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Illustrator of Every Night is Pizza Night http://bit.ly/3crhorn. Bork bork bork
I am almost 40. For the second time in my career, I will be working for a woman to help make her game. That is how important and sad our industry is at making games with a women's own vision. The immense sense of duty and responsibility I feel to help and push her forward and succeed is unreal.
Devs, pay attention to who is actually, practically offering support to our laid off colleagues. It’s not the companies, it’s not the ESA, it’s the union, it’s us.
United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 6d ago🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
Hi everyone, today me and 22 others at Double Fine were hit by layoffs today. All the people who lost their jobs today care so much about the games they make and the people they work with. If anyone is looking for a tools SE with 7 years of experience and who brings baked goods on Mondays lmk.
Justin is always incredibly helpful, and an all around great guy. He set me up with my work computer on my first day at DF, got me oriented in the office, and DROVE ME HOME at the end of the day. Always going the extra mile. An IT champion.
Justin Beckegger@skarrg.bsky.social · last wk.15 years at double fine comes to an end. It’s understandable since I’d been mostly dealing with MS and well… role closed. I hope they can survive.
Layoffs hit Double Fine today, and I'm sorry to report that I was one of the ones hit. If you need a game designer with tech chops and 2+ decades of experience, here I am.
Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
late last year, workers behind the scenes of theorist media announced their plan to unionize—nearly unprecedented in the youtube space. lunar x, which took over after matpat left, has stonewalled them ever since. but in recent months, workers have figured out how to leverage a secret weapon: fans
!["In general if you mention Theorist Media, [people] are like 'I don't know what that is,'” said another Theorist Media worker. “And then you're like 'Do you know MatPat,' and they're like 'Oh yeah.' So that is a way to get people that might not have engaged with the brand for a while back."
This also provides a potential source of leverage: Theorist Media’s viewership dropped following Patrick’s departure, and while workers say that management has claimed it’s since stabilized, that doesn’t mean the company’s metrics can afford to take another big hit if, say, fans pull their support due to outrage over Lunar X’s failure to recognize the union.
"I personally think that after MatPat left, a lot of our audience kind of disengaged from the channels.”
But the sword cuts both ways: YouTube is a choppy sea in the best of times, and one or two unfavorable algorithm shifts could send workers careening overboard.
"This is a worry that predates [Patrick] retiring, that I've heard also across the industry of YouTubers. It's a volatile, volatile industry,” said a Theorist Media worker. “We are very aware that any day it could just all collapse, so that was another [indication] that we need to have severance in our contracts."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreicsm5x24kks3pasiguvnp6vqt2wcyibteydbtmxg7vskt3phicp4i)
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2w agoWorkers behind immensely popular Game Theorists YouTube channel will get their union, with or without MatPat's help aftermath.site/game-theorists...
ICYMI - The layoffs at Microsoft didn't just affect developers. It also gutted layers of accessibility that Xbox spent years cultivating. These layoffs aren't going to impact just accessibility in games, but even legal requirements like website accessibility. Read my first @aftermath.site report:
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2w agoLayoffs leave the future of Xbox's award-winning accessibility efforts in doubt aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-a...
We're hiring! Are you an experienced, UK-based Unity programmer interested in working with the developers of Alto's Adventure on our next big project? Application link in the comments ⬇️
Young Suns features dynamic storytelling that looks to the future with a radically optimistic viewpoint, focusing on the work that comes after liberation. You can help support a queer- and trans-led indie studio by wishlisting Young Suns on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4149610/...
Anyone have a recommended influencer/website for simple and fast Japanese meals?
I made an animated short film about some totally normal ducks #animation #short #ducks
🌠NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT🌠 Play as the last pelican in a world swallowed by shadows in Pelikeeper, a tower defense and base-building comfort strategy game! 🏚️Build up the settlement around your lighthouse 🐀Rescue lost animal neighbors 🌌Return constellations to the cosmos 💛WISHLIST NOW ON STEAM💛
UPDATE: More 'Save Our Devs' rallies have been announced—including one at Obsidian Entertainment and another at Microsoft's campus in Redmond—in support of laid off Xbox workers.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 4w ago'We mean business:' Xbox union workers fighting back with 'Save Our Devs' rally on July 15
This is the point of unionizing. giant corporations have too much power but unions together can stand together to fight back. It's small but it's powerful.
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: 🧵
The 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: 🧵
Really good essay on what is going on right now. They are trying to make us poorer and either you stand by the side lines and let it happen or you fight. Those are your choices. youtu.be/4FZy1lBNykA?...
The Richest Country Is Pretty Mid Now
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
This may be controversial but I think the new live action avatar is not that bad.
