After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance (www.gamesindustry.biz)
from chobeat@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.world on 13 Oct 09:42
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JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz on 13 Oct 10:17 next collapse

“I think the workers at ZA/UM all agree that we have something unique at the studio that we want to preserve for years to come.” Marketing manager Poppy Ingham handles social and communications for the studio behind politics-laden RPG Disco Elysium.

The studio behind it technically, yes. They did kick out the main people responsible for Disco Elysium few years back after tons of drama and massive legal kerfuffle though.

SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de on 13 Oct 10:51 collapse

The whole story is such a massive confusing clusterfuck

If anyone got a couple hours to spare, it’s a “fun” story of massive office drama. People Make Games did two videos on the topic:

Two years ago:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M

And a followup with some corrections and updates a month ago:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZEAs6M1wts