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Sarah Elmaleh
@selmaleh.bsky.social
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games x performance. acting, directing, consulting, forever advocating for joyful collaboration & sustainability for all. @eggplantshow.bsky.social, queer vox, indiecade, sagaftra etc.
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We know Rockstar can work productively with unions - making games that make huge money - because they do. These devs deserve everything. 💜✊💜
SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto.
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The fact that some of the companies who run the games industry are fighting so hard to stop unionization just proves how much power the workers have when they stand together. This disgusting action only delays the inevitable; solidarity will win.
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.

Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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Announcing: Eggplant Community Game Jam aka Eggjam #28, "Make A Broughlike"!! Join the talented devs from our discord in celebrating the oeuvre of @smestorp.bsky.social and getting into the spirit of our upcoming series, A Year of Michael Brough! itch.io/jam/eggjam-28
Eggjam #28
A game jam from 2025-10-24 to 2025-11-24 hosted by Eggplant Game Jams. The Jam Welcome to the Eggplant Game Jam! Or as it is more affectionately known in the community: The Eggjam. In celebration of t...
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Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
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It's that time of year... 🍂
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃

This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!

This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.

Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
Haha no apologies I’m just so glad we cleared it up! It was a pleasure to realize who you were and that we got to meet! 💜💜💜
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- Most excitingly, we can announce what we'll be doing next:

A Year of Michael Brough (@smestorp.bsky.social)
Premiering November 12
1 game a month for 12 months, starting with 868-HACK
plus other non-Brough episodes in between

We hope you'll join us!
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- Starting this Friday 09/20, we'll be re-airing the entire Year of UFO 50, weekly, on its own standalone feed. A much more fun way to play along - just subscribe and let the episodes come to you!

Perfect for Switch/new players, tell your friends! And watch this space for a link...

and finally...
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- In recent weeks we crossed 1 MILLION unique downloads of our show. Thanks for helping us hit such a wild number!

- We also recently celebrated the 7th anniversary of our first episode as The Spelunky Showlike. Hopefully many more years to go! (And possibly another rebrand...)

and also...
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On this hallowed launch anniversary of UFO 50, we have some big news to share for those who missed our epic live finale last night!
(VOD here, with an extra :30 of warmup: www.twitch.tv/videos/25690... - to be trimmed and posted as audio soon...)

In order of escalating coolness, news in thread:
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ever since microsoft's layoffs in early july, the two zenimax unions have been fighting for impacted employees following the cancellation of the elder scrolls online studio's unannounced mmo. they've won laid-off workers more time (aka more pay), better severance, recall rights, and saved some jobs
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thinking about this screenshot from Columbo that makes it look like a 90s point-and-click adventure game
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Tonight! A live finale to an improbable series!

@nealen.bsky.social @doougle.net @lauraehall.bsky.social @stfj.net @robdubbin.bsky.social @selmaleh.bsky.social @nsuttner.bsky.social and a swath of amazing guests, segments, and news!
Reminder! We're doing a big LIVE finale show this week!
Guests! News! Exclamation marks!

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Presents: A Year of UFO 50 Finale Eggstravaganza - LIVE!

09/17 at 5:30pm PST @ twitch.tv/eggplantshow
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
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✊ Happy Labor Day, Gamedevs! 🎮

A month ago I released a video called "A Brief History of Labor in the USA and What It Has to Do With the Modern Games Industry" and have been absolutely floored by the response from players and devs alike. Check it out???

youtu.be/g1rlCfaRT1I?...
A Brief History of Labor in the USA and What It Has to Do With The Modern Games Industry (REUPLOAD)
YouTube video by Anna C. Webster
youtu.be
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This weekend don't miss 🍒CHERRY RUSH🍒

The talented UFO 50 community will be livestreaming Cherry runs of every UFO 50 game, starting Friday, tomorrow morning! It's a jampacked schedule, which you can check out here: www.cherry-rush.org/schedule

And it's all for a great charity--Partners in Health!
Schedule | Cherry Rush
www.cherry-rush.org
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Something’s landing soon
AND, #Supervive just dropped its 1.0 release!

I'll never stop loving this team for protecting their actors and giving me the most joyful, stress-free session of the last 12 months <333 (you can hear me purring through matches as Eva :) )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOB...
SUPERVIVE | Global Launch Trailer
YouTube video by SUPERVIVE
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😭💜🙏 dude it means a lot that you see this piece as crucial the way I do