Xbox's 1,600 person "reset" didn't hit 14 layers of management. It hit devs who built the worlds you love. Faceless brands don't make games - people like Ben Carnow and his team do. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to end these cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE
If you're looking for a direct way to help laid-off devs, check this out https://kotaku.com/itchio-game-developer-hardship-bundle-necrosoft-games-layoffs-unionization-2000720782
Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku
The Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle contains over 100 games and will be on sale for the next two weeks
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User researchers like Elisabeth Whyte made sure players' voices were heard in your favorite Xbox games. On July 6th, Elisabeth and her entire team at Zenimax were laid off. Now, make your voice heard and #SaveGameWorkers by telling Microsoft to end their cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE
On July 6th, Microsoft laid off 50% of id Software. Among these cuts were folks like John "Jebus" Roberts, a principal engine programmer on the id Tech engine. For 15 years, Jebus supported the games you love. #SaveGameWorkers by telling Microsoft to end their cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE
No devs, no games. We are the ones that make the games, and we will fight for every developer hit by these layoffs.
Bethesda Games Studios’ Montreal workers are being treated especially poorly by XBOX and we won’t stand for it. Here are the details. If this upsets you let Microsoft know: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
#OtD 19 Jul 2024 Bethesda Game Studios Unionise with 241 workers joining CODE CWA. This is the first wall-to-wall union at Microsoft and it was recognised immediately as they'd signed a union neutrality agreement. https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/action/2024-07-bethesda-game-studios-unionise
NEW: Unions in the U.S. and Canada are have filed unfair labor practice charges against Microsoft for allegedly mishandling its latest round of mass layoffs. CWA Canada president Carmel Smyth claims Microsoft "unlawfully" fired Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers without notifying the union.
Unions take legal action against Microsoft over Xbox layoffs
CWA Canada president Carmel Smyth claims the company 'unlawfully fired people without giving notice to or discussing it with the union.'
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Austin's rain couldn't keep us from raising our voices against Microsoft's Xbox layoffs! current and laid-off union members from @bethesdaunion.bsky.social, @zenimaxworkers.bsky.social, and ZSSU were joined by members of @cwaunion.bsky.social and @videogameworkers.bsky.social for today's rally!
I was proud to attend the ZeniMax protest this afternoon, at their headquarters in Rockville. I stand with the workers who were layed off, calling on Microsoft to do the right thing: reverse the layoffs and support your game developers. #SaveOurDevs #OneBGS #ZeniMaxWorkersUnited #RockvilleMD
We're out here in the heat and rain! ✊ #SaveOurDevs
United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 4w agoThe bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵
please vote for this, and share it with your friends and gaming communities. Player Voice has some weight in XBOX and the support of the public can help us win better severance for those laid off, and better protections for those who remain. all you need is an XB or MS account.
OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union@bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 4w agoOne way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
Dane Olds is my truest friend. He is an artist of legendary skill. If you’ve played a BGS game you’ve had his art on screen 99% of the time. Too many Skyrim weapons to count. All the Dwemer creatures. MUD CRABS. Like half the guns in Fallout 4. Loads of weapons in Starfield. Laid off by Microsoft.
Here’s a really fun one! The iconic armor worn by the Dragonborn in all the Skyrim key art was made by Lead Character Artist Christiane Meister. The Steel Sword (and a majority of weapons in Skyrim) were made by Senior/Lead Weapon Artist Dane Olds. Both were just laid off by Microsoft.
This week, Microsoft GUTTED Bethesda, Zenimax, iD, & more. The C-suites treat the workers who make the games we love as disposable and don’t care they’re destroying the future of the industry! Let them know it has to STOP here: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union@bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 4w agoOne way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
Microsoft has eliminated an initial wave of 1,600 jobs across its Xbox division, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by CWA. Our union will take all necessary legal and contractual action to defend our members and their rights. cwa-union.org/news/release...
Union Video Game Workers Fight for Rights Amidst Xbox Layoffs
"When Microsoft decides to treat the workers who built Xbox as expendable, it should know who they’re dealing with. This is not just a fight with the thousands of workers across Xbox; it’s a fight wit...
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In what is becoming a stressful annual routine, Microsoft has decided to lay off thousands, including MANY of us at Bethesda Games Studios. With over 10k developers already cut from previous rounds, those at the top have deemed that insufficient in fixing their mistakes.
A Statement from WoWGG-CWA on Today's Layoffs at Microsoft.
Xbox's unionized workers have joined forces across teams to speak out and fight back against looming layoffs, demanding protections not just for union members, but for all Xbox workers. https://kotaku.com/unionized-workers-xbox-respond-layoff-reports-will-not-be-treated-disposable-2000711455
Unionized Workers At Xbox Respond To Layoff Reports, Say They 'Will Not Be Treated As Disposable' - Kotaku
'The money is there, leadership is simply choosing where it goes and who pays'
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Hello World, we’d like to introduce ourselves. We the workers of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team have come together to unionize as United Wizards of the Coast - CWA! 🧵 unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/announcing-united-wizards-coast-cwa
Announcing United Wizards of the Coast - CWA!
MTG Arena workers announce unionization as United Wizards of the Coast-CWA, calling on WOTC to voluntarily recognize their union and begin collective bargaining.
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I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process. Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.
Folks looking for Game Dev Jobs, we've got some new opportunities! The WoW team and several others at Blizzard have unionized and are working on our first contracts - join us in making awesome games and better working conditions! 🧵 #GameDevJobs #GameDev
The enclosure of Yerba Buena Gardens didn’t stop us from leading a march to discuss our Game Workers’ Bill of Rights earlier this week — our way to fight for standardization across video game studios and employers that empower workers instead of breaking them down.
36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
Union formed on Dec 18, 2025. Studio closure confirmed on Jan 7, 2026.
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after devs vote to unionize
Workers at the Canadian studio voted to unionize in December in search of security in an era of 'studio closures, layoffs, and increasing instability.'
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We've done it! Ubisoft Halifax has voted yes to unionize with @cwacanada1.bsky.social
CWA Canada, The Media Union@cwacanada1.bsky.social · 8mo ago
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.
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,
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