btw if the ESA or any of these studios wanted to put together an initiative to provide financial relief to laid off game workers, they have ~$60M in total assets that they could allocate towards one. They're welcome to reach out to me if they need info on how to set one up.

Shayna Moon (she/they)@themoonis.gay · 4d ago

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.

Hard not to feel this is going to be one of those points in 10 years where we all go “Oh, that fucked the industry, we should not have let that happen.”

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 6d ago

'Electronic Arts Set to Close $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week' "As of July 30, 2026, all regulatory approvals required to complete the Merger have been obtained. Electronic Arts currently expects the Merger to close on or about the close of trading on August 4, 2026."

🎉 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-...

We will be running our Union-Made Game Jam again in 2027 during the month of January! Sign ups are now open:

Union Made Jam 2027

A game jam from 2027-01-01 to 2027-02-01 hosted by UVW-CWA. Union-Made Game Jam 2027 Hosted by United Videogame Workers-CWA · #UnionMadeJam Union-Made Game Jam is a month long game making event for me...

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I'm helping organize this jam! It starts in January, but we're putting in on your radar in advance 👀

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 2w ago

We will be running our Union-Made Game Jam again in 2027 during the month of January! Sign ups are now open:

The Odyssey: Matt Damon suffers consequences from breaking the social contract Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy suffers consequences from breaking the social contract (feat. Matt Damon) Tenet: so a temporal pincer is a strategic move monitoring events as they take place both forward AND backwards in ti

got visited by that demon that what causes men to chop all their hair off

The next series (the trainings are in a 3-class set) starts TOMORROW, JULY 12TH! There's still time to register!

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 4w ago

GAMEDEVS IN THE US AND CANADA What are you doing on Sundays? Want to come to free, virtual trainings on the basics of labor unions and organizing offered by @codecwa.bsky.social? SIGN UP HERE 👇 code-cwa.org/upcoming-tra...

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...

OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union@bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 4w ago

One way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...

If you are one of the many valuable workers callously laid off for corporate interests today, please consider applying to our hardship fund.

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · last mo.

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

There's only one serious way that Xbox is gonna reach 1 billion players a day and that's Universal Basic Income

wait did xbox really in their announcement they were laying off 3200 people really make a point to mention that they have a positive profit margin. they arent even losing money

asha sharma going "we want 1 billion players a day" a nice reminder that these execs are fundamentally incapable of understanding that their customers do not have infinite money or even just that time is finite. they just think you haven't been fed the right marketing yet to get you on board

Really hate the framing of these layoffs as a reset when they've been doing layoffs again and again for the past two years. Despite admitting they had a 3% profit margin (AFTER all their acquisitions) this fiscal year. Profitable, Just not as much as their competitors. So lay everyone off I guess

Kotaku@kotaku.com · last mo.

Xbox is preparing to lay off around 3,200 individuals, part ways with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, and possibly Arkane Lyon in what CEO Asha Sharma is calling "the most significant res... https://kotaku.com/xbox-layoff-3200-most-significant-restructure-history-2000712836

Hey folks! I'm helping UVW-CWA organize a hardship fund for game workers impacted by layoffs. Please apply for it! If anyone has any questions about the fund, I can help answer them!

Game Worker Hardship Fund

Who is eligible to apply for this fund?This fund is for game workers in the US and Canada impacted by record layoffs & other hardships in the games industry within the timeframe of January 2024 to the...

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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.

Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts.

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Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · last mo.

Opinion: Everything hurts and no one knows when the pain will end

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

South of Midnight’s dialogue is a masterclass in laying down words that leave you raw but opens up the world in return. @zeestermeester.bsky.social and @epistellar.bsky.social helped make that happen. Follow their work and hire their expertise. You’ll receive an evocative story as a result.

Zaire@zeestermeester.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

It's true: we're organizing a games industry hardship fund! This is the kind of mutual aid that can happen when workers get organized, too. And we've got a lot of irons in the fire 💅

heck yeah! This is so awesome to see

Brandon Sheffield@brandon.insertcredit.com · 2mo ago

1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.

CONTENT CREATOR + JOURNO PALS: The India Games Showcase is part of #SummerGameFest! 40+ indies, all from Indian game devs, packaged for you in one fun showcase. Help us amplify this so we can get these games the attention they deserve. 🔗 Press Kit & fun info: www.indiagamesshowcase.com

India Games Showcase@indgshowcase.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here's another 5 out of 40 awesome games that will be featured at India Games Showcase 🙌 👹 Appetite of the Abyss | Mighty Tide Games ⏳️ Back In Time | Omnaya Studios 🩴 Flip-Flop Fury | @flip-flop-fury.bsky.social 👻 Spook-A-Boo | @spookaboo.bsky.social 💥 Supercharged | Team Supercharge

losing my shit because the dev of Butterfly Soup is making a new game that's like if Pentiment was set in Chinese folklore and had a Disco Elysium skill tree, and the music is being composed by the same person who's doing Delphinium kotaku.com/butterfly-so...

Butterfly Soup Dev's Next Game Is Pentiment As A Chinese Folktale

Pentiment, the Chinese folktale

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SCOOP: double fine is unionizing

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 3mo ago

Double Fine is unionizing aftermath.site/double-fine-un...

US GAME WORKERS: Let’s talk healthcare. UVW is exploring union-sponsored solutions and we need your input. Workers based in the US are invited to complete this survey — union and non-union welcome! Take the survey: uvw-cwa.org/healthcare-t...

UVW Healthcare Town Hall Survey

Hello! This survey is being sent out in advance of UVW's Healthcare Town Hall in June, in order to assess participants' relationship with and sentiments about healthcare. These responses will be refer...

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WATCH PARTY THREAD 📢 There are 16 watch parties across the US, Canada & beyond where you can connect with your fellow workers IRL! Find out where your nearest watch party is! gameworkersconference.org/watch-parties