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After over a year of negotiations, management at Candy Crush dev King has declined to sign a collective bargaining agreement with the studio's union clubs: kotaku.com/candy-crush-...
Candy Crush Bosses Reject Collective Bargaining Agreement
Union group says decision is 'naturally disappointing' to employees who supported the effort
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Andrew Wilson wrote to staff after the deal closed "At EA, we've always believed our greatest opportunity is to create what others haven't yet imagined." I assume he wasn't talking about pay-to-win loot boxes or day-one DLC. David Tinson is now COO and Cam Weber continues as head of studios.
Some general thoughts about why Brand New Day hitting the $1 billion dollar box office mark isn’t all that surprising even though the MCU has been a mess for a while now
The Verge@theverge.com · 19h agoDespite Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s success, the MCU is on shaky ground. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
The thing Bluesky has going for it is that it's very easy to log into on desktop unlike Threads.
Good lord I wish some of you could read on this text based social media website.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
Beast of Reincarnation, a game I liked, liked less, and then liked more again. The video game equivalent of the "we are so back/it's so over" line graph.
Beast of Reincarnation Review: RPG With Good Ideas But Too Much Repetition
Game Freak’s Soulslike action RPG show the Pokémon studio at its most ambitious
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this is the best video game experience i've had all year. i love big walk. ask me about big walk. kotaku.com/big-walk-the...
Big Walk: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku
’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’
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PALS! we're back for another charity stream, and it is, uh, less than two weeks away! i want to hear from you, mutuals and pals, who want to join us - whether you've guested before, or would be on for the first time. we have open spots! come be on stream and help us raise $$ for Trans Lifeline!
Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast@bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 3d ago🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 The Axe of the Blood God Charity Livestream benefitting Trans Lifeline returns August 15th/16th! We've raised over $50k in the past and with your help we can smash our records! More Nuzlocke, multiplayer mayhem, speedruns, prizes, and fun all for a good cause! Full schedule soon!
OI! This bundle has over 100 games including the extremely very good Arranger. Check it out! it goes to a good cause
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d agoIf you're looking for a direct way to help laid-off devs, check this out https://kotaku.com/itchio-game-developer-hardship-bundle-necrosoft-games-layoffs-unionization-2000720782
Defending a $1 billion box office hit from a single mean review in a high brow biweekly print publication? What has Slate become slate.com/culture/2026...
As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie.
Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.
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Whiplash from how Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was hyping Xbox up a year ago compared to the dire need for a "reset" 12 months later: kotaku.com/microsoft-ce...
Many asked who could Vichy 60 Minutes possibly get to work for it after blowing up its journalistic integrity last year and, well, surprise, surprise
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
Double Fine hit with layoffs less than a month after being cut loose from Xbox kotaku.com/double-fine-...
Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox - Kotaku
Double Fine is being spun off from Xbox amid a massive restructuring
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Nolan fans vs the snooty Ivy League professor is the Woke 2.0 we were promised
For Aftermath's Hater Week, I wrote about how Google's conversational AI search results aren't just annoying, but are an offense to everything I hold dear about the process of information searching in the first place
Aftermath@aftermath.site · last wk.Stop talking to me, Google search aftermath.site/google-search-...
My stress dreams have reached "Earth is on a collision course with a black hole" levels. We all had to strap ourselves to the walls of our homes to stop our bodies from moving when our consciences became trapped in the black hole.
"The collaboration also shines a light on the communities that sustain both brands. By weaving in Splatoon’s iconic ink-based aesthetics with BRISK’s design sensibility, Raiders Island Hideout becomes a dialogue about energy, creativity, and shared moments of triumph."
Odyssey definitely in the bottom half of Nolan movies. Maybe even 3rd or 4th from the bottom. The best scenes are when the camera is moving and no one is talking. But flubs the biggest moments from the source material while offering no interesting departures in return. Feels like a Bible movie.
Extremely excited to share a massive piece I worked very hard on. I talked to FFXIV’s Naoki Yoshida, Warframe’s Rebecca Ford, and ESO’s Nick Giacomini anout what the future of MMORPGs looks like - and how the live service scene has altered that, if at all www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/ho...
"The desire for a world you can escape to is stronger than ever": How MMORPGs are flourishing in a multiplayer landscape dominated by live-service shooters
The lead developers of Final Fantasy 14, Warframe, and The Elder Scrolls Online take us through the demands and realities of running a successful MMO
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One of a few dozen IMAX projectors is down after too many Odyssey screenings. Usher says it's broken down 4 times.
As someone with a sibling who cut off the entire family after therapy, I certainly do wonder!
Goldstein@goldstein.latinsky.app · 2w agoShout out to this 2007 GamesRadar listicle that lists everyone in the world as an enemy of gaming www.gamesradar.com/top-ten-peop...
Top Ten People Most Dangerous To Videogames
Forget griefers. Here's who can really destroy video games as we know them
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