Simon P
@pixelpoutine.bsky.social
Game Designer at Bethesda Game Studios Montréal. Union organizer at One BGS (CWA Canada Local 30111). My opinions are my own and do not reflect my employer.
My brother’s a farmer in Saskatchewan and says it’s hard to find hired help. Apparently he’s going to have to hire a Mexican Mennonite, even though they only speak German.
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My brother’s a farmer in Saskatchewan and says it’s hard to find hired help. Apparently he’s going to have to hire a Mexican Mennonite, even though they only speak German.
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Ubisoft Halifax's union vote has been counted and certified. It's official, they've unionized! ✊✊✊
Congrats to our @cwacanada1.bsky.social colleagues at @uwch.bsky.social!
Congrats to our @cwacanada1.bsky.social colleagues at @uwch.bsky.social!
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Ubisoft Halifax's union vote has been counted and certified. It's official, they've unionized! ✊✊✊
Congrats to our @cwacanada1.bsky.social colleagues at @uwch.bsky.social!
Congrats to our @cwacanada1.bsky.social colleagues at @uwch.bsky.social!
My flabbers are completely ghasted
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My flabbers are completely ghasted
I can hallucinate on my own thank you very much
my team has never used ChatGPT for any of our writing. these are 100% artisanal handmade mistakes, thank you
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I can hallucinate on my own thank you very much
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🇬🇧✊ Strike at Shiro Games (Evoland, Northgard, Wartales, Dune: Spice Wars) : in support of the pressured Wartales team, yearly crises must stop !
More than 40% of the workers went on strike today ⤵️
More than 40% of the workers went on strike today ⤵️
✊ Grève à Shiro Games (Evoland, Northgard, Wartales, Dune: Spice Wars) : soutien à l’équipe de Wartales mise sous pression stop aux crises récurrentes !
Plus de 40% de taux de participation aujourd'hui ⤵️
Plus de 40% de taux de participation aujourd'hui ⤵️
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🇬🇧✊ Strike at Shiro Games (Evoland, Northgard, Wartales, Dune: Spice Wars) : in support of the pressured Wartales team, yearly crises must stop !
More than 40% of the workers went on strike today ⤵️
More than 40% of the workers went on strike today ⤵️
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Support the workers of Rockstar Toronto laid off in retaliation for organizing! Use this form to send a letter to the Minister of Labour, David Piccini, and to their MPP, Steven Crawford: actionnetwork.org/letters/rein...
Reinstate Rockstar Toronto workers now!
On October 30th, three Rockstar Toronto employees were fired with immediate effect and without investigation. They were swept up in a brazen and ruthless union busting effort to terminate over 30 work...
actionnetwork.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Support the workers of Rockstar Toronto laid off in retaliation for organizing! Use this form to send a letter to the Minister of Labour, David Piccini, and to their MPP, Steven Crawford: actionnetwork.org/letters/rein...
And with no “Controversies” section on his Wikipedia, very impressive, very nice
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
And with no “Controversies” section on his Wikipedia, very impressive, very nice
Fun fact, first on-screen death in the Fallout universe is a Canadian getting executed in the first game's intro cutscene
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fun fact, first on-screen death in the Fallout universe is a Canadian getting executed in the first game's intro cutscene
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165 employees at id Software just unionized. Their latest game, Doom: The Dark Ages, won for accessibility at last night's Game Awards https://kotaku.com/doom-id-software-union-microsoft-xbox-cwa-2000653008
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
165 employees at id Software just unionized. Their latest game, Doom: The Dark Ages, won for accessibility at last night's Game Awards https://kotaku.com/doom-id-software-union-microsoft-xbox-cwa-2000653008
Yay! And with that, every remaining Zenimax studio* in North America has unionized! Great work everyone!
aftermath.site/id-software-...
(*Though lots of Zenimax workers in roles not directly tied to gaming are not unionized, like IT, marketing, etc, especially in the main Maryland offices)
aftermath.site/id-software-...
(*Though lots of Zenimax workers in roles not directly tied to gaming are not unionized, like IT, marketing, etc, especially in the main Maryland offices)
Doom Studio id Software Unionizes To Secure AI Protections, Benefits: ‘We See The Direction The Industry Is Headed’
"People decided that it was time that we took our future into our own hands"
aftermath.site
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yay! And with that, every remaining Zenimax studio* in North America has unionized! Great work everyone!
aftermath.site/id-software-...
(*Though lots of Zenimax workers in roles not directly tied to gaming are not unionized, like IT, marketing, etc, especially in the main Maryland offices)
aftermath.site/id-software-...
(*Though lots of Zenimax workers in roles not directly tied to gaming are not unionized, like IT, marketing, etc, especially in the main Maryland offices)
Recent years have shown us that when skynet does happen it won't break out of a military base, rich folk will be shovelling money into it right in front of us.
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Recent years have shown us that when skynet does happen it won't break out of a military base, rich folk will be shovelling money into it right in front of us.
I’d love to see new unions get announced at award shows.
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I’d love to see new unions get announced at award shows.
Again Rockstar says those employees were fired for leaking info. So again the question is: where are those leaks?
Rockstar has given more detail on its claim that it fired more than 30 employees for a reason other than union busting.
The GTA studio claims the staff were dismissed for sharing information "from upcoming and unannounced titles".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rocksta...
The GTA studio claims the staff were dismissed for sharing information "from upcoming and unannounced titles".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rocksta...
Rockstar claims it fired employees for leaking info ‘from upcoming and unannounced titles’, not for joining a union | VGC
The UK Prime Minister addressed the GTA studio’s dismissals this week…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Again Rockstar says those employees were fired for leaking info. So again the question is: where are those leaks?
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Mario 65 (henold)
"Not so super anymore. Deform mario just like the classic title screen."
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"Not so super anymore. Deform mario just like the classic title screen."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/11/m...
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Mario 65 (henold)
"Not so super anymore. Deform mario just like the classic title screen."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/11/m...
"Not so super anymore. Deform mario just like the classic title screen."
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/11/m...
I wonder if the Montreal International Gaming Summit folks are making any effort to take GDC’s place. I haven’t noticed any.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I wonder if the Montreal International Gaming Summit folks are making any effort to take GDC’s place. I haven’t noticed any.
It’s like Bioshock but it’s about that small New Hampshire town overrun by bears because libertarians moved in en masse and stopped funding public services like garbage collection.
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It’s like Bioshock but it’s about that small New Hampshire town overrun by bears because libertarians moved in en masse and stopped funding public services like garbage collection.
Yay we can eat them
Recent data and analyses show that the genetic difference between humans and our closest relatives (chimps and bonobos) is not 2% but about 15%.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/12/07/h...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/12/07/h...
December 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yay we can eat them
I’m doing my part!
Quebec is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre province in Canada
“Unfavourability of Pierre Poilievre is at an all-time high.”
“Unfavourability of Pierre Poilievre is at an all-time high.”
Quebec is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre province in Canada
Quebec is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre province in Canada.
cultmtl.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m doing my part!
I’m only a few hours in but I think I’m going to love The Alters forever? With all my heart?
a man making a heart shape with his hands in front of a floral wallpaper
Alt: Main character from The Alters making a heart shape with his hands in front of a floral wallpaper
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I’m only a few hours in but I think I’m going to love The Alters forever? With all my heart?
Wait no it’s Tokyo Jungle but it’s it’s a co-op reverse battle royale. You and another player start as 2 bunnies and, well, you’re trying to get to 100
it’s Tokyo Jungle but it’s an extraction shooter
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wait no it’s Tokyo Jungle but it’s it’s a co-op reverse battle royale. You and another player start as 2 bunnies and, well, you’re trying to get to 100
No instruction has ever been more ignored than “if anyone in your family has a history of epileptic conditions, consult your doctor before playing this game.” Nobody’s been like hey doc, can I play Call of Duty? My dad is epileptic.
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
No instruction has ever been more ignored than “if anyone in your family has a history of epileptic conditions, consult your doctor before playing this game.” Nobody’s been like hey doc, can I play Call of Duty? My dad is epileptic.
Game devs are like Orks from 40k. None of us know how anything works but if you put enough of us together somehow a functional game comes into being.
I think people really don't appreciate how remarkable it is that the games industry releases hundreds of video games every year when you consider that not one person on earth knows how to make a video game
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Game devs are like Orks from 40k. None of us know how anything works but if you put enough of us together somehow a functional game comes into being.
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NICHE FALLOUT 76 CONTENT BEGINS
Last night, I went to the Pick to buy some legendary modules, and while I was there, I GOT A PERFECTLY PRESERVED PIE FROM THE PORT-A-DINER!
I try every time I see one, and this is the first time it's delivered. It was very exciting.
NICHE FALLOUT 76 CONTENT ENDS
Last night, I went to the Pick to buy some legendary modules, and while I was there, I GOT A PERFECTLY PRESERVED PIE FROM THE PORT-A-DINER!
I try every time I see one, and this is the first time it's delivered. It was very exciting.
NICHE FALLOUT 76 CONTENT ENDS
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NICHE FALLOUT 76 CONTENT BEGINS
Last night, I went to the Pick to buy some legendary modules, and while I was there, I GOT A PERFECTLY PRESERVED PIE FROM THE PORT-A-DINER!
I try every time I see one, and this is the first time it's delivered. It was very exciting.
NICHE FALLOUT 76 CONTENT ENDS
Last night, I went to the Pick to buy some legendary modules, and while I was there, I GOT A PERFECTLY PRESERVED PIE FROM THE PORT-A-DINER!
I try every time I see one, and this is the first time it's delivered. It was very exciting.
NICHE FALLOUT 76 CONTENT ENDS
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NYC 🌆 Protest at Rockstar’s NY offices next Friday, Dec 5th with us! We will be there with organizers across the industry — let’s make the fight against their illegal union-busting international ✊
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NYC 🌆 Protest at Rockstar’s NY offices next Friday, Dec 5th with us! We will be there with organizers across the industry — let’s make the fight against their illegal union-busting international ✊
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
🗓️ Friday, December 5th
⏰ 5PM onwards
📍 622 Broadway, New York, NY 10012