IWGB Game Workers Union (@gameworkers.co.uk)
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
  • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
    5 months

    Right, and for their next trick they’re gonna break the all-time sales record with GTA6 because no one gives a fuck and evil is just OK now.

    • theparadox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5 months

      It’s extremely profitable. If you have a problem with that, I’ll fucking ruin your life. If you look like you might be able to make ruining your life difficult and it’ll cost me a lot to ruin your life, I’ll just save myself the trouble and spend it to give you enough to make you forget what you were upset about. I’d rather ruin your life. It’s usually very inexpensive and it does a great job of serving as an example of why you fucking ignorant peasants should know your place. You don’t want to end up like these upstarts, trying to form a union and resisting! It’s a cost benefit analysis, really. My account did the math.

      Yay capitalism!

    • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5 months

      The more people they fire, the more fragile they make themselves. They can replace devs, sure but they are losing tribal knowledge they will never get back. There comes a point where it starts to show in the end product.

  • Kaiyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 months

    Good news prior to holiday sales. Makes it easier to avoid the entire publisher

    • Shirasho@lemmings.worldEnglish
      5 months

      I’ve been avoiding them for years. They are incredibly hostile to their players.

      • Joelk111@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5 months

        Or functional on Linux… Which makes me wonder… Is there a way to play GTA online on Linux through unofficial means?

        • BurgerBaron@piefed.socialEnglish
          5 months

          With ALT:V sort of, the Steam forums say running the Windows version of Steam under WINE was the only way to get ALT:V to detect GTA 5 was installed, but compatibility wizards may know better ways to deal with prefixes.

  • julysfire@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 months

    The same notoriously shitty company, Rockstar? Color me surprised. Don’t support them with anything.

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
    5 months

    Of all segments of the software industry, games seem to be the most exploitative. So sad, for what should be fun. Business execs taking advantage of those who cannot resist working on their passion. Unions need to get in that industry so very badly.

  • lechekaflan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 months

    Turnover is so fucking high in that industry, anyone working in there now should have their CVs constantly ready in case they’re marked for retrenchment or layoff. Given the suits constant desire for pure profit, anyone wishing to apply for the big leagues should be thinking twice about this.

  • blomvik@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    5 months

    Never played RDR 2 because of their abuse of workers, and wasn’t planning on playing GTA. Please support smaller teams instead.

  • REDACTED@infosec.pubEnglish
    5 months

    The same company that declared a war against singleplayer and modding community because they wanted to make more money from online inapp sales? How shocking.

  • ssillyssadass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 months

    I could understand if it was the US, but doesn’t the UK and/or Canada have anti-union-busting laws?