make a dramatic change now so behold the state of games industry layoffs. 🧵
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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
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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.
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
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.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
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The Workers' Choice Award for "Worst Crunch Culture" goes to...
NAUGHTY DOG
NAUGHTY DOG
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
presented with no comment
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.
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
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.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
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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
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If you're a video game worker looking to have a stronger voice on the job, stop corporate greed and get better pay, benefits and more, join @videogameworkers.bsky.social and build worker power to change the gaming industry for good.
uvw-cwa.org
uvw-cwa.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you're a video game worker looking to have a stronger voice on the job, stop corporate greed and get better pay, benefits and more, join @videogameworkers.bsky.social and build worker power to change the gaming industry for good.
uvw-cwa.org
uvw-cwa.org
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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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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...
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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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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Citing the rise of "absurd videos, weird advertising images, cheesy propaganda, fake news that looks real, junky AI-written digital books," Slop has been chosen as Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. https://bit.ly/48VOG0q
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Citing the rise of "absurd videos, weird advertising images, cheesy propaganda, fake news that looks real, junky AI-written digital books," Slop has been chosen as Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. https://bit.ly/48VOG0q
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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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Latest from me at The Guardian!
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
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...
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
Latest from me at The Guardian!
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
"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. And they don’t care about the games. They don’t care about the art. They just want their money."
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
‘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 3:38 PM
"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. And they don’t care about the games. They don’t care about the art. They just want their money."
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
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LOS ANGELES #SagAftraMembers! Show your support for striking Starbucks workers on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 AM at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Join President #SeanAstin on the picket line to demand a fair contract for Starbucks baristas. #NoContractNoCoffee
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
LOS ANGELES #SagAftraMembers! Show your support for striking Starbucks workers on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 AM at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Join President #SeanAstin on the picket line to demand a fair contract for Starbucks baristas. #NoContractNoCoffee
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
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December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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On December 10th 1993, workers at id Software published Doom.
32 years later, workers at id Software have formed a union to protect the franchise and games they love.
32 years later, workers at id Software have formed a union to protect the franchise and games they love.
Video Game Developers in Texas Vote to Form Latest Wall-to-Wall Union with CWA
A strong majority of video game workers at Microsoft subsidiary id Software voted in favor of union representation with the CWA,
cwa-union.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On December 10th 1993, workers at id Software published Doom.
32 years later, workers at id Software have formed a union to protect the franchise and games they love.
32 years later, workers at id Software have formed a union to protect the franchise and games they love.