Jo Summers
@profaniti.bsky.social
💜 Branch Organiser for game workers at IWGB 💜 Ex-Program Manager at Unity 💜 Ex-Tech Producer for Now Play This 💜
Board member: Global Game Jam and Games Anglia 💜 Rep and organiser at UTAW.tech 💜 Drummer in Extinction Rebellion 💜 Volunteer at cowley.club 💜
Board member: Global Game Jam and Games Anglia 💜 Rep and organiser at UTAW.tech 💜 Drummer in Extinction Rebellion 💜 Volunteer at cowley.club 💜
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Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
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“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
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 5:00 PM
“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
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Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹♀️
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Rockstar: tries to bust unions🦹♀️
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
Us: Hold my controller 🎮🔥🔥
We're fighting back 💥💥
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today
We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed ❌️
@gameworkers.co.uk
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
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 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
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how to speedrun random chance graham.build/s/a-blog/028...
Unfair Flips World Record Strategy
Unfair Flips is a game about flipping a coin to get 10 Heads flips in a row.
graham.build
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
how to speedrun random chance graham.build/s/a-blog/028...
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We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...
www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...
October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.
www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...
www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...
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🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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 10:13 AM
🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you like board games, consider supporting Drafts Workers with their strike fund: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/draughts-g...
Draughts Games Bar Staff to Strike!
Workers at the emblematic London games bar prepare to strike over zero-hour contracts, erratic scheduling and for dignity & respect at work
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you like board games, consider supporting Drafts Workers with their strike fund: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/draughts-g...
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Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
August 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
Inspiring story and a hell of a lot of work from Call of Duty QA: shannonliao.substack.com/p/3-years-la...
3 years later... they won
Call of Duty Workers Win 3-Year Battle For Microsoft Union Contract, Worker Goes On The Record For The First Time
shannonliao.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Inspiring story and a hell of a lot of work from Call of Duty QA: shannonliao.substack.com/p/3-years-la...
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We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
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Over 100 developers at risk of redundancy. It's time for every game dev to have job security and good working conditions.
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
MindsEye developer confirms layoffs as it "focuses on updates and performance optimization for MindsEye"
www.gamesindustry.biz/mindseye-dev...
www.gamesindustry.biz/mindseye-dev...
MindsEye developer confirms layoffs as it "focuses on updates and performance optimization for MindsEye"
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has confirmed it has "had to make the painful decision" to lay off staff.
www.gamesindustry.biz
June 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Over 100 developers at risk of redundancy. It's time for every game dev to have job security and good working conditions.
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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Protections against arbitrary dismissals, a policy around AI and credits for QA workers? 😍
Every game dev deserves a union! Congratulations to @codecwa.bsky.social for achieving union recognition with ZeniMax. 🙌
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Every game dev deserves a union! Congratulations to @codecwa.bsky.social for achieving union recognition with ZeniMax. 🙌
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
ZeniMax union workers ratify historic contract with Microsoft
ZeniMax union workers ratify historic contract with Microsoft
'Going toe-to-toe with one of the largest corporations in the world isn’t a small feat.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Protections against arbitrary dismissals, a policy around AI and credits for QA workers? 😍
Every game dev deserves a union! Congratulations to @codecwa.bsky.social for achieving union recognition with ZeniMax. 🙌
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Every game dev deserves a union! Congratulations to @codecwa.bsky.social for achieving union recognition with ZeniMax. 🙌
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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🚨 TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🚨
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
May 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨 TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🚨
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
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delighted to see this pop up on Downpour: downpour.games/~sandplatypu...
"We’ve been here and will continue to exist" by sandplatypus
A Downpour game by sandplatypus
downpour.games
April 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
delighted to see this pop up on Downpour: downpour.games/~sandplatypu...
Helped make a horrible Doom mod on Saturday at the "Dada Doom!" Mod Jam in London, with a bunch of other very lovely folks:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1T...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1T...
Mod Jam #01 - DADA DOOM
YouTube video by fakefrogsonly
www.youtube.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Helped make a horrible Doom mod on Saturday at the "Dada Doom!" Mod Jam in London, with a bunch of other very lovely folks:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1T...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1T...
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Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.
April 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️ Donate to @goodlawproject.bsky.social and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
April 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️ Donate to @goodlawproject.bsky.social and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Any indie games studio folks, or product managers familiar with publishing platforms willing to have a chat with me before a job interview tomorrow? 💜
April 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Any indie games studio folks, or product managers familiar with publishing platforms willing to have a chat with me before a job interview tomorrow? 💜
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This has got rather out of hand already.
FKFJ website should be up within a week or so.
If you're interested in running an affiliated event, DM me, or drop me an email to get listed: jonty@jonty.co.uk
FKFJ website should be up within a week or so.
If you're interested in running an affiliated event, DM me, or drop me an email to get listed: jonty@jonty.co.uk
SXSW is coming to London from 2-7th June, and its exactly as you might expect: Expensive, AI, NFTs.
I propose FKFJ: The exact opposite of SXSW, on the same dates.
An distributed affordable community thing across London, about technology, music, and art.
No central org. Just put on an event.
Yes?
I propose FKFJ: The exact opposite of SXSW, on the same dates.
An distributed affordable community thing across London, about technology, music, and art.
No central org. Just put on an event.
Yes?
April 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This has got rather out of hand already.
FKFJ website should be up within a week or so.
If you're interested in running an affiliated event, DM me, or drop me an email to get listed: jonty@jonty.co.uk
FKFJ website should be up within a week or so.
If you're interested in running an affiliated event, DM me, or drop me an email to get listed: jonty@jonty.co.uk
I will be taking all future meetings from webfishing. thx for your time.
store.steampowered.com/app/3146520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3146520/...
WEBFISHING on Steam
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
store.steampowered.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I will be taking all future meetings from webfishing. thx for your time.
store.steampowered.com/app/3146520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3146520/...
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On Saturday, as world leaders gathered for the UN’s annual climate negotiations at COP29, we took to the streets as part of a worldwide call to demand climate justice.
There is no more time to delay our transition away from fossil fuels. It must happen now.
There is no more time to delay our transition away from fossil fuels. It must happen now.
November 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM
On Saturday, as world leaders gathered for the UN’s annual climate negotiations at COP29, we took to the streets as part of a worldwide call to demand climate justice.
There is no more time to delay our transition away from fossil fuels. It must happen now.
There is no more time to delay our transition away from fossil fuels. It must happen now.