Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct. The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't. In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...
Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever
YouTube video by People Make Games
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Bethesda Games Studios’ Montreal workers are being treated especially poorly by XBOX and we won’t stand for it. Here are the details. If this upsets you let Microsoft know: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
Since our exposure of Fandom's shady plagiarism tactics, we know a lot of people are frustrated that the old GTA Fandom Wiki still appears above the superior gta.wiki in Google search results. The good news is that there's a way to make sure you NEVER click on a shitty Fandom link again.
Fandom's paid staff have been blatantly plagiarizing new articles from GTA Wiki. When we removed the infringing content, Fandom banned our admins and claimed the similarities were just a coincidence. Now we have the receipts. Read more: gta.wiki/Fandom_plagiarism
Pre-load for The Kortz Center Heist update for #GTAOnline is now available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. - PS5: 1.9 GB - Xbox Series X|S: 5.1 GB
I think if you needed any more evidence that the cuts are shortsighted and focused on cutting as deep and as fast as possible with little regard for the future, this is pretty definitive. That engine felt like magic in some spots. A colossal waste of talent and resources.
Sami(10 days til 🎂)@samitron.bsky.social · last mo.THIS STUDIO MADE THE FAMOUS IDTECH ENGINE AND YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO USE FUCKING **UNREAL**??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? FUCK YOU
NEW: The layoff confirmations are pouring in now. Another WARN notice indicates that a total of 379 ZeniMax employees based in Maryland have been laid off by Microsoft. That includes 213 workers at ZeniMax Online Studios, the developer behind The Elder Scrolls Online.
UPDATE: A WARN notice filed in Texas indicates 136 employees have been laid off at id Software, with another 22 people roles being cut at Bethesda Game Studios' office in Austin. Out of those 158 workers being laid off in Texas, 146 are represented by labor union Communication Workers of America.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · last mo.Report: Roughly half of the id Software team have been laid off
New: Behind Xbox's big reset was a failed Game Pass strategy. Xbox spent nearly $80b in deals for content that it hoped would grow the subscription service. Instead, Game Pass lost subscribers. Deep dive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Behind Xbox’s Big Layoffs, a Streaming Strategy That Failed
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox spent nearly $80 billion in the last decade on deals that would give it popular video game titles like Call of Duty and Skyrim, betting that gamers would flock to its Netflix-li...
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BREAKING: Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs as part of a major reorganization, and divest from five studios: - Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie - Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold - Arkane to enter consultation process Here's the full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Five Studios in Major Overhaul
Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold. Xbox will also look to sell or spin out Arkane Studios.
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New YouTube video 🚨 I made a video highlighting some of the key people at Rockstar that will ensure GTA 6 retains the studio’s signature level of quality in Dan Houser’s absence. There are even some special guests in the video 👀 Check it out: youtu.be/gJZFjjHb8HY?...
GTA 6 Won't Fail Without Dan Houser (With Special Guests)
YouTube video by Cade Onder
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More engine trivia - it is known that RAGE evolved from AGE originally created by Angel Studios before they became R* San Diego, and that engine was used in Midtown Madness 2, from which we can approximately match functions in much later games. In order: Midtown Madness 2, Midnight Club 2, GTA IV.
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scoop: as Sony gets ready to scrap discs for PlayStation games, Xbox is quietly working on a disc-to-digital feature. It will allow you to digitize a physical game collection. Xbox is testing it internally, here's how it all works 👇 www.theverge.com/report/96017...
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection
Microsoft’s disc-to-digital feature could be essential for next-gen Xbox consoles.
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Rockstar accused of ignoring pay inequity, mandating crunch, and weaponizing bonuses
Rockstar accused of ignoring pay inequity, mandating crunch, and weaponizing bonuses
Multiple current Rockstar employees and union members based in the UK claim the Grand Theft Auto maker is failing its workforce.
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A lot of people (accurately) point out that premium video games are cheaper today than they were 30 years ago thanks to inflation, but discussed less often is how much bigger the margins are for game companies now that sales are 80-90% (soon to be 100%) digital. No more retail or packaging costs!
NEW: Xbox confirms to Bloomberg News that it has pulled out of IO Interactive's 'Project Fantasy' video game. “We expect to invest about the same in content as we did last year. What's changing is where we're investing and the kinds of projects we're backing.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Xbox Pulls Out of ‘Project Fantasy’ Video Game From IO Interactive
The ‘007: First Light’ makers had teamed up with Xbox for the new video game
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Xbox is weighing up canceling its Marvel's Blade game and shuttering Arkane. Microsoft could shut at least five studios as part of big Xbox layoffs starting next week. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/report/95946...
Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane
Microsoft could shut at least five studios as part of big Xbox layoffs starting next week.
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Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @rockstargames.com, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Grand Theft Auto workers seek union recognition after mass firings
Exclusive: Staff at Rockstar Games hope move can be completed before release of GTA VI scheduled for November
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Hardware - PlayStation hardware unit sales fell to their lowest May total since May 2000, while Xbox hardware unit sales were the lowest ever recorded for a May month.
Valve has announced the Steam Machine price, and it's expensive, but it sounds like bots and scalpers won't be as bad as previous launches. For more info: https://bit.ly/3SB9eXr #IGNSummerOfGaming
Steam Machine | Official Pricing ▪️512GB without Controller: $1049 ▪️512GB + Controller Bundle: $1128 ▪️2TB without Controller: $1349 ▪️2TB + Controller Bundle: $1428 ➡️ www.ign.com/articles/ste...
EA Lays Off Unknown Number Of People Ahead Of Expected $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia:
EA Lays Off Unknown Number Of Individuals In Fan Care And Recruitment
This is at least the third round of layoffs from EA just this year
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GTA fans have been on the edge of their seats at the rumours a new video is about to drop… Well the wait is over. We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union. Our platform, to tell our story. youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM
The Video GTA Fans Have Been Waiting For: The Rockstar Game Workers Union Launch
YouTube video by IWGB Union
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Take-Two earnings: Grand Theft Auto VI is still planned for November 19. No delay. In an interview with Bloomberg today, CEO Strauss Zelnick said he didn't know where this week's Best Buy rumors came from and that pre-orders typically start alongside marketing (which will begin this summer).
SCOOP: PlayStation studio business CEO Hermen Hulst told staff in a town hall Monday morning that the company's narrative single-player games will now be PlayStation exclusive, confirming Bloomberg's reporting from earlier this year. Original story from March: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC
The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’
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PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers.
PS5 Will Reveal the Most Played Games with Steam-Like Player Numbers
Also, trending titles too
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