ZeniMax union reaches tentative agreement with Microsoft
Unionized quality assurance workers on ZeniMax Media announced today that they had reached a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft, ZeniMax’s parent company. The workers,...
From unions to strikes, this has been a busy week | Kaser Focus
If there’s a hot word for this week, it’s undoubtedly “union.” If you’d asked me at the beginning of the week what stories I...
World of Warcraft’s 500+ person dev team votes to unionize
The developers behind Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft have officially voted to unionize. The World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild, or WoWGG, which includes...
How SAG-AFTRA union views AI and gaming negotiations | Sarah Elmaleh interview
Voice actor Sarah Elmaleh spoke at the Game Developers Conference last week, but she also had a side duty, as she is chair of...
Experis QA workers for Forza Motorsport, Starfield vote to unionize
Quality assurance workers at Experis Game Solutions voted this week to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 10....
Sega of America workers unionize in California across departments
Workers in Sega of America’s Irvine, California office today filed for a new union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The new...
Raven QA workers vote in favor of forming the first gaming union
Raven Software employees voted on forming the first major gaming union. The studio’s 22 QA employees sent in ballots to the National Labor Relations...
GDC: Game devs focus on unionization, fighting toxicity, and adopting blockchain/metaverse
The Game Developers Conference has released its annual developer survey and found growing support for unionization, the fight against toxicity, and the adoption of...
GDC survey: Half of game developers support unionization, believe Steam is too greedy
A survey of game developers shows that nearly half of game developers support game industry unionization, a majority believe that Steam no longer justifies...