Episode 21 - The union movement explains the clusterfuck that’s the Cyberpunk 2077 release

m* speaks with Teja, an organiser with the Sydney branch of the game workers' union Game Workers Unite Australia (GWU Australia).

Teja explains the forms of labour exploitation regularly confronting games' workers worldwide, particularly the workplace phenomenon known as 'crunch'. This provides a further opportunity to discuss the present problems confronting the present release of the video game Cyberpunk 2077, and how it could all have been avoided if proper labour practices were adhered to in the first place.

Links:

Join GWU Australia! - Join The Movement – Game Workers Unite Australia.

A recent Gamespot review of Cyberpunk 2077, a critical and thorough review launching a million gamers' butthurts - Cyberpunk 2077 Review - GameSpot.

The Netflix doco series High Score (m* mistakenly calls it Game Over in the episode), more particularly watch episode two - High Score | Netflix Official Site.