Will McNeese

@willmcneese.bsky.social

Game designer. QA. Believer in the power of video games. (He/Him) willmcneese.carrd.co

Hey y'all, My buddy at WIRED Middle East is looking to comission a games journalist familiar with the Middle East for a particular story and I was wondering if any of y'all would be open to covering this or know someone who would? If so, DM me and I can tell you more about this.

NEW: CWA union members have inflated a giant rat and deployed a wall of red flags representing laid off Xbox workers outside the Bethesda office in Rockville. The protest was timed to coincide with a visit from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who is apparently at the studio today.

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This is a thing every exec keeps talking about and it is driving me up the waaaaaallllllllllllllll. Yes, it’s the high salaries that are the problem, not the company leaders who slow teams down through poor decisionmaking and greenlight games that take a while to make.

It was also discussed on the Hasbro call that the company wants to focus development on “lower cost regions” with Montreal specifically called out, so it seems like Skeleton Key’s project is probably fine
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2mo ago

After several years running touting its big push to develop video games in-house, Hasbro has canceled multiple in-development projects and seems to be backing off. https://kotaku.com/hasbro-56-million-impairment-charge-video-games-canceled-2000718018

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.