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Rockstar Lincoln QA tester: "Overtime is NOT optional, it is expected"
Current employee describes "standard" crunch hours v. "true" crunch hours, new policy change making overtime optional
A post-mortem of Telltale Games
Speaking at Sweden Game Conference 2018, former Telltale narrative designer Emily Grace Buck says it's time for a “really serious conversation about potentially starting a union”
The rebuilding of People Can Fly
CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski reflects on the company's journey since re-gaining its independence, and the future of its new IP
Splash Damage ends live development on Dirty Bomb two months after launch
Servers will remain up "as long as there are a meaningful number of players"
Ubisoft Massive COO: "We don't want to take a stance in current politics"
Speaking during Sweden Game Conference 2018, Alf Condelius discusses the separation of games and politics with The Division
SuperData: Mobile AR to generate more revenue than VR by 2021
But virtual reality set for a strong year in 2019, with Oculus Quest expected to outsell Rift by three to one
EA and Activision's $79bn games-as-a-service growth
DFC reports shows both publishers' values have surged since 2012 as they increase focus on live titles
UK magazines GamesTM and GamesMaster to close
Multiformat magazines axed
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Zombie thriller slips from February to April to avoid clash with Anthem and Metro Exodus
Day of the Devs announces 2018 participants
Double Fine and iam8bit event brings over 70 upcoming games, mostly indies, with a handful of AAA titles
Discord updates terms of service to force arbitration over lawsuits
Update: Clauses amended to only apply to US users, extend opt-out period
Maple Story 2 reaches one million players in a week
Nexon MMO increases servers due to player population that "exceeds expectations"
Some Best Buy copies of Starlink are missing the game itself
Several people report receiving starter packs with all pieces except the game
Panic Button and the search for "design fun"
GM Adam Creighton shares how the studio hailed for Switch ports approaches broadening its portfolio, tackling hardware challenges, and accessibility
"It felt like the reality of the world was fighting against this game"
Greg Lobanov talks about trying to make the relentlessly positive Wandersong during relentlessly turbulent times
Independent game stores may get Red Dead Redemption 2 late
A number of smaller US stores have reported they may not have copies until 5-10 days after release
Rockstar says average work week under 46 hours
"We will not stop working to improve in this area," says co-head of Red Dead Redemption 2 developer
The average Football Manager 2018 player has over 285 hours of playtime
Nearly half of the game's owners were still playing in September - almost a year after release
Call of Duty brings in $500 million in three days
Black Ops 4 sees launch weekend revenue in line with last year's WWII, not quite up to Black Ops III's $550 million
Keywords subsidiary Liquid Violet relocates to new central London studio
Voice production and casting studio opens state-of-the-art facility in renovated warehouse
Call of Duty Black Ops 4: Critical Consensus
Activision's annual shooter ditches the campaign but critics say a standout battle royale mode is a fine reward
Steam's Chinese audience grows to more than 30 million users
Dota 2 credited with driving Valve's marketplace in the region as firm prepares for China-only version
Rockstar allows employees to speak out on 100-hour week controversy
Tools programmer Vivianne Langdon kicks things off with assurances she's never worked more than 50 hours a week, with paid overtime
Lords Mobile dev I Got Games opens new office in Jakarta
New office will handle operations, biz dev and marketing for Indonesia
Skybound "fully expect" third episode of The Walking Dead's final season to launch this year
CEO Ian Howe said reuniting the Telltale team is difficult due to people moving on, and others not wanting to come back