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Thank you so much for your support! We are amazed at the outpouring of generosity you, the players and community, have shown. Due in no small part to your endless encouragement, we have successfully reached an agreement with Voltage and have therefore ended the strike. 

As part of this agreeable resolution, we are excited to share that every single writer has received a meaningful pay increase and improved transparency at work.

The video game industry has a reputation for being very competitive, but we think this achievement proves that great things happen when we look to each other as friends instead of rivals. We don’t think there’s anything unique or special about us. We were able to make this progress with the expert help of CODE-CWA and because of the trust and friendships we’ve forged. We believe anyone in the industry can do the same!

We have always been proud of the writing we do, and now we are so happy to do it at a fairer wage. We went on strike because we love working on Lovestruck, and we love getting to write stories that mean as much to us as they do to you. We struck so that we could ensure a long, stable, and professional approach to the work.

If you are a longtime fan of the game, we hope you will be happy to return to your favorite characters knowing that the writers have good working conditions. We hope you take the amazing energy and support you all have demonstrated over the past 21 days and now direct it back into the game: enjoying the stories, creating theories and fan work, making friends with your fellow fans, and all around just having a good time.

And if you first heard of us through the strike, we’d love for you to give Lovestruck a chance! Everyone at Lovestruck really does pour everything we have into these powerful and authentic interactive romances. 

Here is where you can find Lovestruck.

The App Store: bit.ly/LNPTi

Google Play: bit.ly/LEPTg

Amazon: bit.ly/LNPTA

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Signed, Every Single Writer At Lovestruck

(August 6, 2020)

Thank you Polygon for covering our strike and request for fair pay and transparency at work!

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All this shows is that you want to look progressive, but you’re not willing to put in the work to actually be progressive. While you’re in your legal right to fire these writers for not fulfilling their contracts, maybe consider in the future that talent is not disposable and pay them the industry standard. There’s literally no reason not to do this other than greed.

Your attitude is absolutely sneering to the people who give your characters life and your plots definition, as much as you desperately want to shift all the credit to the producers. Extremely disappointing to someone who’s been here since the standalone app days. This situation is not resolved; please do better.

Hi everyone! We are the Voltage Organized Workers!

The writers of Lovestruck have come together to unanimously demand better working conditions, greater transparency, and increased protections. To that end, we asked the management of Voltage USA to recognize us and meet our demands - and since management has refused, we will be going on strike.

All of the Lovestruck writers are members of marginalized genders and/or sexualities. We have been given an invaluable foot in the door to the industry and a platform to tell stories that represent our voices, our passion, and our experiences. We are also all fans of the app, and we care deeply about the stories we tell.

However, not only are we paid less than half the industry standard rate, we are asked to meet extremely tight deadlines and produce enormous amounts of content without protections or benefits.

We want to see our hard work and commitment to authentic storytelling given the value it deserves.

Want to help us? Well first off–thanks!

The best thing you can do is send messages to Lovestruck contact asking them to recognize us.

All our fans are important to us. You’re the people supporting us, and we hope that you will help us improve our situation. We know that you have your own concerns, and we’re confident that this move will help to address those as well.

While our strike won’t immediately affect content in the app, it will certainly delay stories that you’re eager to see. There is a contact field on the Voltage website, and the more they hear from fans, the more likely they are to want to talk to us.

Above all, please do NOT boycott the game. We’re counting on you still being there and reading the stories you love.

Please also do not send anyone any harassment, on our behalf or otherwise. We do not condone such behavior. Keep your messages respectful. At the end of the day, the people you’re messaging are still our coworkers, and we want to get back to work as quickly as possible.

Message us with questions here or on any of the social media accounts listed below!

(Just bear in mind that there are some questions we can’t answer without breaking our NDAs.)

We’re hoping to have good news for you within a few days, and we’ll be sure to keep you updated of any developments.

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Voltage Organized Workers

Twitter: @VOW_Together

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