How Video Game Industry Unionization Would Happen

After years of studio closures, mass layoffs, and long, unpaid crunchtime, unionization is becoming the clear answer for developers looking for a seat at the table in the video game industry. While conversations about the importance of unions happen often on social media and at events like the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, it’s also important to think about what steps need to be taken in order to change the unfair conditions that developers and designers currently face.After years of studio closures, mass layoffs, and long, unpaid crunchtime, unionization is becoming the clear answer for developers looking for a seat at the table in the video game industry. While conversations about the importance of unions happen often on social media and at events like the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, it’s also important to think about what steps need to be taken in order to change the unfair conditions that developers and designers currently face.Unionization, or the process of employees forming a group that acts as an intermediary between workers and management, isn’t a new concept in the games industry–it’s just starting to take a sharper form in the face of infamous controversies occurring more often.