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happy 4 years to the this very long april fools joke

Wait excuse me what happened to lovestruck? Can anyone explain? I just saw a post saying it was gone?!

#for old time's sake #lovestruck voltage #wll #lovestruck wll #cgstruck

#i haven't played lovestruck in months but this line is tempting me #agsbhaab wow #lovestruck voltage #lovestruck wll #wll

Finally back into Lovestruck and find out Zoe's route is over?!

#well dang #talk tag

vowtogether

Thank you so much for your support! We are amazed at the outpouring of generosity you, the players and community, have shown. Due in no small part to your endless encouragement, we have successfully reached an agreement with Voltage and have therefore ended the strike.

As part of this agreeable resolution, we are excited to share that every single writer has received a meaningful pay increase and improved transparency at work.

The video game industry has a reputation for being very competitive, but we think this achievement proves that great things happen when we look to each other as friends instead of rivals. We don’t think there’s anything unique or special about us. We were able to make this progress with the expert help of CODE-CWA and because of the trust and friendships we’ve forged. We believe anyone in the industry can do the same!

We have always been proud of the writing we do, and now we are so happy to do it at a fairer wage. We went on strike because we love working on Lovestruck, and we love getting to write stories that mean as much to us as they do to you. We struck so that we could ensure a long, stable, and professional approach to the work.

If you are a longtime fan of the game, we hope you will be happy to return to your favorite characters knowing that the writers have good working conditions. We hope you take the amazing energy and support you all have demonstrated over the past 21 days and now direct it back into the game: enjoying the stories, creating theories and fan work, making friends with your fellow fans, and all around just having a good time.

And if you first heard of us through the strike, we’d love for you to give Lovestruck a chance! Everyone at Lovestruck really does pour everything we have into these powerful and authentic interactive romances.

Here is where you can find Lovestruck.

The App Store: bit.ly/LNPTi

Google Play: bit.ly/LEPTg

Amazon: bit.ly/LNPTA

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Signed, Every Single Writer At Lovestruck

(August 6, 2020)

🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

chaosrecession

Absolutely NOT okay @lovestruckvoltage

solitarelee

Contracted freelance writers for Voltage Entertainment, publisher of notable dating game mobile app Lovestruck, are striking to protest what they describe as a history of low wages and unreasonable deadlines.

In the Reddit post announcing the strike, the writers stated, “The writers of Lovestruck have come together to unanimously demand better working conditions, greater transparency, and increased protections. To that end, we asked the management of Voltage USA to recognize us and meet our demands—and since management has refused, we will be going on strike.”

The strike came about after attempts to negotiate for better pay failed to produce the requested wage increase.

The article has a lot of details, specifying brutal work times: being asked to write upwards of 9000 words in as little as three days, as well as severe underpay (around a third of the industry standard).

solitarelee

You can sign their petition here.

dragoneer99

just as a note voltage already released it’s official response, all it’s freelance writers have been fired

geekandmisandry

Infuriating.

vowtogether

Thank you to everyone signing and sharing our petition! To keep momentum going, there are two more easy steps you can take to support us.

First of all, please share the petition with all your coworkers, peers, and particularly any organizations or groups that you are a part of, especially if they are women, LGBTQ+, writers, romance fans, or in the game industry!

Secondly, please leave a comment on every Lovestruck social media account you possibly can! Let them know that you support our strike and request that management settles with us in good faith!

Twitter: @lovestruckgame

Instagram: @lovestruckgameofficial

Facebook: Lovestruck Game

Tumblr: Lovestruck Voltage

Youtube: Voltage Entertainment

Keep it positive and keep speaking up!