"Coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests"

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House House, creators of breezy co-op puzzle adventure Big Walk , have become the latest high-profile game developers to express support for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement's ongoing Microsoft boycott. The developers, who also made avian mischief sim Untitled Goose Game, wrote in a post that they've been observing the boycott – called in 2025 in protest of Microsoft's business ties with the Israeli military – for a while, citing it as the reason why Big Walk went without an Xbox console release alongside its PC, PS5, and Switch 2 versions.

"It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions," the post reads. "This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing.…