months have passed Battlefield 2042 and its community. After the game’s disappointing launch, it was torn to shreds by the series’ most disaffected fans. Unfortunately, as it tends to do, this extends to DICE developers as well. Since Battlefield 2042 launched in November, some of those involved in the game have been bombarded with insults ...
This should be a growing season for Tim Heidecker About cinema in the cinema. With subscriptions financed by the HEI network and supported by his loving wife Toni, Heidecker unveiled one huge plan after another – there were Hei Points, which Heidecker described as “the US dollar 2.0”, Hei-lot season, in which his various friends ...
.jpg/BROK/thumbnail/1600x900/format/jpg/quality/80/destiny_2_witch_queen%20(20).jpg?w=1024&fit=1024,1024&ssl=1 "Bungie CEO publicly apologizes for reports exposing austerity, racism, sexism, and toxic team leadership")
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons apologized for the company’s violations after a report surfaced, citing examples of austerity, discrimination, racism and sexism. In the report, IGN talked with 26 current and former Bungie employees. They revealed instances of the above-mentioned illegal acts as early as this year and even as early as 2011. The studio’s narrative ...
image: Bungie Today, IGN Approved a massive report on workplace culture, crunch and hiring practices at Bungie, the development studio behind it determination and the original gloriole Series. The report features dozens of stories from current and former Bungie employees describing a deeply toxic corporate culture and the studio’s slow evolution towards something better. For ...
picture: Went home Steve Gaynor, the co-founder of Went home Developer Fullbright, has given up his position as creative lead and manager for their latest game Open roads according to allegations, he promoted a “toxic” work environment. Earlier today, Open roads’ The Twitter account posted the following message, which only stated that “We are … ...
Activision Blizzard’s lawsuit has enabled more people to stand up and tell their stories. Consequences from Activision BlizzardThe lawsuit with California continues. After the company retracted its shameful initial reaction, other incidents came to light, painting a more grim picture. A new wave of reports discusses some fairly public practices that women and marginalized groups ...
Scandals have been linked in the video game industry for several years. From crunch to moral and sexual harassment, from ethnic to gender discrimination, from CD Projekt Red to Activision Blizzard, the toxic management of certain studios makes people talk. And when we are unanimously convinced that these actions cannot go on, it is difficult ...
Update from July 23, 2021: The serious allegations that Activision Blizzard is currently facing have also sparked reactions within World of Warcraft. As an expression of their protest, hundreds of characters had started yesterday to sit down and at the same time to collect donations for the organization “Black Girls Code”. This is committed to ...
picture: Ubisoft In its annual universal registration document, Ubisoft publicly acknowledged (and considering that most people never read these things …) that “inappropriate behavior by employees“Was a new risk for the major publisher and developer and could result in the company losing talented people. This universal registration document focuses on various aspects of Ubisoft, including ...
picture:: The Pokemon Company / Kotaku Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a lot Pokémon, but I enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So here’s another Pokemon! It’s coffing! Koffing details Type: poison Average Height: 2 ’00 “ Average weight: 2.2 lbs. First ...
