videogamepublishers
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Activision Blizzard Fires World of Warcraft Game Designer for Making Fun of Corporate Greed
Activision Blizzard leaders didn’t appreciate jokes that poked fun at greedy corporate execs via a conniving, scampering, and loot-obsessed character in World of Warcraft, so much so they fired the game designer who wrote the little goblin’s voice lines.
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Meta Layoffs Begin and Even the Game Developers Aren’t Safe
Meta has once again taken up the scythe and struck a wide swathe of staff from its field of developers. The first in what’s expected to be a total of 10,000 job cuts at the company is expected to impact teams for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and in the company’s Reality Labs division working on its…
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The Atari Gamestation Plus Is a Beautiful Modern Console For the Ugliest Retro Games
Unlike previous attempts to resurrect the Atari and its library of classic games that helped launch an industry, the Gamestation Plus — a joint venture between Atari and My Arcade — should come with considerably less drama, although when it will actually arrive remains a mystery.
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China ‘Resolves’ Gaming Addiction So It May No Longer Need Pesky Industry Regulations
“Solving” gaming addiction sounds as easy as easy as “solving” alcoholism, but China’s state-affiliated body overseeing video games seems about ready to call recent efforts at curbing gaming use among children a “success.”