Bethesda-HR beordrar borttagning av minnesmärke för uppsagda

Personal på Bethesda Game Studios i Rockville, Maryland, satte på onsdagsmorgonen upp ett litet minnesmärke för nyligen uppsagda kollegor. HR beordrade snabbt att det skulle tas bort från det gemensamma utrymmet.

Åtgärden följde på en våg av personalnedskärningar som inleddes i måndags på Xbox- och Microsoft-studior, inklusive Bethesda. Anställda i Austin hade skapat en liknande "Celebration of Service"-utställning dagen innan. Bethesda Game Studios Union publicerade bilder på minnesmärket i Rockville och dess borttagning. Ett uttalande från facket uppgav att HR instruerade kontorschefen att ta ner det nästan omedelbart eftersom det befann sig i ett gemensamt utrymme. Facket påpekade att gemensamma ytor tidigare använts för andra team-utställningar, inklusive fanskapelser. De beskrev minnesmärket som ett sätt att hedra dem som förlorat sina jobb och visa solidaritet. Xbox har under de senaste åren genomgått upprepade omgångar av uppsägningar, och ytterligare nedskärningar förväntas ske under de kommande tolv månaderna.

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Microsoft has laid off around half the staff at id Software as part of broader Xbox division cuts announced this week. Bethesda Softworks was also hit particularly hard by the reductions. The moves come amid plans to focus on major franchises.

Union members at Microsoft Xbox held a press conference on June 29 to oppose expected mass layoffs. They argued the company has the resources to avoid cuts and called for stronger protections across all studios.

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Xbox unions represented by the Communications Workers of America are pushing for formal negotiations on potential layoffs before any announcements occur. External vendor contracts have already been terminated ahead of the company's fiscal year end. Employees at several studios remain uncertain about their future.

Developers at Rockstar Games have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union to push for better conditions and justice for dismissed staff. The move comes as legal action over last year's firings continues.

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Microsoft is reportedly considering the closure of Arkane Studios along with four other studios as part of a broad reset of its Xbox division. The changes could also result in the cancellation of the Marvel's Blade game.

Behavior Interactive, developer of Dead by Daylight, has laid off an unspecified number of employees. The cuts stem from reduced demand for mobile and casual external development work, the company said. Senior animator Jonathan Veiga announced his departure on social media.

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Ubisoft has reached a confidential settlement with 61 former employees from its Halifax studio, who unionized before the studio closed. The union members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the deal, as announced by CWA Canada. Developers praised the company for respecting the union during negotiations.

 

 

 

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