labor unions
Candy Crush Workers Set to Strike: Inside King's Collective Bargaining Standoff With Microsoft
At 05:00 on Friday, September 25, the studio behind Candy Crush Saga is set to walk off the job. Unless state-appointed mediators can broker a deal in the coming days, the strike would be the first...
Rockstar Says Drones Tried to Photograph GTA 6 Through Its Windows - Inside the Security State Built Around the Most Expensive Game Ever Made
Picture drones hovering outside a game studio, cameras angled through the glass, operators trying to capture whatever is glowing on the monitors inside. Now picture the studio's response: a layer of...
Ubisoft's "Major Reset": Inside the Paris HQ Layoffs and the Restructuring of a Gaming Giant
On January 26, 2026, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced a "major reset" for the storied publisher, a strategic pivot aimed at securing the company's future. Mere days later, the human cost of that...
Ubisoft Faces French Worker Strike Over Proposed 200 Job Cuts: Inside the Labor Dispute and Corporate "Reset"
French labor unions have delivered a unanimous and explosive response to Ubisoft's corporate overhaul: a three-day strike scheduled for February 2025. This action, targeting the publisher's Paris...
Ubisoft Closes Halifax Studio Weeks After Historic Unionization: The End of Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
In December 2025, a significant milestone was reached in the North American games industry. The developers at Ubisoft Halifax successfully unionized, forming the first collective bargaining unit at a...