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The National@scotnational.bsky.social · last wk.

There have been concerns about a lack of support from the UK and Scottish Governments for Scotland's world-class gaming industry 👉 Emerging research is now shining a light on how unionisation is emerging among worker communities, and how employers are reacting Jamie Calder has the inside story 👀

Thanks to everyone who came to my silly presentation at @socialmediaandsociety.org conference!!! ❤️

Game workers protested outside the Build A Rocket Boy offices on Saturday, as the studio hosted a playtesting event for fans. BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company

It's finally here!! Can't wait to welcome @socialmediaandsociety.org to Glasgow 🎉 Please do come along if you are interested in social media, society, or cool interesting people in general!!

University of Glasgow@glasgow.ac.uk · 4w ago

An international conference that puts the spotlight on social media & society will take place at UofG. @socialmediaandsociety.org is one of the first conferences on social media in the world, with a reputation for shaping the future of social media research. More: gla.ac/4eT3l0B #SMSociety

Countdown to #SMSociety 2026 - 10 days until we meet in Glasgae! We can't wait to get to Glasgow and begin final preparations. Please do have a look at the programme socialmediaandsociety.org/smsociety-20... also in a pdf version if you prefer: socialmediaandsociety.org/wp-content/u...

Doing a little presentation on my thesis later this month!! Please do join if your month is currently lacking discussion of worker movements in the Scottish video game industry! ✊🎮

They were finally foolish enough to let me do a lecture 😌

📣 Call for participants 📣 The project looks at how victim-survivors of sexual violence publicly use online spaces to develop a sense of justice, using zine-making workshops and interviews. If you would like to take part, please sign up here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/k5senzpQJv

Insane mismanagement from Sony. Really sorry for everyone affected 😓

Sean Hollister@seanhollister.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sony bought *the* studio acclaimed for creating the best remakes and remasters on the planet... then closed it without ever doing another. Bluepoint worked on a now-canceled God of War live service game instead. I'm sure it's more complicated than that, but 'sigh' www.theverge.com/games/881578...

📌 Reminder: #SMSociety Call for Submissions is open 📍 Glasgow | 🗓️ 13–15 July 2026 PhD students & ECRs very welcome. This will be a supportive, interdisciplinary conference on social media, platforms & digital society. 🔗 socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo... #PhDLife #ECRs #SocialMediaResearch

ROCKSTAR UPDATE: Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers. Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.

Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.

Absolutely despicable.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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...

Massive congratulations to everyone involved!!! 🎉🎉🎉 The first of many ✊

"Epic says that until the end of 2026, creators will earn 100% of the V-Bucks value from sales made in their islands, with this changing to 50% in 2027". Oof, sounds like we've got another Roblox-esque child labour exploitation machine on our hands 🙃

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 11mo ago

Fortnite will soon let island creators make money by selling in-game items, and pay to promote their island in a new Sponsored Row in the Discover menu. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fortnit...

Last week, I presented part of my PhD research at the ILERA European Congress 2025, in a session on precarious work! Thanks to the organisers and fellow panellists for their lovely questions!

The trek to #ILERA European Congress at @durham-university.bsky.social begins!! 🚂

Please submit a paper, poster, or workshop proposal and come see us in Glasgow if you're interested! ❤️

Devina Sarwatay@devinasarwatay.bsky.social · 12mo ago

CFP LIVE! #SMSociety socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo... Pleased to announce CFP for the 2026 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) in-person at U of Glasgow, July 13-15 2026. In keeping with the conference’s inter- & transdisciplinary focus, we welcome both.. 1/

Congratulations to Dan for being the first player to win a race of Reality Drift at the Glasgow Indie Games Festival!

Massive congratulations!! 🎉 I had such a fun time playing yesterday and wish @flxli227.bsky.social all the best with it!

Glasgow Independent Games Festival@glasgowindiegamesfest.org · 12mo ago

Congrats to @flxli227.bsky.social and crew for winning the #GIGF25 best in show! Folks had an amazing time playing and coming back in between breaks. Let's get more sports sequels! :3

If you work (or worked) in Scottish video games and would be willing to talk about your experiences, please get in touch! All interviews are anonymous and entirely voluntary. My DMs are open or feel free to email me at d.jordan.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Super excited for the first day of DiGRA 🎮❤️

Very grateful for all the lovely people at this year’s @buiraonline.bsky.social conference!! I had a lovely few days and couldn’t have asked for a nicer environment to present a paper for the first time! See you next year! ❤️

I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives: www.404media.co/teachers-are...

Teachers Are Not OK

AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."

404media.co

Delighted to be presenting a poster about my @sgsss.bsky.social internship today! It was a real treat to get 3 months to nerd out about culture funding 🎭

Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia. Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)

Sony brings back original PlayStation boot screen with PS5 anniversary update

Sony brings back original PlayStation boot screen with PS5 anniversary update

That sound is like a warm blanket.

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Death stranding was cool and all but now I wish all games would end by telling me how much water I ingested

The survey is now CLOSED 🛑 Thanks again to everyone who took part! I am looking forward to a good few months of poring over the data 📊 My DMs are open if you would also like to take part in an interview about your experiences some time in the future!

📢 *CLOSES TOMORROW* 📢 If you are a game worker in Scotland and haven't yet filled in the survey, please consider spending 5 minutes to share your thoughts 💭 #Scotland #GameDev uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...