Andrew Buczacki

Senior Game Designer. Maker of memes. My tweets are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer! He/him

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

I'd like to tell a story today. A story about Hearthstone, of all things.

Specifically, I'd like to talk about Master Nguyen, the Battlegrounds hero. https://t.co/7YC1x66aUn

[ABetterABK 💙 ABK Workers Alliance @ABetterABK]

https://t.co/eb3Pn6MVRy

The trauma, discrimination, and abuse that our coworkers and former coworkers endured is not fake or a "plan to drive union membership". Our unions were born from the very real and harmful way executives reacted when made aware of these situations.

[ABetterABK 💙 ABK Workers Alliance @ABetterABK]

Today, Monday February 10th 2025, CWA Local 7250 filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against Activision with the National Labor Relations Board in Minneapolis. The ULP is in regards to the unjust termination of Allen Junge, a QA tester and union leader who was unjustly terminated

[ABetterABK 💙 ABK Workers Alliance @ABetterABK]

This afternoon, AQAU-CWA members held a rally protesting Activision and Microsoft's refusal to allow work from home accommodations to employees who need it. Fox9 was onsite for news coverage and snagged an interview with one of our union stewards.

[One BGS @OneBGS_CWA]

For the first time, we are thrilled to show the world the symbol that represents the unity of all Bethesda Game Studios employees.

Designed by our very own @p4td and beloved by all, it shows the very reason for our existence: To be a force for positive change at BGS.

[Abby LeMaster @Abby_LeMaster]

The game industry has seen a period of ~20-30k layoffs since the beginning of 2023 and, with @Bungie's announcement, it doesn't seem to be slowing. 😔 Shit fucking sucks and I wanna help, so here's a thread of immediate things you can do when you've learned you're laid off --

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

@starrygrimoires I didn't, but that's awesome! I'm glad more folks get to meet him now with Remix going too : )

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

I'd like to tell a story today. A story about Hearthstone, of all things.

Specifically, I'd like to talk about Master Nguyen, the Battlegrounds hero. https://t.co/7YC1x66aUn

[WoW Gamemaker's Guild @WoWGG_CWA]

We're the World of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild: the first wall-to-wall union at Blizzard! We're thrilled to include WoW's QA, Art, Sound, Design, Engineering and Production voices for a democratized workplace. At this crucial moment in games, we stand together as one. For Azeroth!

[Game Developer @gamedevdotcom]

World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team

https://t.co/cOAYp4HkYz

[One BGS USA @OneBGS_USA]

We, a majority of developers at Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, Rockville, and Austin, are ecstatic to announce the formation of our union with @CWAUnion. Together as #OneBGSUSA, we advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry.

[Virtual Economy Podcast @VirtualEconCast]

**NEW EPISODE**

Bonus Episode 10: A Conversation About Unionization with IATSE

We’re joined by Chrissy Fellmeth, Kelly Larkin, and Andrew Buczacki to discuss how IATSE is supporting labor organization and unionization in the video game industry.

https://t.co/emIWDS4Jvy

[AGGRO CRAB 💥 @AggroCrabGames]

🌟 Aggro Crab is HIRING 🌟

A full-time Technical Lead/Programmer to join our team for an unannounced project!

Seattle-based or willing to relocate is preferred.

[Cristuna Amaya @Silcris88]

Studios closing suck and I'm so sorry. There's not much I feel I can do but I want to help build community.
https://t.co/K0IF1IGdal

Please join us if you're affected by layoffs, are hiring or want to offer folks help during this time.

[Blake 🪑 @fsfblake]

Reposting one more time for any friends who missed this.

Join our team

We're very cool and funny I swear

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

@LivBurk Frostpunk!

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

@GrunkleGrok @secretlabchairs Tall broad fella checking in.
Best thing I ever did was find an office liquidation place nearby. They have tons of enterprise office chairs rolling around for you to try before you buy. I snagged a nondescript Herman Miller for a steal almost 10 years ago that I still use

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

@DevteamL @Blizzard_Ent @riotgames @Bungie @Kickstarter That's the one!

[Andrew Buczacki @EvilDCrab]

@DawktaJawlz @Axmurders @kevinxvision Really sorry to hear about the layoffs. Axmurders is right, take some time to breathe and process. Then, take a look at this for some next steps:

https://t.co/qdThBkZE2l

The important thing is getting medical appointments and applying for unemployment. The rest can wait a bit.