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Fired Smash Bros. Ultimate Tester Will Get $AU39,000 In Nintendo Union-Busting Settlement
Nintendo, and a former game tester fired earlier this year, have seemingly reached a settlement in an labour dispute that kicked off widespread allegations about bad working conditions at the Mario maker’s U.S. office. Mackenzie Clifton, who worked on games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, will be paid $US25,910 ($AU39,723) as part of the agreement,…
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A 20-Second Simpsons Joke Is Now A Fully-Fledged Game
Back in the ‘90s, when The Simpsons was one of the best shows on TV, the world was gifted a theatrical bomb known as Waterworld. This post-apocalyptic action film starring Kevin Costner cost a lot of money to make and was an infamous dud. So naturally, The Simpsons made a joke about it. And now…
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The Rock Gets Fortnite Skin For Movie In The Works For 15 Years
DC’s latest comic book blockbuster, Black Adam starring Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson, is coming out next week. So it’s not surprising that the character is also headed to Fortnite soon as part of the game’s next pop culture crossover. But it took a long time to get here, as The Rock has been attached to…
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Blizzard Apologizes For Rocky Overwatch 2 Launch With Free Skin, Charm, More
Last night, after many players found themselves unable to access a dozen or more of their Overwatch 2 rosters, and following a week of non-stop issues, I saw angry fans demanding that Blizzard make it right by rewarding them for their wasted time. And Blizzard acknowledged just a couple of days ago, that the developer…