electronic arts
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Dragon Age 4 QA Devs Say They’re Unionizing Over Bad Pay And COVID Safety
3The video game industry is currently undergoing a small but unprecedented wave of developer organising. Last week it even reached the halls of famed RPG maker BioWare, where a group of QA contractors working on Dragon Age 4 revealed their intention to unionize. The two biggest reasons why? Bad pay and concerns over a full-time…
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Holy Shit, There Are A Lot Of Star Wars Games Coming
Earlier this week, we learned that Amy Hennig would get another chance to help make a Star Wars game following the infamous shutdown of her previous attempt with EA and Visceral. A big announcement to be sure, but have you noticed? There are a lot of Star Wars games being announced this past year or…
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April’s Game Pass Lineup Is No Joke
Over the past few months, Microsoft has bucked expectations and irritated games journalists everywhere by dropping gems, like Tunic and Paradise Killer, on Game Pass without warning. Then it went silent on the Game Pass front for weeks. For a while there, some reasonable observers (hi) assumed Microsoft did away with revealing its Game Pass…
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EA And Gearbox Sign Letter Opposing Anti-Trans Bill In Texas
On February 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order for child protective services to investigate the families of transgender children who receive gender-affirming healthcare for child abuse. A day later, he called on everyday Texans, in addition to professionals, to report parents for “child abuse” under threat of criminal negligence.