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Unfortunately, this is nothing new in the industry. A few days ago we received this communication from ZA/UM:

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ZA/UM, yes, the same company that stole the company and intellectual property of its original developers and creators and now they're "sharing the difficult news" with the next blow to its workers.

People need to always keep in mind that a company doesn't equal the workers nor the art. They're the ones who need the workers, not the other way around, but it's easy to forget the power of collective action. Time and time again we see it in the videogame industry, how companies will shamelessly subtract value from the workers and then dispose of them. Despite the all time hype the Fallout franchise is experiencing Microsoft still has no issues in getting rid of its workers. It has happened before with other companies, like Ubisoft announcing layoffs across multiple studios, and announcing even more in Ubisoft Barcelona even after the record sales of Assassin's Creed Resynced.