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Game Workers Unite says staff deserve greater security News Mar 23rd, 2020

Game Workers Unite says staff deserve greater security

Pressure group demands "flexible working hours, health care for everyone, sick pay, rent freezes and a more sustainable way of making games" for staff

Rockstar rolls out working from home for staff around the world News Mar 16th, 2020

Rockstar rolls out working from home for staff around the world

Move comes "after significant research and consultation"

Riot insists $10m settlement for gender discrimination lawsuit is "fair and adequate" News Feb 24th, 2020

Riot insists $10m settlement for gender discrimination lawsuit is "fair and adequate"

Follows former employees pulling out of agreement

Riot slams $400m figure California state reckons it owes former employees News Jan 24th, 2020

Riot slams $400m figure California state reckons it owes former employees

League of Legends maker says the sum is a "clickbait number designed to get attention"

California government intervenes in Riot gender discrimination lawsuit News Jan 22nd, 2020

California government intervenes in Riot gender discrimination lawsuit

State reckons the League of Legends maker should pay out considerably more than the $10m that was previously agreed

Quantic Dream has to pay $7.8k to former employee Job News Dec 3rd, 2019

Quantic Dream has to pay $7.8k to former employee

"The [studio] has committed a breach of the security obligation"

ProbablyMonsters' Ryan says its important to define crunch early with new studios News Oct 16th, 2019

ProbablyMonsters' Ryan says its important to define crunch early with new studios

"You have to build an environment where they express what's comfortable for them"

What Motion Twin learnt from making Dead Cells Industry Icon Sep 13th, 2019

What Motion Twin learnt from making Dead Cells

Designer Sébastien Bénard and marketing boss Steve Filby tell us more

Starbound developer Chucklefish responds to unpaid labour allegations News Sep 3rd, 2019

Starbound developer Chucklefish responds to unpaid labour allegations

"Community contributors were under no obligation to create content, work to deadlines or put in any particular number of hours. Everyone was credited or remunerated as per their agreement"

UK media and entertainment union BECTU is looking into games working conditions News Jun 28th, 2019

UK media and entertainment union BECTU is looking into games working conditions

Covers topics including working hours, overtime and salaries

Treyarch says it takes employee wellbeing "very seriously" following damning report into Call of Duty Black Ops 4's development News Jun 27th, 2019

Treyarch says it takes employee wellbeing "very seriously" following damning report into Call of Duty Black Ops 4's development

Contractors complain of being treated like second class citizens, developers had to work long hours to finish last-minute battle royale addition Blackout

Destiny 2 content delayed as Bungie looks to maintain developer work-life balance News Jun 25th, 2019

Destiny 2 content delayed as Bungie looks to maintain developer work-life balance

Creative director Luke Smith says forthcoming patch could be ready sooner than anticipated if it had people work absurd hours to get it done

Riot Games has "withheld critical information" in gender pay discrimination investigation, California fair employment body claims News Jun 17th, 2019

Riot Games has "withheld critical information" in gender pay discrimination investigation, California fair employment body claims

League of Legends maker hasn't supplied enough information yet

Every game deserves last minute push in development, says Bethesda's Todd Howard News Jun 7th, 2019

Every game deserves last minute push in development, says Bethesda's Todd Howard

"It's important to us and important to our fans, you've just got to make sure that is communicated really well"

Report: Former ESA president Gallagher left after losing board faith Job News May 14th, 2019

Report: Former ESA president Gallagher left after losing board faith

Trade body chair and vice chair Altman and Spencer met with staff amid rumblings of toxic working culture

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