Video Game Workers Authorize Strike at Microsoft-Owned ZeniMax Media

ZeniMax Workers Union Authorizes Strike Against 'Fallout' And 'Doom' Parent Company - Demands Include "Better Wages", "Remote Work Options", And Explanation For QA Work Being "Outsourced"

Danse (Peter Jessop) extends the player an invite to the Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout 4 (2015), Bethesda In further compounding Microsoft’s efforts to stay afloat in the gaming sphere, the employee union representing the devs currently under the umbrella of the company’s Fallout and Doom-owning subsidiary ZeniMax Media has overwhelmingly voted to authorize a full-blown strike in support of ongoing negotiations for better working conditions. T…

Video Game Workers Authorize Strike at Microsoft-Owned ZeniMax Media

Hundreds of unionized workers at 'The Elder Scrolls' and 'Fallout' video game firm ZeniMax Media have voted to authorize a strike.

Potential Zenimax Strike Approved By Over 94% Of The Union

The strike could happen if negotiations with Microsoft fall through.

A strike against Microsoft was authorized in a ZeniMax union vote.

The QA team's workers, working on Bethesda titles such as the Fallout Series or Elder Scrolls Online, are fed up. For too long they have been waiting for progress in the negotiation for better working conditions, but unfortunately not to their satisfaction. What is the conflict? Over 300 QA team testers, responsible for quality assurance of various games such as the MMORPG to The Elder Scrolls, are taking the next step. They have voted for a str…

Bethesda game testers fight for better working conditions. Microsoft already answered them

Testers working at ZeniMax Media are threatening to go on strike. The reason is the poorly progressing negotiations with the group's owner, Microsoft.This info Bethesda game testers fight for better working conditions. Microsoft already answered them was first published on Gamepressure.com 02 April 2025.