Note that the workers who made Beast Breaker ARE getting rev-share on sales of the game on Steam, even though the studio shut down. Why? Because we had a union, and we negotiated for it.

My contract is extended, but it will not pay out for another 30 days. Im waiting on arranging some refunds but mentally and physically I am barely managing. Thank-you for any help.

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This Chet Faliszek guy who keeps concern trolling about the union's "messaging" is a CEO and an employer btw.

He's doing the thing where he pretends to speak for "game developers" as a whole as if the difference between bosses and workers doesn't matter, but it's 2026 nobody buys this shit anymore

My contract is extended, but it will not pay out for another 30 days. Im waiting on arranging some refunds but mentally and physically I am barely managing. Thank-you for any help.

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Longtime college friend of mine, Mike Prinke, was among those laid off at Epic Games: he has been fighting terminal brain cancer, and now he, his wife, and kid, have no income or health insurance.

Sharing here in hopes it can reach the right people on their behalf.
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Hey folks, due to recent travel/org stuff, I am having trouble covering our electro bills and could use your help

Sorry to be posting again, contracts won't pay out for another month and it has been hairy

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GDC was defined by anxiety about the future of the games industry and America, even if big companies didn't want to acknowledge it

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Between Two Fires

the centre of GL and BL in the western hemisphere is latin america and also montreal, quebec for some reason

That's because QC is Latin American actually

My painting PACIFIC COAST

I don't think it's a coincidence that Karl Marx died on Homestuck day. Astro girlies, confirm this.

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But in that sort of anamorphic style

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Between Two Fires

The difference between tech and activism is that tech is beset by the newborn nightmare technology "generative ai", while activism is completely dependent on using the ancient nightmare technology, the "phone call"

[every bone in my body cracks as I rise from my chair] yes I would like to party

me after a week of gdc

Co-Ops Are the Future: A Step-by-Step Guide to Founding Your Own Worker Cooperative Game Studio | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming This session offers a practical guide to founding and running a worker cooperative game studio, with insights for both U.S. and international developers. Presenters will walk attendees through key ope...

Send my upcoming GDC talk to your favorite small indie studio boss who is feeling guilty about exploiting their workers and tell them they can convert the studio to a co-op- schedule.gdconf.com/session/co-o...

This should be at the center of the AI discourse

There is a future to build, and it's built through struggle. Hope cannot exist without fear sinking in first, and hope is nourished through solidarity. Fear can be shared and weathered through work. Join a fight worth struggling for. uvw-cwa.org/membership

Moving people into action is literally my job, and it has been both easier and harder than before. I don't control the part of you which finally grasps at reality of a future which will not happen unless you start to take action. Now.

Something I have noticed while talking with people at GDC:

A lot of people are worried about the state of the industry and its conditions, but a lot of them will not move.

We are running out of time. We ARE out of time. Is this what scares you?

Confessions of a Union Buster.

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Hello! I'm a programmer and tech artist with some design and production experience, looking for work, ideally with others in Seattle. Good with C#, Unity, Godot, HLSL, Blender.

Resume: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

That’s my union ✊🏼🖤

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We Don't Play with ICE: Pledge to be a 4th Amendment Workplace Many of us game workers -- as well as the building grounds, maintenance, and kitchen staff who care for the places in which we work -- are visa-holders and immigrants. In the current climate, we are v...

Every day there are new reports of ICE detaining and targeting our communities. Video game devs and the workers who keep our workplaces running are not safe from this.

That’s why we’ve launched WE DON'T PLAY WITH ICE, a campaign demanding companies commit to becoming 4th Amendment Workplaces.

Reached for comment new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said: “This is our unique selling point. PlayStation and Nintendo do not have little men. PlayStation and Nintendo will never have little men.”

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Roughly 30 different avatars I made for Creature Crew

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Video games make companies billions in profit yet we are still getting laid off at alarming rates. If this is a reality you know all too well and want to fight against, come find us at GDC!!

I cant believe we have made it here, to the game developers conference festival of gaming

Hey nice shirt 🫵