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Tidal is laying off more staff

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The music streaming app Tidal is laying off more employees. In a statement about this AssetsAn unnamed Tidal spokesperson confirmed “the elimination of some roles across our business and design teams.” On Wednesday, Assets published a leaked memo from Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Tidal parent company Block Block Head, who said the company would … Read more

Black Ops 6 QA staff strike over Activision return to the office policy, which has “unquestionably harmed disabled employees”

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A number of Call Of Duty: Ops 6 quality assurance staff from Eden Prarie, Minnesota have walked out in protest over Activision’s ending of hybrid or remote working, which was announced in December last year. They’re being supported by the Communication Workers Of America union, who claim that Activision are forcing the return to the office on staff “with serious medical conditions and doctor’s recommendations to work from home”.

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700 Ubisoft staff in France hold strikes in response to worldwide return to office mandate from Assassin’s Creed publisher

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Back in September, open world publisher Ubisoft put out a 3-days-weekly return to office mandate for their entire staff worldwide – a decision that French Video Game Workers Union (STJV) said was “made without any tangible justification or any consultation with the workers’ representatives”. In response, the STJV called on staff in France to hold … Read more

Laid-off Humble Games staff found new indie-focussed publisher and are partnering with Ziff Davis again

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Back in July, the Powers That Be at Rock Paper Shotgun’s parent company Ziff Davis laid off all 36 members of Humble Games, in response to “challenging economic times for indie game publishing”. Now, Humble Games’s former general manager Alan Patmore and global publishing VP Mark Nash have founded Good Games Group, a new indie publisher who will work with many of the same development partners from their Humble days. They’re also partnering with Ziff Davis again, providing support for Humble’s previously released games.

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Rime and Song Of Nunu developers Tequila cancel game and lay off staff

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Ah, this makes for sore reading. Spanish developers Tequila Works have cancelled a game and made a “small” number of layoffs in the face of financial difficulties. “With deep regret, we must inform of the decision to cancel an unannounced game,” reads a post from Tequila on LinkedIn. “This tough decision means we will be … Read more