Rü
@rbrandis.eu
🌹 poetic realist.
🎮 makes games.
✍️ writes about theory, ideology & history.
🛠 producer @playinghistory.bsky.social
✊ member of @achtungautobahn.com
✍️ researching history & games @uni-goettingen.de
🎮 makes games.
✍️ writes about theory, ideology & history.
🛠 producer @playinghistory.bsky.social
✊ member of @achtungautobahn.com
✍️ researching history & games @uni-goettingen.de
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Mandatory crunch time to complete a demo is not what we sign up for as video game workers, yet it's a reality we're all too familiar with as studio execs exploit our passion for the games that we create and love.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Mandatory crunch time to complete a demo is not what we sign up for as video game workers, yet it's a reality we're all too familiar with as studio execs exploit our passion for the games that we create and love.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
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Oi! Pinterest! Why the actual fuck is this the default setting? Rhetorical question. FU
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oi! Pinterest! Why the actual fuck is this the default setting? Rhetorical question. FU
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Tu lugar en el mundo según tus ingresos.
Abrir el link puede ponerte de mala leche.
Abrir el link puede ponerte de mala leche.
Wealth, shown to scale
Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.
eattherichtextformat.github.io
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Tu lugar en el mundo según tus ingresos.
Abrir el link puede ponerte de mala leche.
Abrir el link puede ponerte de mala leche.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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"Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money. And they don’t care about the games. They don’t care about the art. They just want their money."
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
‘Our industry has been strip-mined’: video game workers protest at The Game Awards
Outside the lavish event, workers called out the ‘greed’ in the industry that has left games ‘being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money. And they don’t care about the games. They don’t care about the art. They just want their money."
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
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Not a big announcement but we want to make this clear: we have never nor will ever use generative AI.
And that goes for all kind of assets. No placeholders mid development, no presentation materials, no automated localization or voice acting replacement.
🌹
#indiegame #horrorgames #fuckAI
And that goes for all kind of assets. No placeholders mid development, no presentation materials, no automated localization or voice acting replacement.
🌹
#indiegame #horrorgames #fuckAI
December 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Not a big announcement but we want to make this clear: we have never nor will ever use generative AI.
And that goes for all kind of assets. No placeholders mid development, no presentation materials, no automated localization or voice acting replacement.
🌹
#indiegame #horrorgames #fuckAI
And that goes for all kind of assets. No placeholders mid development, no presentation materials, no automated localization or voice acting replacement.
🌹
#indiegame #horrorgames #fuckAI
I just remembered that my favorite store is in Madrid @amigastore.bsky.social
Der Spot von AMIGAstore.eu™ allen gewidmet, die echten Spaß schätzen.
YouTube video by AMIGAstore
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I just remembered that my favorite store is in Madrid @amigastore.bsky.social
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Trade unions involved in gaming from Europe's five largest markets have decided to work more closely together following discussions in Paris. Part of the meeting were @cgt.es (Spain); FSU (Irland), IWGB (UK), @stjv.fr and @social.verdi.de
www.gamesmarket.global/european-tra...
www.gamesmarket.global/european-tra...
European Trade Unions Exchange Ideas and Cooperate on Gaming Initiatives
Trade unions involved in gaming from Europe's five largest markets have decided to work more closely together following discussions in Paris. The working group that has been formed is planning specifi...
www.gamesmarket.global
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Trade unions involved in gaming from Europe's five largest markets have decided to work more closely together following discussions in Paris. Part of the meeting were @cgt.es (Spain); FSU (Irland), IWGB (UK), @stjv.fr and @social.verdi.de
www.gamesmarket.global/european-tra...
www.gamesmarket.global/european-tra...
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"Together, workers can transform their jobs, their careers, and their lives for the better."
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
One Industry, One Fight - IWGB Game Workers
Video Game Unions Present a United Front Across Western Europe - We vow to increase cooperation between our unions in both the short and long term, and to stay united in front of all that’s going on i...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Together, workers can transform their jobs, their careers, and their lives for the better."
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
Our statement of solidarity with 5 other game workers unions in Europe including @stjv.fr, @csvi-cgt.bsky.social & @gwuireland.bsky.social
www.gameworkers.co.uk/one-industry...
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This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
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Meeting more militant people from video game unions or even from the STJV but from other cities is as exhausting as other social activities but I love them so much, they're all so awesome people 🥰
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Meeting more militant people from video game unions or even from the STJV but from other cities is as exhausting as other social activities but I love them so much, they're all so awesome people 🥰
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220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
Over 200 Rockstar North staff sign letter demanding "immediate reinstatement" of fired colleagues
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain says letter has been handed to senior management at developer
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
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This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
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 6:56 PM
This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
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We were also joined by trade unionists from the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Germany!
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We were also joined by trade unionists from the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Germany!
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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
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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a friend of mine is making a beautiful story-driven space combat game and he just got the steampage up and ready!
✨️🚀🌍🛸⭐️🪐
take a look and wishlist it! 💗
#indiegame #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
✨️🚀🌍🛸⭐️🪐
take a look and wishlist it! 💗
#indiegame #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
Shrouded Suns on Steam
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless war among the stars, take control of highly customizable spacefighters to experience classic space combat action throughout a story-driven campaign.
store.steampowered.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
a friend of mine is making a beautiful story-driven space combat game and he just got the steampage up and ready!
✨️🚀🌍🛸⭐️🪐
take a look and wishlist it! 💗
#indiegame #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
✨️🚀🌍🛸⭐️🪐
take a look and wishlist it! 💗
#indiegame #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/4060820/...
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no m'ho puc creure 😭💖✨️ publicarem més cosetes aviat! literal que m'he fet rosetes per a cel.lebrar-ho només arribar a casa 🍿✨️
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thank you so much for your support, people 💗 we can't wait to show you more!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 @achtungautobahn.com
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thank you so much for your support, people 💗 we can't wait to show you more!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 @achtungautobahn.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
no m'ho puc creure 😭💖✨️ publicarem més cosetes aviat! literal que m'he fet rosetes per a cel.lebrar-ho només arribar a casa 🍿✨️
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thank you so much for your support, people 💗 we can't wait to show you more!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 @achtungautobahn.com
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thank you so much for your support, people 💗 we can't wait to show you more!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 @achtungautobahn.com
After Utopian fiction on to Argentinian experimental literature of the 1950s.
Cortázar's Hopscotch can be read in multiple ways, from front to back or by following several predefined different paths.
An existentialist stream of consciousness indulging in the deconstruction of its own form.
Cortázar's Hopscotch can be read in multiple ways, from front to back or by following several predefined different paths.
An existentialist stream of consciousness indulging in the deconstruction of its own form.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
After Utopian fiction on to Argentinian experimental literature of the 1950s.
Cortázar's Hopscotch can be read in multiple ways, from front to back or by following several predefined different paths.
An existentialist stream of consciousness indulging in the deconstruction of its own form.
Cortázar's Hopscotch can be read in multiple ways, from front to back or by following several predefined different paths.
An existentialist stream of consciousness indulging in the deconstruction of its own form.
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Scare your boss this Halloween by talking to your coworkers (on your personal devices outside of company time, ideally on an encrypted app like Signal) about organizing your workplace 👻
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Scare your boss this Halloween by talking to your coworkers (on your personal devices outside of company time, ideally on an encrypted app like Signal) about organizing your workplace 👻
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We're cooking something #indiegame #horrorgames
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We're cooking something #indiegame #horrorgames
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Mi crónica del BCN Game Fest se ha alargado más de lo esperado y por eso sale un poco tarde pero ya está aquí:
@bcngamefest.bsky.social @indiedevday.bsky.social
aventurasrojo.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/u...
@bcngamefest.bsky.social @indiedevday.bsky.social
aventurasrojo.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/u...
Una crónica muy larga sobre el BCN Game Fest 2025
Hace dos años asistí a mi primer evento de videojuegos acreditado como prensa en lo que fue la edición 2023 del IndieDevDay, que cubrí para la web ErreKGamer. La experiencia fue intensa pero muy sa…
aventurasrojo.wordpress.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mi crónica del BCN Game Fest se ha alargado más de lo esperado y por eso sale un poco tarde pero ya está aquí:
@bcngamefest.bsky.social @indiedevday.bsky.social
aventurasrojo.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/u...
@bcngamefest.bsky.social @indiedevday.bsky.social
aventurasrojo.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/u...
New thing I'm trying:
Posting all the harmless books I'm reading to relax...
Let's start with Le Guin's The Dispossed.
What utopian fiction have you been reading lately?
Posting all the harmless books I'm reading to relax...
Let's start with Le Guin's The Dispossed.
What utopian fiction have you been reading lately?
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New thing I'm trying:
Posting all the harmless books I'm reading to relax...
Let's start with Le Guin's The Dispossed.
What utopian fiction have you been reading lately?
Posting all the harmless books I'm reading to relax...
Let's start with Le Guin's The Dispossed.
What utopian fiction have you been reading lately?