Game Workers Unite Ireland met in Paris with 5 other European game unions to increase collaboration in a united front against industry exploitation. We stand with our friends @stjv.fr , @csvi-cgt.bsky.social, @gameworkers.co.uk, FIOM-CGIL & GDRT @social.verdi.de www.fsunion.org/latest/news/...

My mom is using ChatGPT so often she's begun to call it 'Chattie'. I genuinely want to cease to exist within this society because no matter what I say, I haven't been able to make her comprehend how terrified I am of this development.

Ce soir, je serai à la BPI pour animer une table ronde qui parlera de Produire des jeux inclusifs, avec Jennifer Lufau, Emi Lefevre et Paulette ! Ça sera à 18h, et retransmis sur leur chaîne Twitch ☺️

It's the last Bandcamp Friday of 2025! If you haven't got our last album yet, today is a good day to do it. 2026 plans are underway. x anta.bandcamp.com/album/organe...

So you're telling me Netflix acquired Warner fucking Bros, but spent the last few years firing its video game division?

The game awards go to everyone keeping their head above water even if just barely.

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UBISOFT PARIS - la perte de RTTs, c'est fini Ubisoft avait une gestion des RTTs inférieure à la convention collective. Interrogée par les élu-es, la direction répondait que nous avions qu'à les attaquer. C'est donc chose faite, et la justice nous donne raison. siubiparis.github.io/2025-11-28-V...

I am researching for a feature: what do your children play that's NOT Roblox? (And if you've banned it, what did they gravitate towards afterwards?)

there is never enough

until we return, paradise interred

Considering game companies are more often than not asking people to move cities to work for them, having some protections is incredibly important. I've been personally fired before and didn't have full rights at the time and lemme tell you, when you're on a visa those rights are important.

I barely got over the 2 year threshold at a studio in my career because, I shit you not, I got ousted from my first role in the industry 1 year and 11 months in. Why the heck

BAFTA Breakthrough participant Stanley Baxton reflects on the widespread clampdown on adult games this year. "There's no point going after Steam and Itch; the point should be directed towards legislators." www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...

Had a lovely time chatting about Mandrake with the Yogscast yesterday! There are some juicy new bits to see in the interview segment of the stream, which starts about 55 mins in: www.twitch.tv/videos/26294...

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This was such a special video to make, and I really appreciate the Consume Me team being so generous with their time and ARTIFACTS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfaM...

Mandatory post about asking you to help nominate Wednesdays at the Steam Awards (we went with outstanding story-rich game in our post but any help is welcome): store.steampowered.com/news/app/274... Didn't write a single word of it so I can say it: it's the best written thing you'll play this year.

Update: "This is an unfortunate but necessary step for the studio to stay nimble in a challenging and evolving market. Splash Damage is committed to minimising the impact on staff as much as possible"

i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!

Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch. Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...

A Series of Unfortunate Emotional and Relationship Choices

Any Oud Players? Asking for a friend

Why don't you join me next Monday (Nov 24) for the *History of Video Games: a tale of tech and game design* @d6learning.bsky.social course presentation? Grab a seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/history-of...

It’s time for the Cozy Quest Awards! ✨ Tune in live over on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wif... Or follow along as we reveal all of the winners right here 👇🧵 #CozyQuest2025

We’ve got a exciting update to share. We’re partnering with UK-based games publisher Kwalee to launch Modulus! They will be providing us with support until our full 1.0 release in 2026 which will let us focus more time into development! Thank you for all the ongoing support!

Ashamed of this country... Even when you follow the law, France (as well as the US) gives you a constitutional rights to freedom of expression, culture, and religion (Article 10 of the Declaration des Droits de l'Homme). Solidarity with our Palestinian brother @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social ✊

Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse. Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/... or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays before November 21th 9PM CET!

🦄🥩DEMO TIME! 🥩🦄 Visit Porkopolis and Bahnhof. Explore sewers and forests, battling creatures both magical and mundane. 120+ items to use as weapons. Or eat. Whatever. I'm not your dad. Steam: s.team/a/2477750 Itch: rustltd.itch.io/dunderbeck #IndieGame #Demo #AutoBattler #InventoryManagement

Reminder that I'm on character art for this quaint and alarming videogame, please follow and wishlist and play the demo!

Help build an industry-wide awareness on pay, satisfaction, and overall mental health in the games industry. 💚 Take the 12th annual @skillsearch.com survey! 💭 🔗 1q3oqfj8w1x.typeform.com/skillsearch2...

We've been helping physically disabled gamers like Ryan to access games like League of Legends for nearly a decade, and if you vote for us in the @riotgames.com Charity Voting Campaign you could help us transform many more lives! charityvote.riotgames.com

"I code so others can dream." Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer. Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...

An open letter from over 200 staff at Rockstar Games condemining the recent firing of over 30 staff has been handed into studio leaders.

There are so many incredible women in the UK games industry, too many to mention. Show someone some love who has inspired you by nominating them, it takes 2 minutes: lnkd.in/d_RjMceq (Yes I’m UK based but that’s neither here nor there 😆)

Read a tweet detailing Dispatch's dev cycle and saying it was 'INSANE' (sic) ... and it's the usual game dev cycle shenanigans. Which are, frankly, insane. Game dev is insane, why are we even doing this.

twitter has been deserted for good so i suppose i will post here too: i am currently open for work! hit me up if you know of openings that i'd be a good fit for 🫡 i updated my hireme page with a sample of the stuff i can do - videogame graphics, VFX, 2D art and so on polclarissou.com/hireme/

Read a tweet detailing Dispatch's dev cycle and saying it was 'INSANE' (sic) ... and it's the usual game dev cycle shenanigans. Which are, frankly, insane. Game dev is insane, why are we even doing this.

Original Xbox UI, created in the year 2073

this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc… 1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work 2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst

3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment. 2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.

The fact that actual adults, professionals thought that this kind of shock value 'humour' would be what would get previous and new players to BO7 is revolting. Fucking disgusting.

Celebrated Trans+ Day of Remembrance by going to a very queer artist con and gave a lot of my money to them Buying prints and stickers from artists directly is very heartwarming. Community is good.

hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn

Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.

This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!