Chris Bratt
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
One of the people who makes People Make Games.
chris@peoplemakegames.com
chris@peoplemakegames.com
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If you care about games, I hope you also care about the people who work hard and sacrifice so much to make them... Only to be tossed aside.
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you care about games, I hope you also care about the people who work hard and sacrifice so much to make them... Only to be tossed aside.
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more.
youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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You can hear how angry and hurt these devs are. It's in their shaky voices and the way they talk about their work. It's an awful situation, for those who were forced out and those who remain
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
You can hear how angry and hurt these devs are. It's in their shaky voices and the way they talk about their work. It's an awful situation, for those who were forced out and those who remain
Shoutout to whichever Rockstar union member attached one of their seedlings to my bag when I wasn’t looking at the demonstration.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Shoutout to whichever Rockstar union member attached one of their seedlings to my bag when I wasn’t looking at the demonstration.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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The Scottish Greens stand with the dozens of workers sacked by @rockstargames.com for exercising their right to organise with @gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
Reinstate them now, then get around the table & give your staff the pay & conditions they deserve for making you billions.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This seems outrageously cruel.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too.
The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.
Great primer here on all the *extremely weird shit* we’ve seen these last couple of days linking Trump, ICE and the Master Chief.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
This appropriation of gaming imagery and culture to push authoritarianism is, as @alyssamerc.bsky.social points out here, the natural extension of what Gamergate began
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
Why Trump’s White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE
A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of ‘rootless white males’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Great primer here on all the *extremely weird shit* we’ve seen these last couple of days linking Trump, ICE and the Master Chief.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.
Thanks to PMG's patrons for providing us with the funding this month to pay for a VFX artist to remove a bogey from my nose in some *extremely important footage* that we really cannot shoot again 🙃
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thanks to PMG's patrons for providing us with the funding this month to pay for a VFX artist to remove a bogey from my nose in some *extremely important footage* that we really cannot shoot again 🙃
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We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.
tinyurl.se/crR
tinyurl.se/crR
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.
tinyurl.se/crR
tinyurl.se/crR
Love love love seeing Jim doing this kind of stuff! Give it a watch.
Building mega-mods like Fallout London and Skyblivion is such a massive undertaking that seems as consuming as a real job, so what's in it for the devs? And could Skyblivion actually be significantly better than the official Oblivion Remastered? A mini-doc by me, Jim Trinca (me)
Will Skyblivion Really Be Better Than Oblivion Remastered?
YouTube video by Eurogamer
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Love love love seeing Jim doing this kind of stuff! Give it a watch.
What have they done to you, my old friend?
Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What have they done to you, my old friend?
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SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
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This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
Hot damn this is a *luxurious* preview! And what a game to kick things off with too.
October 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hot damn this is a *luxurious* preview! And what a game to kick things off with too.
Pushing my kid in his stroller as we head to a swimming lesson and just been hit in the gut by this memorial to the children of Palestine.
Just a bus ride away from here, there’s a factory pumping out parts for the same F-35 jets used to kill these same kids. I am so full of rage.
Just a bus ride away from here, there’s a factory pumping out parts for the same F-35 jets used to kill these same kids. I am so full of rage.
October 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Pushing my kid in his stroller as we head to a swimming lesson and just been hit in the gut by this memorial to the children of Palestine.
Just a bus ride away from here, there’s a factory pumping out parts for the same F-35 jets used to kill these same kids. I am so full of rage.
Just a bus ride away from here, there’s a factory pumping out parts for the same F-35 jets used to kill these same kids. I am so full of rage.
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The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance - a new union set up to represent a subset of UK-based employees at the company - discusses how it wants to help staff feel safe and comfortable in their jobs
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance
"We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings."
www.gamesindustry.biz
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance - a new union set up to represent a subset of UK-based employees at the company - discusses how it wants to help staff feel safe and comfortable in their jobs
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
All eyes on the flotilla tonight as they approach Gaza after a full month at sea. Around 40 vessels strong, with hundreds of incredible people onboard from countries all over the world.
Following their progress here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
Following their progress here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
The Global Sumud Flotilla is nearing what the Israeli military has designated a combat zone as its members attempt to break Israel's siege of Gaza.
Mandla Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, speaks to us from abroad the flotilla.
Mandla Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, speaks to us from abroad the flotilla.
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
All eyes on the flotilla tonight as they approach Gaza after a full month at sea. Around 40 vessels strong, with hundreds of incredible people onboard from countries all over the world.
Following their progress here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
Following their progress here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app
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The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this
Jared Kushner, the PIF and $20 billion of debt being dropped on the balance sheet. This one feels mega grim.
EA goes private in $55 billion deal, Andrew Wilson to remain as CEO. https://bit.ly/3WaGqnc
September 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Jared Kushner, the PIF and $20 billion of debt being dropped on the balance sheet. This one feels mega grim.
We used to be a country
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We used to be a country
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I'm incredibly ecstatic that we reached $100,000 for the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle. With just 2 days left to go, please RT and support the bundle, and let's push it as high as we can go!!!
Thank you for the support!!
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Thank you for the support!!
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
September 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I'm incredibly ecstatic that we reached $100,000 for the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle. With just 2 days left to go, please RT and support the bundle, and let's push it as high as we can go!!!
Thank you for the support!!
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Thank you for the support!!
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
You have got to be fucking kidding me
🚨 | Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that the YourParty membership sign up link posted this morning by Zarah Sultana was unauthorised.
Over 20,000 people had already signed up, with the standard rate being £55 per annum. These are set to be cancelled.
Over 20,000 people had already signed up, with the standard rate being £55 per annum. These are set to be cancelled.
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You have got to be fucking kidding me
Really enjoyed this! Thanks for having me on @the41stprecinct.bsky.social.
New episode of Human Can Opener now live and it’s a guest I’ve been excited to talk to for quite some time!
It’s People Make Games co-founder, reporter, and Disco documentarian, Chris Bratt!
People Make Games (PMG) Co-Founder Chris Bratt Interview - Human Can Opener S3E3
youtu.be/JkIklYjJ4pQ
It’s People Make Games co-founder, reporter, and Disco documentarian, Chris Bratt!
People Make Games (PMG) Co-Founder Chris Bratt Interview - Human Can Opener S3E3
youtu.be/JkIklYjJ4pQ
People Make Games (PMG) Co-Founder Chris Bratt Interview - Human Can Opener S3E3
YouTube video by The 41st Precinct
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Really enjoyed this! Thanks for having me on @the41stprecinct.bsky.social.