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We are a group of game workers, activists, union organisers, and journalists that care about the games industry, Palestine and all people living under the violence of colonialism and imperialism. nogamesforgenocide.com

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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 29/09/2026
Just over a week left to apply for our workshop! By attending you can become more involved in our campaign, help us build a community, and help us mobilise!
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LeGurdah 🛡️🏳️‍🌈 ACAB @legurdah.neocities.org · 24/09/2026
🩹 I signed my pledge to @nogamesforgenocide.com accordingly, as a gamer, game developer, and someone who likes writing about video games. GvG Go fuck yourself, Microsoft! 🖕🏻 I know I'm not a prominent name, but fuck it, I still have a duty to do right by my comrades no matter what.
The pledge page for No Games for Genocide, thanking me for signing my pledge to it.

It reads as follows:
Thank you for your pledge!

(if you opted-in for the newsletter, don't forget to check your inbox!)

You can also follow us on social media
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lesbian al-gaib 🇵🇸 @unethicalcoffee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're launching an online workshop for folks who want to help build our campaign to boycott Xbox! We'll chat about the industry's complicity in genocide, and how we build a movement to divest from it. And remember: BOYCOTT MODERN WARFARE 4. Come by ❤️💚🤍🖤
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 23/09/2026
To build the boycott of COD: Modern Warfare 4, join us for our first political education & action session! ‘Modern Warfare: Understanding & Strategically Boycotting Militarism in Games’ ONLINE, Sat 10 October, 10am-12pm PDT/6-8pm BST. topaz-hovercraft-d43.notion.site/3dbe13486e5a...
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No Games for Genocide: ‘Modern Warfare: Understanding & Strategically Boycotting Militarism in Games’ (Online Workshop) - 10 October 2026, 10am-12pm PDT / 1-3pm EDT / 6-8pm BST | Notion
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Niamh @unseemly-gentleman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Been an xbox user since at least 2004 and since signing this pledge I've been buying and playing more indi games on pc and switch (being sure to avoid giving money to Microsoft owned studios). I miss Elden Ring co-op, but Palestinian lives are more important than my entertainment. Play other games!
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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are tired of posting statements like these.
Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment. 

With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN’s operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make? 


While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff.

We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues.
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Anthony Dungan @thedarkestlink.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's a pretty reasonable ask, I think. Check out the movement, do what you can, join together
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🐁 Luka The Mouse - SQUEAKROSS 🧩 @lukathemouse.gay · 15/09/2026
I personally signed this pledge with @alexstrook.bsky.social We don't want to support microsoft products as individuals but also as a game dev company!! I'm inviting you to do the same, visit their website to see how you can also take action and sign the pledge: nogamesforgenocide.com#take-action
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The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
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🇵🇸 TurboKid 𓂆 فلسطين 🇵🇸 @maxthorne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Fuck Microsoft
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 15/09/2026
We're at 3,159 individual signatures on our pledge to boycott Xbox in solidarity with Palestine. Do you think you can help us get to 5,000 pledges by the end of the year? Message your friends, family, Discord community, online gamer friends - everyone you can think of! ❤️🖤🤍💚
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All Will Rise by Speculative Agency @allwillrise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There is no place for genocide in the games industry, and we are committed to pushing against this complicity. We are proud to be signatories of No Games For Genocide, and hope for the day the movement will no longer be necessary. To our fellow video games developers, join us: nogamesforgenocide.com
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The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
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All Will Rise by Speculative Agency @allwillrise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Today, we’re taking time to shoutout @nogamesforgenocide.com! No Games For Genocide is a group of game workers, activists, union organisers, and journalists who care about the games industry, Palestine, and all people living under the violence of colonialism and imperialism. #Activism #VideoGames
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IWGB @iwgbunion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Don’t boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it: youtube.com/shorts/hhIES... T-shirt preorders open now! All proceeds from the t-shirts, which are ethically made and designed by us, will go towards the fired Rockstar workers’ legal funds. bit.ly/4xLc4IP
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Don't Boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it.
YouTube video by IWGB Union
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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
UVW-CWA's hardship fund has raised over 100k through the bundle with @itch.io and has had a real impact on the lives of laid off developers. You can help by purchasing the bundle, and make a long-term difference by joining UVW-CWA. Check out the bundle here: itch.io/b/3802/game-...
Quote from a OneBGS member who was impacted by layoffs: "The UVW-CWA hardship fund just covered all my expenses for the move back home."
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Even Tide 🌃 @even-tide.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
And on that note:
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e6n @e6n.lol · 22/07/2026
xbox is already under boycott @nogamesforgenocide.com
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vitzpatel @vitzpatel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Don't fall for these jangling keys.... 3200 layoffs across the board this year alone. More will come. @nogamesforgenocide.com BDS Movement is still in effect #NoGamesForGenocide
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 17/07/2026
Microsoft and Xbox don't care about human lives: they don't care about workers' livelihoods, they don't care about Palestinians murdered by the military they support with their tech partnerships. Sign our pledge to boycott and divest from Microsoft and Xbox: nogamesforgenocide.com/take-action/...
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Sign Our Pledge
Sign our pledge.
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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"CWA & CWA Canada have jointly filed unfair labor practice complaints against Microsoft alleging the company has unlawfully fired people without giving notice to or discussing it with the union as the employer is legally obliged to do"
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n3rdybirdy | Susi Bauer @n3rdybirdy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Went to @underdevelopedconf.bsky.social & learned about the "No Games for Genocide" pledge – I signed today, as a gamer and occasional game maker. As an individual, joining a boycott might not feel like much, but if enough people do it, even big companies start to listen. 👇
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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
United Auto Workers (UAW) becomes first major US trade union to vote to divest from Israel Bonds. We call on unions across North America to follow the UAW's lead, & to join forces with workers across the country & world who refuse to be complicit in atrocity crimes & grave human rights violations.
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UnderDeveloped 2026 @underdevelopedconf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We've just started the second set of sessions for the afternoon - it's still not too late to pop along if you've got an idea for a presentation! Current talks are on paper prototyping, union organising, programming game music and @nogamesforgenocide.com.
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UnderDeveloped 2026 @underdevelopedconf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We've just started the second set of sessions for the afternoon - it's still not too late to pop along if you've got an idea for a presentation! Current talks are on paper prototyping, union organising, programming game music and @nogamesforgenocide.com.
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Livvy 🌌 @livvyclosehaul.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It is necessary that we as an industry uphold the dignity of those facing genocide.
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 10/07/2026
WE STAND WITH WORKERS - OUR STRUGGLES ARE CONNECTED After a year of record high returns profiting from genocide, Microsoft announces 20% layoffs in Xbox. No Games for Genocide renews its call to boycott Xbox and divest from Microsoft & Xbox. Sign the pledge: nogamesforgenocide.com
Text in white and green against a green and white background. It reads:

"WE STAND WITH WORKERS - OUR STRUGGLES ARE CONNECTED.

After a year of record high returns profiting from genocide, Microsoft announces 20% layoffs in Xbox.

No Games for Genocide renews its call to boycott Xbox and divest from Microsoft & Xbox.""Our struggles are connected. To maximise profits, Microsoft and Xbox maintain various partnerships with Israel, aiding and abetting their ongoing genocide in Gaza and oppression of the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, they make workers’ conditions ever more precarious to hoard wealth for themselves. The same institutions that are laying off workers to line bosses' pockets are providing the technology that Israel uses in its colonial regime of oppression to get richer. 

We deserve a games industry by and for the people who labour to make games; we deserve a games industry that refuses to profit from the colonisation of Palestinians.""OUR CALL TO ACTION:

1) Head to our website and sign our pledge at nogamesforgenocide.com. 

2) Spread the word about the boycott and mobilise others to join.

3) Read more on our website about what you can do to divest from Xbox and Microsoft as a gamer, worker, journalist or content creator to build power together.""References:
[1] Microsoft 2025 Annual Report, 
https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar25/index.html 

[2] What’s left of Xbox after mass layoffs and studio departures, https://www.polygon.com/xbox-studio-status-2026/

[3] Microsoft - BDS Movement, https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft"
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Joachim ✊️ UVW-CWA @jdespland.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The No Games For Genocide talk was one of the highlights of the conference for me. Check it out if you haven't had a chance!
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Dog with Glasses Plushie @dog.labeledrude.online · 09/06/2026
While i have a limited reach as an independent blogger, on my blog Demon's Worlds at aria.dog/demons/ , I edited all the game release data sheets to link to @nogamesforgenocide.com instead of providing shopping links, and i never mention Microsoft without a reminder why to boycott them.
On the release data of dark souls, the link to the XBox release is crossed out, with this commentary:

No Games for Genocide and the BDS Movement advise boycotting Microsoft's gaming products due to their complicity with the genocide in Palestine. In an entry about gamepads, i mention:

Consider not buying an official XBox pad: Microsoft is a priority boycott target of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Read No Games for Genocide to learn more about Microsoft’s complicity in the massacre, and why we are encouraged to boycott their gaming products.
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Jonathan Ho @jbho34.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Interesting that this article makes absolutely no mention of the @nogamesforgenocide.com boycott of @xbox.com due to @microsoft.com’s complicity in the genocide of Palestine. Would love to hear from @kyleor.land / @arstechnica.com about the reasoning behind this (rather glaring) exclusion.
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Game Workers Conference @gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
From the No Games for Genocide talk: "And this is just a reminder of what we can accomplish if we come together. Something like a boycott, it doesn't make an impact when there's one of us, but when it's all of us working together, we're able to create something more powerful."
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 25/05/2026
Thank you so much to Game Workers Conference for having us! If you missed it and want to check out our talk "Press F to Organise: Game Workers Against Imperialism", as well as the rest of the brilliant programme of talks, they're still freely available to watch on YouTube ❤️
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Game Workers Conference @gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Thank you to everyone who tuned into our first ever Game Workers Conference! Onto next year! Conference streams are still freely available Day 1: www.youtube.com/live/CFF97Oj... Day 2: www.youtube.com/live/3e1yOhV... And please fill out our feedback form: gameworkersconference.org/feedback-form
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KB ❤️‍🔥 UVW-CWA @square2mom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
so, so proud of everyone who contributed to the first ever @gameworkerscon.bsky.social this weekend. some incredible talks from the organizers of @nogamesforgenocide.com , @gameworkersolidarity.com , @blackingaming.bsky.social and many more. we are changing this industry with our own hands. join us!
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Mark Reel @markreel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The best reviewed game of the year is on the BDS list bdsmovement.net/news/boycott...
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Boycott Microsoft's Xbox
Microsoft is perhaps the most complicit tech company in Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid regime and ongoing genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza – which is why Microsoft is a now pr...
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Game Workers Conference @gameworkerscon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
TALK ANNOUNCEMENTS📢 No Games For Genocide Palestinian Voices in Games Multiple orgs will be speaking on the intersections between the games industry and Palestine, exploring the ways in which the games industry can divest from an ongoing genocide, and how to support Palestinian game creators
Game Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 
Press F to Organize: Game Workers Against Imperialism
No Games For Genocide
gameworkersconference.orgGame Workers Conference May 22 - May 23, 2026 
Volunteer Support for Palestinian Game Creators
Palestinian Voices in Games
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Austin Kelmore @austinkelmore.com · 02/05/2026
I'm very excited to have my comrades at @nogamesforgenocide.com give a talk at this conference.
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Pasha – 𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝙎𝙐𝙄𝙏𝙎 @toster12d3.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
All these X-Box news and no mention of the Boycott bsky.app/profile/noga...
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Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I just think about this advice from @nogamesforgenocide.com quite a bit... for no reason in particular
text that reads: If you have to cover Xbox-published games, always do so with context about Microsoft’s activities and the ongoing boycott. Just because you may be in a position where you have to cover these games, it doesn’t mean you can’t make people aware of the boycott against Microsoft called for by BDS. Be constructive and thoughtful in your criticism, and help people understand that by purchasing an Xbox-published game, or by subscribing to Game Pass, they are supporting a company that is complicit in the genocide against the Palestinian people.
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vitzpatel @vitzpatel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The embargo for the Forza Horizon 6 preview drops today. Please consider standing in solidarity with @nogamesforgenocide.com and not signalling to Xbox (and largely Microsoft) that they can count on your money. There's no right/wrong way to protest, but you can pledge your support 🎮
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 06/04/2026
Humble Grove is the latest on the list of principled game devs to sign our pledge to boycott and divest from Microsoft. Consider following and supporting them and their work - and contacting us if you're a game dev who wants to discuss doing the same!
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Cel Davison @celdavison.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This wasn't an easy decision to make, but also in some ways it was. It's so important we show solidarity with the Palestinian people in whatever ways we can. I hope to see more game developers follow suit and make the pledge to @nogamesforgenocide.com
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hmblgrv @humblegrove.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We've signed the pledge! Humble Grove will not be taking funding from or publishing on Microsoft Platforms going forwards. If you're a game dev, streamer, journalist or even just someone who enjoys playing games, you can sign too.
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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Banger episode alert: we have Meghna Jayanth on as a guest! She's here to talk about her upcoming game All Will Rise, and their very cool decision to break a contract with Microsoft over BDS. More news too - new Xbox (don't buy it) and more Mindseye mysteries! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Joost Vervoort @joostvervoort.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
New interview out! @jackmcgovan.bsky.social asked me all about @allwillrise.bsky.social and our decision to give back money to Microsoft as part of our support for @nogamesforgenocide.com. Good insightful questions, take a look: www.sower.world/all-rise-gen... #indiegames #boycott #freepalestine
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Why a small indie game developer put Palestinian liberation before profit
A small indie game developer joined the No Games for Genocide campaign, even though it meant giving a significant chunk of money back to Microsoft.
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Jack McGovan @jackmcgovan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Microsoft is the priority target for @nogamesforgenocide.com given the tech corp's ties to the IDF, & small indie developer @allwillrise.bsky.social recently broke contract with Xbox to support the campaign. I spoke to them about their decision & why progressives must take up more space in games.
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Why a small indie game developer put Palestinian liberation before profit
A small indie game developer joined the No Games for Genocide campaign, even though it meant giving a significant chunk of money back to Microsoft.
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No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com · 24/03/2026
Thank you Ian for marking and informing people about the games owned by Microsoft! Really useful resource and example of adhering to the boycott and spreading the word
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Spirit Swap ON SWITCH/2 NOW✨ @softnotweak.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We signed the pledge, will you? Come on, game devs!
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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Palestinian-led BDS movement and @nogamesforgenocide.com welcome the meaningful solidarity of @allwillrise.bsky.social and all game developers. Join the BDS movement and No Games for Genocide by signing its pledge now. Go to nogamesforgenocide.com for more info.
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Ramsey رمزي @marskye.com · 23/03/2026
As a Palestinian, being posted on the official BDS page is incredible humbling. Games with a social justice, anti genocide, anti billionaire message are in short supply these days, and I'm glad to be with a team that has integrity, morals, and a heart that knows what is RIGHT. FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
had a fantastic chat with Red Barrels — the only?? explicitly leftist games podcast — about @allwillrise.bsky.social and our decision to pledge @nogamesforgenocide.com — a very fun and raucous conversation, do check it out 🔥
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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
45 minutes left to back us!!! Aaaaaaaa what a ride, so thankful to our community & everyone who shared, backed, played, left feedback — and a big shout out to @nogamesforgenocide.com for coming with us on this wild glorious journey ✊🏽⚖️🔥
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