labor
CWA asks European Commission to allow buyout of Activision-Blizzard and a ‘clear path to collective bargaining’
The multi-billion dollar buyout of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft is going to undoubtedly make waves across the games industry, game platforms, and game developers. It's...
Former Guild Wars 2 cinematic animator calls out NCsoft for withholding owed back pay
Apparently, NCSoft has a policy in place that withholds owed back pay even if an employee has the courtesy to put in a notice...
Raven Software files for union election after ActiBlizz ignores recognition request
Activision Blizzard's Raven Software has moved forward with its next step in officially forming its Game Workers Alliance union. Readers will recall that ActiBlizz...
Activision’s Raven Software workers end strike pending official recognition of its union
The strike from ActiBlizz's Raven Software, which was kicked off when QA workers were facing surprise firings before the holidays after being told some...
GDC Summer 2020: Unionizing the video games industry
Just in time for Blizzard's latest labor crisis, Game Workers Unite UK treasurer Kevin Agwaze held an Ask Me Anything at GDC Summer 2020...
Nexon Korea employees stage a protest to stop restructuring and call for job security
In late August, we reported on plans for Nexon's union members to protest against efforts to restructure the company and demand assurances that their...
Riot Games isn’t budging on labor dispute even after employee walkout
As we've previously covered, employees of the League of Legends studio Riot Games walked out last week in protest over the company's labor and...
Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco
On Friday, we reported that Riot Games' latest efforts to stave off a walkout at the popular League of Legends company were likely to...
