GYGO Labor: Tango Gameworks Bought, AI Troubles with SAG-AFTRA

by Joan Zahra Dark | Sep 4, 2024 | News, Video Games

Hey, Labor Day is this week—what a great time for another games roundup. Unless, of course, you live anywhere besides the US and Canada, where the rest of the world celebrates Labor Day on May 1st. Know your history, kids! In any case, we’ve got three headline stories this month, with the news of Tango Gameworks being revived, SAG-AFTRA waffling on their fight for video game actors, and a spotlight on the increasingly stressful working conditions at Bungie.

Because there are just too many layoff stories to count, GYGO Labor is also including the Games Industry Layoffs tracker maintained by Farkhan Noor at the top of each of these reports going forward to make sure we’re doing our due diligence on any stories not covered in larger detail here.

Here is your reminder of the ongoing genocide Israel is carrying out in Palestine. Now more than ever, as much of the Western world is attempting to move on from the genocide, we need to keep speaking about Palestine and fighting for a permanent ceasefire. If you’re in the United States and unsure where to start, the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights has a great toolkit to help get you involved. Sidequest colleague Zainabb Hull’s weekly Crips for Palestine newsletter collects actions that disabled folks can take in solidarity with Palestine every week if you’re looking for another incredible resource. (more…)

Joan Zahra Dark

Joan Zahra Dark is a writer, organizer, and interdisciplinary artist. They love talking about queer comics, stories that can only be told through interactive mediums, worker cooperatives and gay robots. They’re based in Queens, NYC.

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