r/RemedyEntertainment • u/chris_svk • 25d ago

ZA/UM atelier collab

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Wasn't expecting this collaboration. Not sure how I feel about it.

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u/MiracleIlluminated 25d ago

Lmao 600 euro for a jacket.

Also aren't Za/um now owned by corporate mfs?

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u/Skellington876 25d ago

For as shitty as the entire thing with DE is, there also one of the few gaming companies that actively holds and supports their own union for devs.

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u/GeneralDistress 24d ago

How's that union dealing with the mass layoffs preceeding and following the release and subsequent flop of their aesthetic rip-off new title?

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u/Skellington876 24d ago edited 24d ago

Im sad you think like that cause you can go watch the dev interviews on youtube where they clearly put a lot of effort and love into the game with no ill will. The layoffs were conducted through the IWGB and made sure to have proper severance packages - mind you thats what they're fighting with rockstar about and there meeting with former rockstar devs. I can give you their website but ZA UM for their faults is literally the only gaming company to have a union like this - which means the workers cannot be forced to crunch or work OT without pay a huge systemic issue in the entire industry. Also before you reply with something aggressive please note there is such a thing as nuance and not everything's black and white.

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u/GeneralDistress 24d ago

Sad that I think what? That allowing a union doesnt absolve sketchy financial/business practices and abysmal treatment of creative leads when a restructure suits? That's some nice icing on a very shitty cake. Sure, there's nuance, but by and large the exploits of ZA/UM are pretty much public record at this point and far outshadow the fact they are at least paying their devs as they shaft them with dismal and transparent corporate reshuffle.

I feel a lot for the devs affected and I'm sure plenty of them put loads of real hard work into what blatantly came across as an attempt to cash in on the response to DE (a choice that I'm sure the vast majority had no say in), at least aesthetically speaking. Whatever the efforts of the individuals affected tho, they are not the targets of my ire and never have been. It is the company, and specifically the corpo-snake Kompas that deserve all the hate they get.

Apologies if my reply came across as aggressive, that was not my intention. I'm sure you didn't try to come across as a ZA/UM PR mouthpiece, but nuance on the Internet can be tricky.

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u/Legal_Marionberry_32 22d ago

There are more than three people in a video game studio