Any Blockers?
Any Blockers?
Kevin Agwaze, IWGB Game Workers
A podcast about games, labour and unions. Made by the IWGB Game Workers.
008 - union rep casework, cloud gaming & JRPGs
Dec visited Joe Biden's official's island in Animal Crossing, AOC and Ilhan Omar streamed Among Us. Dec shares his experiences in taking on casework and representing workers for the union. Cloud gaming & subscription models are set to change what kinds of games we make.
Oct 27, 2020
2 hr 19 min
007 - Chatting to former chair Austin Kelmore
We're back after one year with an impromptu interview with the previous chair of the IWGB game workers branch: Austin Kelmore.
Oct 21, 2020
1 hr 43 min
006 - Comebacks, Lootboxes, strikes & jackasses
We're back from an unintended summer break to talk about the DCMS report on loot boxes, as well as the various responses to it, the striking game devs at Nexon, the unionization effort at Kickstarter & bad job postings.
Sep 24, 2019
1 hr
005 - social commentary and politics in games
We talk about the firing of 134 French Blizzard employees, Battlefield V selling Nazi skins, Call of Duty and its attempt at social commentary, Death Stranding and Hideo Kojimas obsession with white male actors.
Jun 11, 2019
1 hr 40 min
004 - Esports Pro VS Faze Clan, trade wars, tariffs, loot box legislations, and gaming disorders
exploitative esports clans, trade wars, tariffs, gaming disorders, loot box regulations, speaking engagements & more ...
Jun 4, 2019
1 hr 42 min
003 - EU Working Time Directive, Crunch at CD Project Red & Call of Duty's development cycle
We talk about the implications of the EU Working Time Directive, our cohosted launch party for Marx at the Arcade, and more.
May 28, 2019
1 hr 31 min
002 - Riot walkout (continued), Uber/Lyft strike & Delta Anti Union Propaganda
We continue talking about the Walkout at Riot Games, how not to do anti-union propaganda, why Kevins' face ended up being the picture of the Wikipedia entry for Game Jams and how Detective Pikachu is surprisingly diverse.
May 21, 2019
1 hr 24 min
001 - Annual General Meeting & Riot Games walkout
We discuss the goings on at our first annual general meeting and the workers at Riot Games trying to organize a walkout. PSA: This episode was recorded BEFORE the riot walkout.
May 13, 2019
1 hr 13 min