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Alternative Games From The Fringes Of Cyberspace (fighting for art and something better in this dystopian digital world)

Alternative Games From The Fringes Of Cyberspace (fighting for art and something better in this dystopian digital world)
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"It seems more pressing than ever to stand up to that type of fascist censorship that is eating digital culture."
#GameDev #IndieGame

4 months ago 81 39 2 4
STJV demonstrate outside the Paris offices of Take Two, holding flags, banners and flares.

STJV demonstrate outside the Paris offices of Take Two, holding flags, banners and flares.

Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidรฉo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.

5 months ago 451 133 5 7

โ€œSay sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesnโ€™t seem like the company is interested in living by it.โ€

Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!

5 months ago 93 44 2 0
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Rockstar: tries to bust unions๐Ÿฆนโ€โ™€๏ธ

Us: Hold my controller ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

We're fighting back ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ
IWGB organized a protest in front of the @rockstargames.com parent company Take-Two Interactive in London today

We'll make sure the credits are rolling on their corporate greed โŒ๏ธ

@gameworkers.co.uk

5 months ago 182 63 2 5

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

5 months ago 1441 747 15 34
Unfair Flips World Record Strategy Unfair Flips is a game about flipping a coin to get 10 Heads flips in a row.

how to speedrun random chance graham.build/s/a-blog/028...

6 months ago 81 22 3 3
Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which theyโ€™ve been mistreated and discarded by the studioโ€™s millionaire executives.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

6 months ago 251 96 2 9

๐Ÿ™ŒThe first recognised union for game devs in the UK! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social

Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

6 months ago 276 102 3 8
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Draughts Games Bar Staff to Strike! Workers at the emblematic London games bar prepare to strike over zero-hour contracts, erratic scheduling and for dignity & respect at work

If you like board games, consider supporting Drafts Workers with their strike fund: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/draughts-g...

7 months ago 6 0 0 0

Starbucksโ€™ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.

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3 years later... they won Call of Duty Workers Win 3-Year Battle For Microsoft Union Contract, Worker Goes On The Record For The First Time

Inspiring story and a hell of a lot of work from Call of Duty QA: shannonliao.substack.com/p/3-years-la...

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Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/

Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

8 months ago 367 178 0 7

Over 100 developers at risk of redundancy. It's time for every game dev to have job security and good working conditions.

If you work in the UK games industry, join our union here:
iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

9 months ago 54 23 1 0

Protections against arbitrary dismissals, a policy around AI and credits for QA workers? ๐Ÿ˜

Every game dev deserves a union! Congratulations to @codecwa.bsky.social for achieving union recognition with ZeniMax. ๐Ÿ™Œ

If you work in the UK games industry, join our union at: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

9 months ago 15 4 0 0
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๐Ÿšจ TICKETS ARE LIVE! ๐Ÿšจ

How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11โ€“12 at Pelican House , London to find out.

Tickets on sale now โ†’ buytickets.at/gamestransfo...

#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival

11 months ago 175 52 5 20
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"Weโ€™ve been here and will continue to exist" by sandplatypus A Downpour game by sandplatypus

delighted to see this pop up on Downpour: downpour.games/~sandplatypu...

11 months ago 12 2 0 0
Mod Jam #01 - DADA DOOM
Mod Jam #01 - DADA DOOM YouTube video by fakefrogsonly

Helped make a horrible Doom mod on Saturday at the "Dada Doom!" Mod Jam in London, with a bunch of other very lovely folks:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1T...

11 months ago 4 0 0 0
Alt-Txt: Two people stand before multi-color strips of paper with text on them that stretch down an entire wall and onto the floor. The title of the installation "I Agree" appear in all caps on the wall, too.

Alt-Txt: Two people stand before multi-color strips of paper with text on them that stretch down an entire wall and onto the floor. The title of the installation "I Agree" appear in all caps on the wall, too.

Love this. In his โ€œI Agreeโ€ installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.

11 months ago 3108 1292 23 56
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Stand up for trans rights ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ Donate to @goodlawproject.bsky.social and help us fight the Supreme Courtโ€™s harmful decision goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8

11 months ago 1 0 0 0

Any indie games studio folks, or product managers familiar with publishing platforms willing to have a chat with me before a job interview tomorrow? ๐Ÿ’œ

11 months ago 1 1 0 0

This has got rather out of hand already.

FKFJ website should be up within a week or so.

If you're interested in running an affiliated event, DM me, or drop me an email to get listed: jonty@jonty.co.uk

1 year ago 29 7 5 0
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WEBFISHING on Steam WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

I will be taking all future meetings from webfishing. thx for your time.

store.steampowered.com/app/3146520/...

1 year ago 10 3 1 0

oh and I just checked out your work - PixelPop looks rad!

1 year ago 1 0 1 0

Heyyy! Thanks for thinking of me : )

This year is going to be smaller, with no exhibition and a 2 day conference instead (boo state of arts funding) but it would be great to see you : )

LMK if you fancy a coffee or anything

1 year ago 4 0 1 0
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On Saturday, as world leaders gathered for the UNโ€™s annual climate negotiations at COP29, we took to the streets as part of a worldwide call to demand climate justice.
There is no more time to delay our transition away from fossil fuels. It must happen now.

1 year ago 12 2 0 1

From FlashBrighton? : )

1 year ago 5 0 1 0

took me a while to get set up!

1 year ago 4 0 0 0

That's me!

1 year ago 1 0 1 0
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