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Job News
Jun 28th, 2019
Report: French unions argue cut Blizzard jobs are necessary as firm tries to move them to Ireland
Unions also arguing for better severance pay and treatment of workers still at the games firm
News
Jun 28th, 2019
UK media and entertainment union BECTU is looking into games working conditions
Covers topics including working hours, overtime and salaries
Job News
Jun 19th, 2019
US president hopeful Bernie Sanders backs game developer unionisation
Democratic Senator says workers should be reaping the rewards games brought in in the US last year
News
Feb 21st, 2019
ESA wants to stay out of developer union discussions
US video game trade body defers responsibility on the issue to member publishers
News
Feb 14th, 2019
Game Workers Unite calls for Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick’s removal after mass redundancies
"We, the workers of Activision and their friends, have had enough."
News
Jan 25th, 2019
Developers don't think Valve's 30 per cent rev share is justified, but Steam is still the most popular PC storefront
Meanwhile 47 per cent of respondents think unionisation is a good idea
News
Oct 30th, 2018
SAG-AFTRA has a new deal to help lower-budget game developers hire unionised actors
The one-size-fits-most agreement provides a framework for mo-cap actors, voice actors and performers
Job News
Oct 19th, 2018
"Developers deserve a lot better than what this industry is giving us right now" says ex-Telltale dev
Narrative designer Emily Grace Buck once again says studios need unionisation
Job News
Oct 3rd, 2018
"I want to work in an industry that puts the well being of game developers in the forefront" - studio employees kick off at working conditions with #AsAGamesWorker hashtag
Developers let out their frustrations over industry working conditions
Top Stories
News
Jul 15th, 2019
#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Hello Games cash reserves, My Friend Pedro, Google Stadia developers and much more!
News
Jul 8th, 2019
#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Mike Bithell, UKIE, Disney in games and much more
Feature
Jul 4th, 2019
Why Caged Element and Wired are supporting racing combat title Grip long after launch
Events
| Serious Play Conference Florida 2019 | North America | Jul 24th |
| StreamCon 2019 | Europe | Aug 10th |
| Play NYC 2019 | North America | Aug 10th |
| Devcom 2019 | Europe | Aug 18th |
| Gamescom 2019 | Europe | Aug 20th |
| How To Launch and Monetise Mobile Games in APAC in association with Mintegral [FREE MINI SUMMIT] | Europe | Aug 20th |
| The Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2019 | Europe | Aug 21st |
| The PC Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2019 | Europe | Aug 21st |
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News
Jul 10th, 2019
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games' cash reserves rose over 2,500% between 2016 and 2018
News
Jul 10th, 2019
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