The Communications Workers of America (CWA), the labour union behind several recent organising efforts at Activision Blizzard development studios, is filing charges directly against Activision CEO Bobby Kotick…. Continue reading
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The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has filed charges against Activision, claiming it violated several workplace laws in relation to firing two QA testers. This occurred… Continue reading
Microsoft is at a closed hearing with European Union regulators (opens in new tab) today, where it’s once again trying to convince Brussels that its purchase of Activision… Continue reading
Activision Blizzard studio drops its union vote, claiming ‘free and fair election impossible’
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has dropped its request for a union vote at Activision Blizzard’s Proletariat studio after accusing CEO Seth Sivak of “making a free… Continue reading
Enlarge / A scene from Proletariat’s Spellbreak illustrating union members dodging alleged management interference. Last month, workers at Spellbreak studio Proletariat became the third group within Activision Blizzard… Continue reading
Sting Entertainment’s cult classic RPG Yggdra Union is getting a Steam release. The game, which features an innovative tactical combat system allowing characters to team up for attacks against enemies,… Continue reading
The tabletop industry continues to shift in light of recent events. Various tabletop companies are planning for a future without the foundational OGL 1.0a. Furthermore, one of the… Continue reading
Last week, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot sent a letter to all staff in which he asked employees to “give it [their] all” and to be “as efficient and… Continue reading
Microsoft has voluntarily recognised a union formed of about 300 ZeniMax Studios testers. A “supermajority” of workers voted to unionise, the Communication Workers of America said. … Continue reading
Microsoft’s game development studios officially have their first union, as the majority of quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Studios have voted to join ZeniMax Workers United under the Communications… Continue reading