Charity Bundle for Laid-Off Gaming Workers Tops $100,000 Goal in 3 Days
The state of the gaming industry is the bleakest it’s ever been. Demonschool developer Necrosoft Games has partnered with the game developer union United Videogame Workers (UVW-CWA) on an Itch charity bundle called the Game Industry Hardship Fund, which reached its initial $100,000 goal in just three days. The charity bundle features 127 games, including titles like A Short Hike and Arranger, for a $10 minimum donation.
- ▪The state of the gaming industry is the bleakest it’s ever been.
- ▪Demonschool developer Necrosoft Games has partnered with the game developer union United Videogame Workers (UVW-CWA) on an Itch charity bundle called the Game Industry Hardship Fund, which reached its initial $100,000 goal in just three day
- ▪The charity bundle features 127 games, including titles like A Short Hike and Arranger, for a $10 minimum donation.
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The state of the gaming industry is the bleakest it’s ever been. For several years now, developers have suffered through wave after wave of mass layoffs—the most recent being a combined 3,200 cuts at Xbox—causing countless workers to lose their income and forcing the few survivors to carry on with dwindling resources and support.But as CEOs repeatedly fail, game workers and players are coming together to support those who are now out of work. Demonschool developer Necrosoft Games has partnered with the game developer union United Videogame Workers (UVW-CWA) on an Itch charity bundle called the Game Industry Hardship Fund, which reached its initial $100,000 goal in just three days.
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