Employees at 2K Motion Capture Studio in Petaluma, California have filed for unionization. The studio's 21 full-time employees who capture motion for Take-Two Interactive's “broad range of motion capture production,” including its flagship NBA and BioShock franchises, have filed for voluntary union recognition to “address fundamental issues related to their compensation and work conditions”. At … Read more
The French union which represents workers at Don't Nod is calling on staff to strike in response to a “reorganisation” plan which threatens up to 69 jobs. The reorganization was announced yesterday alongside the company's latest financial results, with the move described as “extremely necessary” to stabilize and protect an increasingly competitive industry. However, in … Read more
Summer is officially over, and celebrities like Gabrielle Union are looking back on a season full of sun and fun. On September 22nd, to wrap up the past three months, Union shared photos on Instagram that gave a glimpse of how she spent the summer, and some of the shots don't leave much to the … Read more
Ontario's first game developer union was formed by Joydrop employees, only for the majority of employees to vote to allegedly be fired two business days after the win. Joydrop is the game brand of the London-based service agency Mikutech, which was founded in 2013 by Mark Mikulec. She specializes in work-for-hire services, including porting and … Read more
Actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, which also represents voice actors, announced that the companies behind 80 games have agreed to its terms regarding the use of AI, as voice actors and motion capture artists continue to strike against major industry players. The contracts, which include both tiered budget and interim agreements, will provide artists with more employment … Read more
Union workers at Wisconsin-based Raven Software have filed a grievance against the studio and its parent companies Activision and Microsoft for allegedly refusing to negotiate. According to Game File, the complaint was filed last Friday with the National Labor Relations Board alleging “Bad Faith Bargaining” as workers have been trying to reach an agreement with … Read more
British performing arts and entertainment union Equity has shared its support for the SAG-AFTRA video game strike announced yesterday. Deputy general secretary John Barclay said in a statement that Equity “stands in complete solidarity” with its sister union, which “has taken the bold decision to authorize strike action against American video game companies.” “Voice and … Read more
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) — which includes members from a number of leading game developers and publishers, including Activision, Bethesda, Blizzard Entertainment, Sega and ZeniMax — says it stands in “full solidarity with the striking members of SAG-AFTRA.” The Screen Actors Guild – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went … Read more