News Sep 30th, 2020

Report: CD Projekt mandates six-day weeks ahead of Cyberpunk 2077 launch

Comes after the studio made a big song and dance about not forcing staff to crunch

• working conditions
• cyberpunk 2077
• working culture
• crunch

News Apr 30th, 2019

Ex-Netherrealm developers reveal a culture of crunch and exploitation

Former staff complain of 90-100 hour work weeks and a constant churn of low-paid contractors

• working conditions
• crunch

News Apr 25th, 2019

Respawn Entertainment is prioritising employee health over Apex Legends update frequency

CEO Vince Zampella: “We don’t want to overwork the team and drop the quality of the assets we’re putting out.”

• working conditions
• crunch
• apex legends

News Apr 24th, 2019

Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies

But some industry leaders are pushing back, claiming workers who don't put in a daily 12 hours are unambitious

• China
• working conditions
• crunch

News Feb 21st, 2019

ESA wants to stay out of developer union discussions

US video game trade body defers responsibility on the issue to member publishers

• development
• working conditions
• school shootings
• working culture
• gun violence
• unionisation

News Feb 14th, 2019

Game Workers Unite calls for Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick’s removal after mass redundancies

"We, the workers of Activision and their friends, have had enough."

• working conditions
• social media
• unionisation
• redundancies

News Oct 26th, 2018

Ubisoft claims Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey was built without "massive crunch"

“We will simply not get the best out of those talents if we're forcing them to work insane hours in crunch”

• working conditions
• crunch
• assassin's creed odyssey

News Oct 24th, 2018

Rockstar developers paint a deeply mixed picture of life while developing Red Read Redemption 2

“I think this is a unique opportunity to raise our voices against the insanity of crunch, and that Rockstar really could change for the better”

• red dead redemption 2
• working conditions
• crunch

Job News Oct 16th, 2018

Sega wants to improve work-life balance for employees

Japanese publisher also interested in addressing addiction

• working conditions
• addiction
• crunch
• video game addiction

News Apr 17th, 2018

Working culture at triple-A studios is "breaking people and ruining lives," Devolver and Good Shepherd's Wilson says

Industry vet says that developers need collective bargaining, even if that isn't a union

• working conditions
• crunch

Job News Oct 17th, 2017

Witcher maker CD Projekt RED responds to negative Glassdoor reviews

"This approach to making games is not for everyone"

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• development
• glassdoor
• working conditions