Communications Workers of America union also objects to EEOC, Activision Blizzard settlement
Union concerned over lack of clarity around process, calls $18 million fund "woefully inadequate"
Articles by James Batchelor
James Batchelor, Editor-in-Chief
James Batchelor has been a journalist in the games industry since 2006, and joined GamesIndustry in 2016, rising to Editor-in-Chief in 2021. He previously served as editor of Develop, and has written for Eurogamer, NintendoLife and MCV. He also runs the Non-Violent Game of the Day blog to showcase the full breadth of video games and their subject matter. He does still play violent games, but always on Story/Easy mode.
Recent articles by James Batchelor
Tencent-owned Team Kaiju is searching for the untapped fantasies of first-person shooters
Former Halo and Battlefield leads Scott Warner and Rosi Zagorcheva share more about TiMi Studio Group's expansion into AAA games
Former Aeon Must Die developers issue fresh demands to Focus and Limestone as game finally launches
Ex-employees call for former employer to "complete their legal responsibilities," request investigation results, and proof of pay for allegedly unpaid work
Why a pandemic was the perfect time to launch the first Brazilian Games Week
Co-organiser Joăo Eduardo discusses the rise of Brazil's games industry and putting its talent on a global stage
Ubisoft employees call for removal of 'role model' evaluation goal over concerns of misuse
Group claims it could favour abusers, but publisher maintains it is part of changes for "safe, respectful and inclusive workplace"
Magic Leap raises $500m, unveils Magic Leap 2
Company valued at $2 billion, second generation of AR headset expected in 2022
My.Games hires former Activision Blizzard exec as head of Europe
Philippe Sauze leaves Call of Duty publisher's French operations to lead Russian games brand's European expansion
Chinese state media calls for closure of gaming restrictions
People's Daily reports some online platforms are selling and renting accounts that enable minors to play
Apple appeals against court ruling that would enable external payment options
Anti-steering restrictions were to be lifted in December, but iPhone maker wants to wait until after legal process
New leadership at Yakuza studio as series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi departs
Studio head Daisuke Sato also leaves Sega, Masayoshi Yokoyama to lead Ryu Ga Gotoku going forward
GAME confident of "healthy Q4" as dry spell of new releases ends
UK retailer points to Far Cry 6 and Switch OLED as highlights in busy week for games
Randy Pitchford steps away from Gearbox Software, leads Gearbox Studios
Former CTO Steve Jones to take over Borderlands developer, Pitchford to head up new TV/film studio
Twitch confirms it was hacked by "a malicious third party"
Streaming site says there's no indication so far that login or full credit card details have been exposed
New Ofcom rules calls for Twitch and platforms to better police video content
Sites face fines or suspension if they do not take "appropriate measures" to tackle videos around sexual abuse and racism
Amazon CEO says games could become its biggest entertainment category
Andy Jassy encouraged by New World success, but notes some games will still "fail spectacularly"
The show must go on: Running Melbourne International Games Week during a sixth lockdown
Creative Victoria's Fran Kerlin on continuing seven years of work in the face of the pandemic
Games industry hit by Facebook outage
Users were unable to use Oculus headset or Facebook logins for games like Pokémon Go and FIFA Mobile
Apple estimated to earn more from gaming than Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo
Analysis suggests games generated $8.5 billion for App Store in fiscal 2019 alone
Making Unity industry-agnostic
Engine provider tells us how it's making sure its game development tools stay accessible to non-games developers
Genshin Impact mobile generates $2bn in first year
Excluding China, free-to-play open-world RPG was the highest-grossing mobile game of the past 12 months
Nintendo denies existence of 4K Switch
Platform holder responds to "false claims" in report that 11 developers have 4K dev kits
Where is the line between fan creativity and IP infringement?
Harbottle & Lewis' Kostya Lobov discusses the balance rights holders must strike when protecting their property and allowing fans to express themselves
Fast Travel Games aims to fill "great need for VR publishers"
CEO Oskar Burman discusses opportunities in a maturing virtual reality market as new publishing arm launches
Inside The Oliver Twins' user-generated, voice-controlled, make-your-own-game platform
Philip Oliver talks us through Panivox's plans to turn anyone who can write into a game developer
Oliver Twins' Panivox unveils new interactive narrative platform RichCast
Tool for creating and playing voice-activated stories now in Early Access ahead of planned December launch
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