video gaming
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Everything That Has Happened Since The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Was Filed
The ongoing lawsuit against Activision Blizzard has made public some truly terrible and horrendous behaviour that occurred across multiple studios and offices. Many women were allegedly sexually harassed, assaulted, and psychologically traumatized while the folks in power at the companies involved seemingly did little to stop or limit this behaviour.
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EA Is Encouraging Gamers To Stop Being Arseholes Via Battlefield 2042
Today, in advance of the release of Battlefield 2042 this November, EA announced the Battlefield Community Charter, a set of guidelines developed with the stated aim of “ensuring Battlefield remains a welcoming experience that encourages Positive Play.” Positive Play is EA’s set of initiatives which aim to “help keep games fair and fun for everyone.”…
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Activision Blizzard Settles With Federal Employment Agency For $25 Million (Updated)
Activision Blizzard just put out a press release indicating that it has reached an agreement to settle the just-revealed U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit. It states in part: Under the agreement … Activision Blizzard has committed to create an $US18 ($25) million fund to compensate and make amends to eligible claimants. Any amounts not…
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Wow, This Quake Clone Is Smaller Than A Word Doc
Games today are massive, taking up dozens of gigabytes. Some recent bigger games, like Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, cracked 250GB in total. That’s too big. But a new free mini-shooter out today, Q1K3, is a blast and only needs 13KB of JavaScript. It’s also part of a contest dedicated to devs making…