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Workers for Xbox studio Double Fine are forming a union
Workers at Double Fine, a well-known Xbox game developer, have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union with the Communications Workers of America. This move reflects a growing trend among Microsoft-owned studios to enhance worker rights and ensure better working conditions, building on successful unionization efforts in the gaming industry. The studio is urging Microsoft for voluntary recognition to protect commitments to creativity, diversity, and quality of life for its employees.
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Published 9 May 2026, 11:25 UTC1 min read
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Summary
TL;DR
- Double Fine files a union petition with the NLRB.
- The union seeks to enhance worker rights and quality of life.
- Microsoft has taken a neutral stance on the unionization efforts.
- Double Fine follows other Microsoft-owned studios in union efforts.
- The studio aims to maintain commitments to diversity and inclusion.
Interesting facts
- Double Fine was acquired by Microsoft in 2019.
- This is part of a larger trend of unionization in the gaming industry.
- The Communications Workers of America represents the workers.