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Christina
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J-fashion, artist and gamedev 🦇⚰️
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Hi I'm Christina, the crybaby of Crybaby studios. I'm a game artist, and gothic lolita.

I draw fanart, run an etsy shop, make video games, and help unionise the video games industry in the UK.
I was having the most stressful month of the year and now I'm horrifically sick. Feeling sorry for myself. Sorry if I've not responded to you, I didn't mean to disappear!
a fluffy cat is sitting on a table and looking at the camera .
ALT: a fluffy cat is sitting on a table and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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We are not backing down.

Our response to @rockstargames.com's latest statement.
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Rockstar's firing of over 30 employees "deeply concerning."

The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain has characterized the firings as "plain and simple union busting."
UK Prime Minister says Rockstar's alleged union busting is 'deeply concerning,' promises the government will investigate
The pressure on Rockstar is growing as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer weighs in on the matter.
www.pcgamer.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.

We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Look at this cute pup that left me a review on Etsy!
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Topping up my freebie Christmas stickers.

I'm adding these to any Dragon Age orders this holiday season ❄️
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Seen the recent news around Rockstar and their treatment of pro-union staff? Want to find out how unions can help the games industry? Come along to the next Glasgow Games Soapbox where we have former IWGB Games Union chair @austinkelmore.com speaking

www.meetup.com/videogames-g...
Glasgow Games Soapbox, Thu, Dec 4, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
An evening of talks about games and game development. We have a small selection of speakers from in and out of the games industry sharing their wisdom. Expect talks to be
www.meetup.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.

We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Over 200 Rockstar staff write to management in support of unfairly fired union members - IWGB Game Workers
220 letters signed by staff members at Rockstar, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series, were delivered to management at the company last week, demanding that the 31 employees fired are immedia...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”

Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.

That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Any resemblance to real human beings is pure coincidence (in both cases)
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Any resemblance to real human beings is pure coincidence (in both cases)
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Everytime I go back on twitter to read something someone linked me I regret it. The worms have eaten those people's brains. There is no other explanation. The change is dramatic 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Oh they're afraid afraid.
Rockstar claims dismissals were due to information leaks, not union busting

UPDATE: Developer says it "took action against a small number of individuals" for "distributing and discussing confidential information"

www.gamesindustry.biz/iwgb-accuses...
Rockstar claims dismissals were due to information leaks, not union busting
UPDATE: Developer says it "took action against a small number of individuals" for "distributing and discussing confidential information"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Anyone in London want to swing by before work?
In one of the most shameless instances of union-busting Rockstar Games fired 30+ IWGB union members for NO OTHER REASON than to terrorize & silence them.

Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!

📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.

Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.

actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Did you know the original Jack-o'-lanterns were carved out of turnips? Did you know turnips are much harder to carve and a lot freakier looking? #dragonage
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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TÖLT
My new MS-DOS inspired adventure game where you play as a horse has a FREE DEMO AVAILABLE NOW.
FEATURING:
🐎A charming cast of lovable horses (and slightly less lovable humans)
🍎3 distinct endings
💀Many secrets & surprises!!!
enigma-studio.itch.io/tolt
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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愛してるって言わなきゃ殺す!

Happy Halloween 🎃 #egl #
#lolitafashion
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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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...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
愛してるって言わなきゃ殺す!

Happy Halloween 🎃 #egl #
#lolitafashion
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"The Séance of Blake Manor is an autumnal treat filled with spooky scenes but it is also that most joyous of discoveries: a game that challenges, delights, thrills and educates in equal measure." - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
The Séance of Blake Manor review – gripping gothic detective game steeped in mystery and menace
An atmospheric folk-horror adventure combines colonial guilt, spiritualism and supernatural chills in a tale of secrets and seances on Ireland’s haunted west coast
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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An excellent article from the BBC on the situation at Build A Rocket Boy. IWGB Game Workers stand shoulder to shoulder with Ben, Isaac, and Marg, who have demonstrated enormous courage in speaking out against corporate mismanagement. This is what solidarity looks like.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MindsEye: How ex-Grand Theft Auto boss’s grand vision became a £200m flop
Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A portrait for a wedding gift 💒
October 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM