We were also joined by trade unionists from the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Germany!

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

The Rockstar union case made its way into UK Parliament earlier today

The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.

NEW: the IWGB has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar after it says the company refused to meet to discuss bringing back fired developers. "Rockstar has declined to meet with the IWGB, leading the union and barristers to issue formal legal claims on behalf of the Claimants."

If you care about games, I hope you also care about the people who work hard and sacrifice so much to make them... Only to be tossed aside. People Make Games is one approachable way to learn more - this video is about GTA, but check their backlog for more. youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...

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You can hear how angry and hurt these devs are. It's in their shaky voices and the way they talk about their work. It's an awful situation, for those who were forced out and those who remain

Shoutout to whichever Rockstar union member attached one of their seedlings to my bag when I wasn’t looking at the demonstration. I’ve been delighted to have it on there ever since.

I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct. That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...

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This seems outrageously cruel. And just a handful of months before these folks would have been set to enjoy the release of one of the biggest games of their careers too. The imbalance of power in the games industry remains utterly fucked.

Great primer here on all the *extremely weird shit* we’ve seen these last couple of days linking Trump, ICE and the Master Chief. Vital to have people like @alyssamerc.bsky.social on this beat, as miserably bleak as it is.

Thanks to PMG's patrons for providing us with the funding this month to pay for a VFX artist to remove a bogey from my nose in some *extremely important footage* that we really cannot shoot again 🙃

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame. tinyurl.se/crR

Love love love seeing Jim doing this kind of stuff! Give it a watch.

What have they done to you, my old friend?

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need. On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh. Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!

Hot damn this is a *luxurious* preview! And what a game to kick things off with too.

Pushing my kid in his stroller as we head to a swimming lesson and just been hit in the gut by this memorial to the children of Palestine. Just a bus ride away from here, there’s a factory pumping out parts for the same F-35 jets used to kill these same kids. I am so full of rage.

The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance - a new union set up to represent a subset of UK-based employees at the company - discusses how it wants to help staff feel safe and comfortable in their jobs www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...

All eyes on the flotilla tonight as they approach Gaza after a full month at sea. Around 40 vessels strong, with hundreds of incredible people onboard from countries all over the world. Following their progress here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app

The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this

Jared Kushner, the PIF and $20 billion of debt being dropped on the balance sheet. This one feels mega grim.

We used to be a country

I'm incredibly ecstatic that we reached $100,000 for the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle. With just 2 days left to go, please RT and support the bundle, and let's push it as high as we can go!!! Thank you for the support!! Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

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Really enjoyed this! Thanks for having me on @the41stprecinct.bsky.social.

Equally excited and TERRIFIED to finally do this. Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry. And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible. welcome to noclip_2

Hot damn, Suzerain for a fiver is an incredible purchase. I'm not sure I've played many true political simulators that have really sunk their teeth into me, but this is definitely one of them. Also, just a fantastic game for people who enjoy looking at beautiful maps.

This is genuinely what a Labour government thinks terrorism looks like in the UK right now and I'm losing my god damn mind

Ah damn, not Firaxis :(

congrats to Araraura, the proprietor of Daily Silksong News, who after an unbroken streak of 1,693 daily updates, most of which consisted of "there is no news today", can finally rest (aka, play Silksong) www.ign.com/articles/aft...

Steam and Nintendo eShop both down lmaooooooo

Patreon has just rolled out a new update designed to make creator pages less hellish to navigate. We've used this to have a bit of a tidy up, but most importantly of all, to properly showcase the companion videos we've made for our documentaries over the years. www.patreon.com/posts/138115...

It's been a while. Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs. store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

Just received an invoice for the legal fees on our latest Disco Elysium documentary...

Diablo devs unionize following layoffs and dissatisfaction with AI, pay aftermath.site/diablo-union...

"It all feels like such a colossal waste" Excellent reportage from @chrisbratt.bsky.social and PMG. Especially appreciate the transparency and integrity of the opening segment looking back at the original doc and all the complexities of reporting on such a tangled story. youtu.be/lZEAs6M1wts

In the four years I've been at IGN I've watched its staff shrink and shrink, all while those who remain are asked to do more and more. I see colleagues skip lunch, stay late day after day, and burn out. IGN staff are passionate and love their work. But we can't keep letting that be exploited.

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really. Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are. This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Okay, big breath... After more than two years since we published our last documentary on the topic, it's time we returned to Disco Elysium: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZEA...

Much more than a tiny bit! I just checked my emails and I first contacted Stephen about him helping us out almost a year ago. What a JOY it’s been to work with an editor again, oh my word. Lifesaver.

The first documentary is what turned me into a fan of PMG so needless to say Im very pumped to sit down and watch this

Okay, big breath... After more than two years since we published our last documentary on the topic, it's time we returned to Disco Elysium: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZEA...

director: you get those oranges lit for mafia old country? artist: sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. director: what