If the CEOs want to move to a contractor / project based model in the UK then all the more reason to join a union folks. Everyone join. Then contracts require approval and have collective bargaining. It’s a start!

A system is what it does. And UKIE - which is angling for investment funds from the UK gov - is signaling through its leadership that the “industry” they represent is hostile to workers.

this is exactly why the games industry needs unions, not trade organisations

Maria Sayans is the current chair of UKIE.

I mean we all know that CEOs *think* this shit but it’s wild to see one of them just say it!

Feel CEOs are getting a bit too comfy if they're just throwing out the "actually you shouldn't have stable employment" line. Seems like something you only admit to internally.

I can't believe someone would think these words then fukin say them, absolute piss boiler.

We've been quiet but we're back with good news! We're pleased to share we've reached a settlement with Ubisoft with the aid of @cwacanada1.bsky.social Its been a rough few months but we stand by our choices. We're excited for what the future holds for our members! cwacanada.ca/2026/04/14/w...

BP has more than doubled its profits as a result of the Iran war. Those already struggling with the cost of living are paying the price for Trump's warmongering while oil giants rake in even more cash. Now is the time for a permanent windfall tax and rapid shift to renewables.

The system is rigged. An illegal war hikes bills for stuggling families - meanwhile energy giants rake in profits. We don't have to live like this any more. Vote Green on May 7th.

arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/... don’t sleep on this one. If, like me, you just ignored it because you’ve read a similar article every few years for a couple decades about this guy, don’t. It’s an interesting read about a game you probably forgot happened after godus.

The new trailer for the ‘SPIDER-NOIR’ series has been released. Releasing May 27 on Prime Video.

Two Point Museum: Arty-Facts will have you commissioning ENDLESS original artworks in the new Studio Room, but that's not all... You'll send your experts out on expeditions to discover Famous Artworks by some of Two Point's Greats 🎨 Do you recognise any? ✨

this account is run by a human at NASA JPL who only posts real images with their receipts. it only has 11k followers compared to the 200k the ai slop space account has

This, but for education, too!

Love continuing to collaborate with Two Point!

The first trailer for Coyote Vs Acme has finally dropped today and man, I am so glad that this is coming out after all the chaos it went through thanks to Zaslav at Warner Bros. It's nice to see another Looney Tunes film on the big screen and this looks delightfully silly!

Ahead of the debut, we go behind the scenes of 'Songs in Sign Language,' where Deaf artists and animators collaborated to reshape timing, acting, and expression. www.cartoonbrew.com/music-videos...

NEW: IWGB union workers have taken legal action against MindsEye creator Build A Rocket Boy over alleged privacy violations. Separate legal claims have also been filed against the studio accusing it of mishandling a redundancy process that took place last summer.

I'm in awe of the Rockstar workers who've continuously fought back against their unjust firings by Rockstar. @nershly.bsky.social did an incredibly good job capturing what the past couple of months have been like for her and what we should all learn from it. scottishleftreview.scot/the-rockstar...

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!! Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on! I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

You were all right, The Roottrees are Dead is a good game! store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...

Cool. My electric mixer stirs faster than my finger

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

I love sharing numbers so here's a video of how much we spent to make Mythmatch. I break it down by time, discipline, and funding source. youtu.be/cB5lanPUQ1o

BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

Sad to see BAFTA cut this trailer from their game awards. The trailer is well done, not exploitive nor sensationalistic - but still too much for BAFTA and "no time for them to put up a warning" So here. And you can wishlist it now store.steampowered.com/app/2288520/...

Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection. So forgive me if I smell a rat.

Super Spline is taking bookings now for Q2 and beyond !| More Info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it

Pragmata clicks from the beginning, delivering an incredible campaign with stellar mechanics, held together by Hugh and Diana's relationship. Review: www.consolecreatures.com/pragmata-rev...

Pragmata is great fun. wonderfully designed. that's my review. don't look up anything about it, the reveals are wonderful. more on the podcast from me and @frankhowley.bsky.social later this week. also I love this little scamp

Pragmata, a dad-ass game made for dads about being a dad, is an early 2026 favorite for me. Really had a great time with it.

The triple A games industry is spinning out atm and Capcom is over here seeing massive success with: - Investing in their own super scalable tech - Not doing multiplayer at the expense of single player - Serving existing fans - Exploring new ideas as well - Gameplay first approach across the board

UK consumer video games market hit £8.76bn last year, up 7.4% on the previous year. Hardware sales up due to Switch 2 launch, mobile game spend up despite a decline in downloads and game culture rev crosses half a billion due to success of releases like the Minecraft Movie.

‘EXIT 8’ is one of the highest rated video game adaptations ever with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

AI footage in the quote post. However it's a real fact, with real footage available (See my link below). Now people who believed it have a false image of how octopus act, and people who recognise it as AI question a real observed scientific fact. Utter bullshit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN9B...

Think about how many brains are being absolutely COOKED by sycophancy right now

OK let's do some positivity, things that have brought me joy recently: Project Hail Mary - Such a Crowd Pleaser Dept. Q - Grotty and schockly and compelling through strong character work, good genre stuff Öoo - 2 hours of pure design & elegance store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

Pay contractors the same day as your staff. Pay them on receipt of invoice. 30 days or whatever BS payment terms that have been normalised just put those without stability under more strain. Everyone has bills. Just pay them.

If you're in Edinburgh on Saturday and want to come listen to @floaker.bsky.social and I wax lyrical about the state of the TTRPG industry and how unions (especially @gameworkers.co.uk) are pretty fucking great actually, you should swing by our Conpulsion panel at 2:30pm.

Gunzilla Games, the blockchain game development studio co-founded by Neill Blomkamp, hasn’t paid some staff "for many months", former employees allege. vgc.news/news/neill-b...

Stay in the know, but remember to practice self care and touch grass and seek laughter and whatnot.

‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’ has already passed $400M worldwide. Set to become one of the biggest non-franchise films of the past decade. Read our review: bit.ly/DFMary

I know ALL of the best video game animation released in 2025, and now you can too #animation #gamedev

Totally worth stalling out your professional development to create a rentable dependency on this crap.

I’m fucking crying dude. Asking “pretty please do not introduce a security vulnerability”.