unions
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Why Has It Taken So Long For Video Game Unions To Start Forming?
In a historic move, video game workers in Edmonton unanimously voted to unionise for the first time in Canada. Video game unions are notoriously rare in North America. There are only two others on the continent, both of which are in the U.S. This union is an important step for an industry that has been…
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In A Unionisation Breakthrough, Paradox Interactive Signs Labour Agreement With Trade Unions
The effort to unionise game development took another step forward today, as the workers at strategy game publisher Paradox Interactive publicly announced that they’re securing a collective bargaining agreement with their company. The deal is expected to safeguard their existing benefits and make it easier to advocate for improved working conditions.
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The Outer Worlds Will Rattle Your Idea Of A Perfect Planet
The very first quest in The Outer Worlds, Obsidian’s highly anticipated first-person RPG out October 25, asked me to make what felt like an impossible choice. On one side was a community of outsiders frustrated by corporate control. Their outpost was something like a worker’s paradise — they were well fed and mostly happy, surviving…
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Ubisoft Invites Fans To Make Music For Watch Dogs: Legion, Sparking Exploitation Debate
Last week, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt announced on Twitter that his music production company, HitRecord, would once again partner with Ubisoft, this time to help the publisher create 10 songs for its upcoming open world hacker game, Watch Dogs: Legion. This immediately re-ignited an old debate about the ethics of soliciting work for big budget games…
