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[MagnarTheGreat]

Ubisoft confirms 185 layoffs as it closes former DJ Hero studio and downsizes others | VGC

Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft is cutting jobs in Europe as part of wider restructuring plans…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[blueharvest]

Into The Breach Shuts Down After Esports CEO Embezzles Thousands

Into The Breach's CEO has admitted to embezzling thousands that he spent on drinking benders, leading to the esports organization's closing.

insider-gaming.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Microsoft was the No.1 games publisher in the world last month | VGC

Nearly $0.5bn was spent on Xbox games across Steam, PlayStation and Xbox in December…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Microsoft has been putting increased focus on its multi-format strategy, and 64% of consumer spending on Microsoft titles in December was on PlayStation formats (driven by Call of Duty).

Well they bought their way to the top.

 

[blueharvest]

Far Cry: New Dawn Getting 60 FPS Update on Xbox Series and PS5

Far Cry: New Dawn is getting a 60 FPS upgrade on both Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 platforms. Check out the latest news here.

insider-gaming.com

 

[blueharvest]

PlayStation 5 is outpacing PS4 sales, Xbox fails to beat Xbox One sales pace

Sony's PlayStation 5 is currently outpacing the sales of the PlayStation 4 over the same time period, while the Xbox Series is falling behind.

www.tweaktown.com

 

[blueharvest]

Need For Speed Isn't Dead, EA Says. It's Just On Hold

Despite Criterion Software working on the next Battlefield game, EA wants you to know that Need for Speed isn't dead.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Pennywise]

https://*****/Variety/status/1887436024541835492

 

[blueharvest]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/warner-bros-video-game-division-faces-thin-slate-wonder-woman-issues

 

[Pennywise]

 

[blueharvest]

Donkey Kong’s famed kill screen has been cleared for the first time

New method exploits a ladder-climbing glitch, emulator tools, and a bit of luck.

arstechnica.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails

'Unity must do better in how they treat their workers in hard times.'

www.gamedeveloper.com

 

[Teelie]

Lay off the low levels, none of the management that mismanaged them into this situation.

 

[Mani-Man]

Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails

'Unity must do better in how they treat their workers in hard times.'

www.gamedeveloper.com

Scum move as usual, but not unexpected.
And as usual, no upper management layoffs after upper management is the reason for the layoffs.

 

[blueharvest]

Electronic Arts Almost Owned Call of Duty and Blizzard

It was recently revealed in an exclusive episode of the 'Grit' podcast that EA once passed up acquiring Blizzard, Activision, and Call of Duty.

insider-gaming.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Your reminder that Activision's Bobby Kotick is a horrible human being, perhaps feeling more emboldened now with Trump's return to power.

Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership

Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has described the legal action taken by multiple government agencies over alle…

www.eurogamer.net

2021:

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant
Top executive didn’t inform board of some reports, including alleged rapes; company faces multiple regulatory investigations

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www.wsj.com

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick threatened to have his former assistant killed, according to a bombshell new investigation

In 2006, Kotick threatened to have his assistant killed in a voicemail, the WSJ reported. The dispute is said to have been settled out of court.

www.businessinsider.com

Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’

Booze, sexual remarks, and a giant portrait of Cosby are all at the center of Activision lawsuit

kotaku.com

 

[blueharvest]

Just two weeks after launch, 'extraction survival horror' game Level Zero: Extraction ends development: 'It's no longer feasible for our relatively small teams to sustain the game'

Another multiplayer shooter comes to a premature end.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Teelie]

Your reminder that Activision's Bobby Kotick is a horrible human being, perhaps feeling more emboldened now with Trump's return to power.

Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership

Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has described the legal action taken by multiple government agencies over alle…

www.eurogamer.net

2021:

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant
Top executive didn’t inform board of some reports, including alleged rapes; company faces multiple regulatory investigations

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www.wsj.com

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick threatened to have his former assistant killed, according to a bombshell new investigation

In 2006, Kotick threatened to have his assistant killed in a voicemail, the WSJ reported. The dispute is said to have been settled out of court.

www.businessinsider.com

Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’

Booze, sexual remarks, and a giant portrait of Cosby are all at the center of Activision lawsuit

kotaku.com

Kotick knew there was rampant sexual harassment and just general harassment going on: He was directly involved in some of it himself.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

X User 'Lunatic Ignus' (who is supposedly reliable) claims that Rocksteady Studios' new Batman game will be based on BATMAN BEYOND. They hope to complete a trilogy and are working on an exclusivity contract with PlayStation/Sony which would see the game release only on PS6.

I would much prefer this over an Arkham Asylum remake or another forced prequel set after Arkham Origins/Shadow. At least this would chart relatively new territory visually and narratively. We'll just have to wait and see if it ever comes to fruition. And with WB the way they are, we'll have to see it to believe it.

A little frustrating though as this is what Rocksteady OR WB Games Montreal should after done after Knight. We could have had Friedle and Conroy together for one last project instead of Suicide Squad: KTJL.

 

[Mani-Man]

X User 'Lunatic Ignus' (who is supposedly reliable) claims that Rocksteady Studios' new Batman game will be based on BATMAN BEYOND. They hope to complete a trilogy and are working on an exclusivity contract with PlayStation/Sony which would see the game release only on PS6.

I would much prefer this over an Arkham Asylum remake or another forced prequel set after Arkham Origins/Shadow. At least this would chart relatively new territory visually and narratively. We'll just have to wait and see if it ever comes to fruition. And with WB the way they are, we'll have to see it to believe it.

A little frustrating though as this is what Rocksteady OR WB Games Montreal should after done after Knight. We could have had Friedle and Conroy together for one last project instead of Suicide Squad: KTJL.

Im not at all interested in a Beyond universe, especially after SSKTJL.
Going back into this universe after the mess they made, is not what im super excited for.

I liked the stuff we saw from the project i think WBM worked on, where you would have played as Damian and all.
But now post SSKTJL, my interest in a return to the Arkhamverse is pretty low unfortunately.

The arkhamverse gets too crowded and dilluted by now, it is time for a new one imo.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Im not at all interested in a Beyond universe, especially after SSKTJL.
Going back into this universe after the mess they made, is not what im super excited for.

I liked the stuff we saw from the project i think WBM worked on, where you would have played as Damian and all.
But now post SSKTJL, my interest in a return to the Arkhamverse is pretty low unfortunately.

The arkhamverse gets too crowded and dilluted by now, it is time for a new one imo.

It doesn't have to be set in the Arkhamverse as we know it now.

Set it after Arkham City and tell a new branching story loosely connected to the old games. An ''Here's how it could've gone'' narrative. Or just set it in a new continuity all together.

 

[Mani-Man]

It doesn't have to be set in the Arkhamverse as we know it now.

Set it after Arkham City and tell a new branching story loosely connected to the old games. An ''Here's how it could've gone'' narrative. Or just set it in a new continuity all together.

Or start a New universe in the beyond timeline.
So you can Later go backwards and Tell how things lead to where they are.

 

[Teelie]

I would love a good Batman Beyond video game, but that's asking a lot of WB these days.

 

[DKDetective]

Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov dies aged just 52

Half-Life 2 art director and Dishonored designer Viktor Antonov has died aged just 52.

www.eurogamer.net

Way too young for this gaming legend.