Why 2021 Was the Biggest Year for the Labor Movement in Games
WebDec 28, 2021 · Marked by walkouts, strikes, petitions, and open letters, 2021 has been the biggest year yet for workers in the US video game industry taking a stand against labor conditions. Over the last...
How layoffs and "crunch" are inspiring the video game union …
WebApr 25, 2024 · Employees at video game companies are known for working long hours to meet product launch deadlines. This pressure, known in the industry as crunch, has only gotten more intense as games...
Video game industry layoffs, AI ethics are top concerns for …
WebJan 19, 2024 · Independent, community-driven estimates suggest that more than 10,000 game developers may have been laid off last year, up from more than 8,500 workers in 2022. Thousands of workers across...
Why the video game industry is seeing so many layoffs - Polygon
WebFeb 19, 2024 · Roughly 8,500 video game industry workers were laid off in 2022, according to a layoff tracker created by video game artist Farhan Noor. That number jumped to 10,500 in 2023. Layoffs in...
How and why video game studios unionize - Polygon
WebDec 5, 2022 · Labor unions are forming in the game industry, with organizing at firms like Activision Blizzard and Riot Games to address discrimination, harassment, pay, crunch, and other systemic issues.
The video game industry is booming. Why are there so many …
WebPublished: February 11, 2024 8:51am EST. The video game industry had a banner year in 2023, with critically acclaimed blockbuster titles selling millions of copies. Yet, it was also a year of...
Why the video game industry got serious about unions - Los Angeles Times
WebJan 31, 2023 · The last few years have seen a surge of worker organizing activity in the video game industry, buoyed by a tight labor market and a string of damaging allegations around workplace culture....
How the video game industry got a labor movement - Los Angeles Times
WebMar 19, 2022 · The last few years have seen a surge of worker organizing activity in the video game industry, buoyed by a tight labor market and a string of damaging allegations around workplace culture.
Mass Layoffs Are Causing Big Problems in the Video Games Industry
WebJan 18, 2024 12:01 PM. Mass Layoffs Are Causing Big Problems in the Video Games Industry. More than one-third of video game developers were impacted by layoffs in 2023, according to a new...
Tired of a toxic industry, video game workers are turning toward ...
WebJul 12, 2023 · Since 2018, around 140 collective actions by game workers— including labor complaints at Nintendo, walkouts at Riot Games, and strikes against Blizzard—have been recorded around the world,...
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