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Bethesda Employees Strike Over Remote Work and Outsourcing Policies
This year in the gaming industry has been far from ideal. January started with waves of layoffs at major companies, including Xbox, Take-Two, and even PlayStation, where several employees at Bungie were let go under unclear circumstances. While the early months of the year were turbulent, many hoped for a…
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Guinness Issues Mass SMB Speed Run Copyright Claims
I must admit to being a pretty huge fan of competitive speedrunning and among the various games on offer, runs of the original Super Mario Bros. game will always be some of the most popular. It seems, however, that Guinness World Records is currently on something of a warpath. Following…
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YouTube was Flagging Robot Fighting Videos as “Animal Cruelty”
It is certainly both well-known and documented that the YouTube algorithm is a strange creature sometimes. In fact, one might argue that it almost shows levels of human irrationality at times as it tries to filter out the content on the video hosting platform. Pretty much anyone who uses the…
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New YouTube Guidelines Could Result In More Takedowns
YouTube has a long-standing problem with copyright claims on their videos. Many people who use the video hosting site often have problems when obscure or even only 3-4 second long audio clips get copyright claimed by Sony, BGM or some other huge corporation. It’s a hugely frustrating point to the…
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US Google Employees Reportedly Raise $200,000 Strike Fund
US Google Employees Prepare To Strike! Since it was revealed that Google was working on a search engine catered towards the Chinese market, many of its employees have been very unhappy. Throughout the world, there have been a number of ‘walk-outs’ in protest including several resignations of senior staff members.…
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Amazon Workers Stage Black Friday Protest
Amazon Workers Stage Black Friday Protest While the Black Friday sales are great for us consumers, spare a thought for those poor Amazon workers in the warehouses around the world. For this brief 2 week period, their workload must increase incredibly. It does, however, get worse still, as all they…
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Game Studios Launch Attack Site Against Striking Voice Artists
On Monday (24th October), members of SAG-AFTRA, the voice actors union, began a strike, withdrawing their labour from particular companies within the video game development industry after negotiations for more favourable treatment of voice artists collapsed. A number of affected companies – including Disney, Activision, and EA – issued a…
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Valve Looking to Shutdown CS:GO Gambling Sites
After it was revealed that several high profile YouTubers not only advertised CS:GO gambling sites but also owned the sites, possibly even manipulating the odds so that the rewards seemed higher during their videos, Valve is putting its foot down and is looking to stop the sites with cease and…
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Verizon’s Network Damaged During Strike Action
Verizon is currently in a bad place, with recent news that they were going to stop supporting and repairing people on copper cables in favour of upgrading to fiber networks being poorly received by those that see it as “no support or pay us more” and with the company only…
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Payday 2 Moderators go on Strike After Microtransactions Fiasco
Payday 2 is a hugely successful co-op crime shooter which initially attracted a loyal and passionate community. Sadly, Overkill outraged Payday 2’s fan-base after implementing microtransactions despite reassurances that this would never happen. As a result, many people have posted irate comments or simply left the community. Not only that,…
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Video Game Actors Contemplate Strike Action
The voice talent behind many leading titles including Call of Duty could go on strike over working conditions and the pay structure. Many of the actors who provide voices for the gaming industry are demanding enhanced protection for roles which involve “voice stress”. This mainly revolves around heavy emotions such…
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Ozone Strike Battle Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Introduction Ozone are one of the coolest names in the peripheral business. Time and time again, they’ve shown us that they can create some great gaming products, packed full of features, that have proven very popular with both gamers at home and with this eSports/pro gaming communities. So when I…
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Ozone Gaming Strike Battle Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Revealed
Ozone has just revealed their new Strike Battle Compact, a brand new mechanical gaming keyboard with a super compact design. The Strike Battle Compact comes fitted with Cherry MX switches, red LED backlighting, a super slim bezel, aluminium core construction and all the features you would likely ever need. Gamers…
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Amazon Centers in Germany Disrupted by Union’s Call For 3-Day Strike
The ver.di union has called for a three-day strike at Amazon Germany distribution centers, which could have a major impact on business operations. It’s unknown how many employees will participate at five distribution centers – located in Bad Hersfeld, Graben, Rheinberg, Werne and Leipzig – while Amazon has 9,000 employees…
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YO App Used for Notifying People About Missile Strikes in Israel
Increasingly popular social media application, Yo, the application which lets you say ‘YO’ to another friend may seem ridiculous to some smartphone users, but in fact it is apparently used for more complicated things than just ‘yo-ing’ around. The Times of Israel apparently has stated that some developers are now…
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