This is not exclusively about Fallout, but it's a great place to spark the discussion. No matter if you're excited or not for the incoming Fallout projects, whether it's the new Fallout game or the remakes for Fallout 3 and New Vegas, we shouldn't forget that we're receiving these news now as a smokescreen to distract the public from the layoffs at Microsoft.
Unfortunately, this is nothing new in the industry. A few days ago we received this communication from ZA/UM:
ZA/UM, yes, the same company that stole the company and intellectual property of its original developers and creators and now they're "sharing the difficult news" with the next blow to its workers.
People need to always keep in mind that a company doesn't equal the workers nor the art. They're the ones who need the workers, not the other way around, but it's easy to forget the power of collective action. Time and time again we see it in the videogame industry, how companies will shamelessly subtract value from the workers and then dispose of them. Despite the all time hype the Fallout franchise is experiencing Microsoft still has no issues in getting rid of its workers. It has happened before with other companies, like Ubisoft announcing layoffs across multiple studios, and announcing even more in Ubisoft Barcelona even after the record sales of Assassin's Creed Resynced.
If you love videogames, please, stand at least in solidarity with the people who make them. In this landscape of corporate greed, AI and a constant erosion of worker's rights we need more than ever to stand together. The best way to protest is to unionize and stand in solidarity, being together and stand shoulder to shoulder with the people who make the art and videogames we love so much.
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