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Happy holidays: 461 Elder Scrolls Online studio developers just unionized
Bethsoft has one union, yes. What about *second* union? In fact, this is more like third union, and we're not sorry to see it.
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Elder Scrolls Online releases U44 on console as ZeniMax Workers United goes on strike
Elder Scrolls Online console players are finally getting their crack at the unexcitingly named Update 44 today as the update that's been live on...
MMO Business Roundup: Lockboxes, SAG-AFTRA, child safety, and another ABK union rally
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! It's a bit of good news and bad news this time around, so...
SAG-AFTRA union agrees to resume negotiations with game companies, but strikes and picketing continue
Video game voice over artists who are members of the SAG-AFTRA union have been on strike against game companies since July as game studios...
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections with multiple studios including ARK dev Studio Wildcard
The strike initiated by voice actors in the SAG-AFTRA union this past July is beginning to yield some positive results for voice actors who...
SAG-AFTRA voice actors begin strike following failed games industry negotiations on AI protections
We are go for strike, people: SAG-AFTRA announced last night that its members are on strike starting today, meaning that all unionized voice actors...
SAG-AFTRA is prepared to strike if game companies don’t address demands related to AI tools
Members of the SAG-AFTRA voice actors union are once again pushing back against game companies and their use of AI tools. The union has...
Devs from multiple Bethesda offices formally create a ‘wall to wall’ union of over 200 workers
The unionization movement among video game developers has taken yet another large step forward this weekend, as workers from Bethesda Game Studios offices located...
The newly recognized Activision QA United is now the biggest union in the US games industry
Yet another group of Activision-Blizzard workers under Microsoft have voted to unionize: a reported 600 Activision central QA workers in Texas, Minnesota, and California...
Rockstar developers push back against corporate demand to return to physical offices in April
Apparently, Rockstar Games believes that the only way it can get its next big release out the door is by mandating employees to work...
Former Bungie legal exec: ‘The company will never love you back, but if you let it, it’ll kill you’
Among the workers affected by Bungie's round of layoffs last October was former chief legal officer Don McGowan, who was the man heading the...
Steam welcomes ‘legally murky’ AI games, voice actors guild forges controversial AI deal
Valve waited until end of business last night to post big news: It's going to allow AI-driven games on Steam, with just enough caveats...
QA employees accuse Activision-Blizzard of a ‘soft layoff’ after studios mandate a return to offices in January
Activision-Blizzard is once again electing to mistreat its QA employees according to a statement from the A Better ABK proto-union, which accuses the company...
MMO Business Roundup: NetEase’s Worlds Untold, Embracer, Ubisoft, unionization, and Epic v. Google
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry and business news. Numbers numbers numbers!
NetEase - The Chinese megacorp NetEase just can't...
Microsoft reaffirms its neutrality agreement with CWA union following Activision-Blizzard buyout
With everything swirling around the events of Microsoft's $69B buyout of Activision-Blizzard, it might have been easy to forget that during the proceedings, Microsoft...
SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly vote in favor of a video game voice actors strike
Over the past few months, Hollywood has been ground to a halt as voice actors and screenwriters hit the picket lines to fight against...
SAG-AFTRA union prepares for a second strike over video gaming’s use of AI and low wages
The SAG-AFTRA union has already stood up to TV and film companies with no apparent resolution in sight, and now it looks as if...
Genshin Impact voice actors claim that they haven’t been paid for months [Updated]
If you play Genshin Impact, you're likely familiar with the character of Paimon; she's literally the first person who greets you when the game...
Workers at SEGA America officially form their own multi-department union after supermajority vote win
Yesterday saw another win for the organization efforts of video game workers as the fledgling union at SEGA America that started seeking votes in...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders propose a measure that guarantees non-interference with organizing workers
The shareholders of Activision-Blizzard are about to come together to vote on a variety of company proposals, and one of those proposals might raise...
