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Interview: IATSE Shares Guidance for Union-Curious Game Devs
- July 8, 2024
- Tagged as: IATSE, Labor, Unionization
Virtual Economy's Amanda Farough sat down with Chrissy Fellmeth, animator Kelly Larkin, and game developer Andrew Buczacki to talk about the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees' efforts to help game studios unionize. You can listen to the podcast version of this interview here.
With the video game industry in the midst of the worst labor crisis we've ever seen, collective action is crucial. We're joined by Chrissy Fellmeth, Kelly Larkin, and Andrew Buczacki to discuss how the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is supporting labor organization and unionization in the video game industry.
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Atari has finally driven its mortal enemy, Intellivision, and heard the lamentations of its pixels. Also: So. Many. Earnings. We’re covering Sony, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Take-Two, and Embracer. Also, a number of new studios were founded as the labor winter trudges on.