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In Japan, Sega Just Asked 650 Employees To Retire Voluntarily

In Real Life

3 weeks ago

In Japan, Sega Just Asked 650 Employees To Retire Voluntarily

Brian Ashcraft

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In Real Life

3 months ago

GameStop Is Closing Another 100 Stores

Luke Plunkett

Former Paradox Testers Say ‘We Were Severely Underpaid’ Before Being Laid Off

PC

3 months ago

Former Paradox Testers Say ‘We Were Severely Underpaid’ Before Being Laid Off

Luke Plunkett

Paradox Interactive, one of the biggest developers and publishers of PC strategy games — they’re responsible for this month’s Crusader Kings III — closed their internal Quality Assurance (QA) department last year, and a new report alleges it was done in about the worst way possible.

EA Executives Blocked From Receiving “Exorbitant” Awards

In Real Life

4 months ago

EA Executives Blocked From Receiving “Exorbitant” Awards

Alex Walker

Ubisoft’s Next-Gen Games Will Remain $US60 (For Now)

In Real Life

4 months ago

Ubisoft’s Next-Gen Games Will Remain $US60 (For Now)

Luke Plunkett

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While 2K has come out and said its next-gen games will cost $US10 ($14) more than the current standard (at $US70 vs $US60, Ubisoft announced today that, for the time being at least, its PS5 and Xbox Series X games will remain at $US60.

Sony Invests $US250m In Epic Games For ‘Further Collaboration’

In Real Life

5 months ago

Sony Invests $US250m In Epic Games For ‘Further Collaboration’

Ethan Gach

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GameStop Will Reopen Some Stores In The Middle Of A Pandemic

In Real Life

7 months ago

GameStop Will Reopen Some Stores In The Middle Of A Pandemic

Ethan Gach

GameStop Will Close Over 300 Stores This Year

In Real Life

8 months ago

GameStop Will Close Over 300 Stores This Year

Luke Plunkett

Last year, GameStop closed 320 stores across America as part of an effort “to de-densify [their] store base”. This year, the company will close at least that many, and potentially more.