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Happy holidays: 461 Elder Scrolls Online studio developers just unionized

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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. Readers...

SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections with multiple studios including ARK dev Studio Wildcard

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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...
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Blizzard’s World of Warcraft team just formed a wall-to-wall multidisciplinary WoWGG union

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Man, it's been a long, long time coming, but Blizzard Entertainment workers have finally formed a wall-to-wall union, specifically meaning that it includes everyone...

Devs from multiple Bethesda offices formally create a ‘wall to wall’ union of over 200 workers

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The unionization movement among video game developers has taken yet another large step forward this weekend, as workers from Bethesda Game Studios offices located...

MMO Business Roundup: Roblox’s 4D AI, Perfect World’s layoffs, Bethsoft’s unionization, and Rockstar’s ambitions

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! Roblox - The controversial games giant now claims that it's "building...

MMO Business Roundup: Activision owned cheatmaker EngineOwning

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Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news! Business business business and all that. EngineOwning got owned - File this one...

The newly recognized Activision QA United is now the biggest union in the US games industry

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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...

Former Bungie legal exec: ‘The company will never love you back, but if you let it, it’ll kill you’

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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...

GDC’s 2024 industry survey: Game devs weigh in on AI, layoffs, unionization, RTO, and more

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Every year, GDC conducts an industry-wide survey of game developers and compiles the results in its State of the Game Industry, the 2024 edition...
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QA employees accuse Activision-Blizzard of a ‘soft layoff’ after studios mandate a return to offices in January

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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

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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...
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Microsoft reaffirms its neutrality agreement with CWA union following Activision-Blizzard buyout

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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 union prepares for a second strike over video gaming’s use of AI and low wages

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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...

Workers at SEGA America officially form their own multi-department union after supermajority vote win

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Yesterday saw another win for the organization efforts of video game workers as the fledgling union at SEGA America that started seeking votes in...
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Activision-Blizzard shareholders propose a measure that guarantees non-interference with organizing workers

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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...
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Labor board moves forward on union’s labor law charges against Activision-Blizzard

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We admit that it's hard to keep track of all of the malfeasance that the Communications Workers of America has been calling out against...
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A Better ABK calls out Blizzard’s end of remote work as ‘wholly unnecessary’ and another union busting tactic

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Back in February, Blizzard held a meeting that, among other things, confirmed a mandated return to office work and an end of remote work....

CWA files charges against Activision-Blizzard over latest unionbusting efforts

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Activision-Blizzard's unionbusting reputation precedes it, I'm afraid, as the company has been playing a very public whackamole game with its burgeoning workers' movements over...
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CWA asks European Commission to allow buyout of Activision-Blizzard and a ‘clear path to collective bargaining’

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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...

Blizzard’s Proletariat ends bid to unionize after unionbusting tactics succeed

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Activision-Blizzard's latest efforts to head off worker unions were apparently successful: Union group Communication Workers of America has ended its bid to launch a...

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