Telltale Games is done and dusted, and the 250 people who lost their jobs following the studio’s closure are facing difficulties following the abrupt decision.
Emily Grace Buck, who worked as a narrative developer at Telltale, has been campaigning hard for her friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
Aside from exposing some of the hardships they’ve gone through, Buck has also helped to get the hashtag #TelltaleJobs trending on Twitter, with lots of games developers stepping forward to share available positions with the Telltale staff.
Hey all, I had no intention of setting one of these up for myself. But we just found out, this morning, that my boyfriend’s dog, Rocco, needs a $10,000 surgery asap. And it needs to be paid up front.
Anything you can do will help. Thank you ?https://t.co/VDax7TVhFE pic.twitter.com/On5vbRom80— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Now it seems she’s gone one step further by prompting the creation of Ko-Fi pages for some of the staff members.
Posting to Twitter, Buck shared her own page, where she writes: “Former Telltale dev, suddenly out of work.
“On top of everything else, just found out that my boyfriend’s dog is in imminent need of a $10,000 surgery. Anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated.
“Thank you!!”
If you’re not familiar with Ko-Fi, you can accept monetary donations described as “buy a coffee.”
Buck’s page has gotten quite a bit of attention, and none other than God of War‘s Cory Barlog even took the time to donate.
I would hope this means that you will first pay your entire team their severance, and then proceed to finish the final episodes. I would be fine waiting however long it took to ensure we first treated those who worked so hard with the humanity and respect they deserve.❤️
— Cory Barlog ? ?️? Should be writing! (@corybarlog) September 25, 2018
Barlog has been very vocal about the closure of Telltale Games, even tweeting to them asking about their plans for the future of the staff.
Buck’s success with her Ko-Fi has inspired the creation of a number of other donation pages for former Telltale employees.
If you’re feeling generous, you can check out the full list below.
This will be a thread of @kofi_button and other immediate fundraising/donation accounts for specific former Telltale employees in immediate need
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 24, 2018
Nadja Bebout @winonabuttryder, front desk admin. One of the sweetest ladies I know. https://t.co/ouvshXRNCL
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 24, 2018
Jan Wyss, Senior Environment Artist https://t.co/YZHk7dTm8g
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 24, 2018
Erik Ose, Lead Artist @erik_osehttps://t.co/SHJkx0oSdw
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 24, 2018
Jess Krause, writer @kessjrause. On top of everything else, her personal laptop broke yesterday.https://t.co/zytvy34B2q
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 24, 2018
Derek, a Cinematic Artist who had JUST started @Deremix https://t.co/dxyAHYI13r
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 24, 2018
Josh Michael Tyler, Artist
https://t.co/kiz2tM0Mnj— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Mark Vargas, Senior QA & Illustrator https://t.co/qBwXmRwcRp
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Bill Cunkle, QA https://t.co/H8sn78ozDv
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Stephanie Bower, Artisthttps://t.co/v02y4alXJ3
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Matthew Schulz, producerhttps://t.co/mVa5XLumNa
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
JD Straw @JDStrawesome, Senior Designer https://t.co/loEAq4ydK8
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Nadine Roldan, QAhttps://t.co/QbGHJJSIKa
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Vern Roberts, IT- a single dad who is leading the charge on the class action suithttps://t.co/FFg6Pew1XN
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Cody Wade, Compliance QAhttps://t.co/HrdcPedcms
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018
Eric Montanari, Lead Character Artist- also has a broken computer https://t.co/shEFeqv3bx
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 25, 2018