Spiders employees secure boosted wages, better remote work policies
Workers at Greedfall 2 developer Spiders have secured improved salaries and remote work policies a week after threatening to go on strike.In a statement sent to Game Developer by Spiders management, the company stood by its previous claim that statements about poor conditions at the company made by the Video Game Workers Union (STJV) were "false and defamatory"…before announcing that the studio had negotiated new pay raises and other improved quality-of-life policies with employees.The company agreed to workers' demands for increased wages, announcing that it is raising the minimum salary at the company by 11 percent starting in September 2024, retroactive to April 1, 2024. This amount was proposed by studio management and "aligned" with the requests of the union…
Read moreEmbracer boss says ‘volatile’ PC and console business is the ‘bad guy’
Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has told investors the PC / Console segment is the 'bad guy' within the company.Outlining why Embracer has stopped providing hard guidance each quarter, Wingefors said there's some "lumpiness" within Embracer's PC / Console business that prevents it from looking too far into the future. Case in point: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, which is being published by Embracer subsidiary Deep Silver, was just delayed until February 2025 (thanks Eurogamer). It was initially slated to launch this year.Wingefors reiterated the overall business is performing in line with expectations, but suggested the PC / Console segment remains a "volatile" proposition–especially when compared to other businesses such as board game maker Asmodee.&q…
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