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300 QA Devs Unionize At Microsoft-Owned ZeniMax Studios
The gaming industry’s recent wave of labour organising just exploded. Roughly 300 quality assurance staff at ZeniMax studios, which includes Bethesda and games like The Elder Scrolls Online , announced today that they will unionize with the Communications Workers of America. And unlike union drives at Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, which purchased ZeniMax in the 2021…
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5 Major Publishers Gave PAX Aus A Miss This Year, But Nobody Seemed To Mind
I had questions going into PAX Aus. Details surrounding the show, like a timetable for its panels and even final confirmation of the vendors on its Expo Hall floor, were scarce until only days before it was set to open its doors. When those details did begin to come through, one change leapt right out:…
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Prey Director Says He Felt ‘Gross’ Using That Name, Was Forced To By Bethesda
Prey (2017) is a very good game, one of my favourites from that year in fact. Yet its name always seemed…weird. It has no connection to the 2006 Prey or its never-released sequel. Now, in a new interview, the director of the game has explained how he and the team were forced by Bethesda to…
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New Skyrim Mod Adds 8-Player Co-op That Actually Works
Co-op has been one of the most asked-for features in many Bethesda RPGs, including Skyrim. Now it’s a reality. Thanks to a new mod, you can now adventure in Skyrim with a friend more stably than ever before. As reported by PC Gamer, Skyrim Together Reborn enables co-op for up to eight players (!!) with…