Lorde is opening up about her first major hit “Royals” and why she’s not expecting any of her upcoming, new music to have that big of an impact.
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World Of Warcraft developer says that “no work” is being done on the game amid the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.Activision Blizzard is currently facing a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing following accusations from employees who have said they’ve been the victim of “constant sexual harassment” in the workplace, along with many more allegations.Activision Blizzard has denied the accusations, with the company executive, Fran Townsend, saying in an email sent
.Lorde is opening up about her first major hit “Royals” and why she’s not expecting any of her upcoming, new music to have that big of an impact.
Steam, the Epic Games Store and other game developers – via a controversial email from CEO and founder Aleksandr Agapitov.Agapitov contacted 150 fired employees through email on August 3, stating that “my big data team analyzed your activities” and accused them of being “unengaged and unproductive employees”.The email starts by saying:“You received this email because my big data team analyzed your activities in Jira, Confluence, Gmail, chats, documents, dashboards and tagged you as unengaged and
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Blizzard Entertainment president J.Allen Brack has stepped down from his post, nearly two weeks after an investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing exposed numerous allegations of harassment and a “frat boy” work place culture within Activision Blizzard.
John Oliver doesn’t have much hope for the upcoming Sex and the City reboot. The TV anchor said in a recent segment that the new show, titled And Just Like that.
Blake Shelton wants everyone to know he’s a taken man, expressing his love for wife Gwen Stefani in many different ways.After secretly tying the knot earlier this summer, The Voice star talked to SiriusXM’s Storme Warren about how proud he is to be married to the No Doubt alum as he opened up about the song he wrote and performed for her at their wedding.“As soon as I knew that [we were writing our own vows], I started trying to write a song because that’s the opposite of what she would have
Daedalic Entertainment, Glitchpunk is coming to Steam early access next month, with a roadmap releasing soon.Developed by Dark Lord, Glitchpunk looks like the classic top-down GTA games but in a cyberpunk setting. The game will release into early access on August 11.Players will be to drive, shoot, and brawl their way across New Baltia.
Activision Blizzard staff will hold a strike to show their collective frustration with the company’s response to the lawsuit highlighting bullying, sexual harassment and more within the workplace. As originally reported by Bloomberg, the decision to strike has been building since the lawsuit was filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on July 22.
Activision Blizzard staff have signed an open letter criticising the company for its response to the ongoing discrimination lawsuit.Staff circulated the letter, which Bloomberg initially reported, yesterday following the news last week that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing was suing Activision Blizzard over allegations of sexism and discrimination.Almost 1,500 former and current employees criticised Activision Blizzard’s official response to the lawsuit.
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground is reportedly working on a new fantasy game dubbed “Korean Witcher”.According to PUBG dataminer PlayerIGN, during a Krafton press conference held on July 25, it was confirmed that Krafton is currently developing a fantasy-novel-inspired IP.As spotted by PCGamesN, PlayerIGN reported that the fantasy game is inspired by the novel ‘The Bird That Drinks Tears’ and that the developer is looking to “expand this game into other media like film and comics”.The tweet also
Jurassic World Evolution 2, developers have shared what players can expect from the upcoming dinosaur management game.The five minute Dev Diary from Frontier Developments showcases some of the new features the studio is bringing with the sequel.This includes the option for players to build their park in completely different environments to the usual tropical islands, though these locations will bring a “bespoke weather system” that mean sand or snow storms must be considered.Fans can also expect
Content Warning: References to alleged harassment and abuse made belowPlayers in World Of Warcraft have been staging a protest against the game’s developers, Activision Blizzard, after a lawsuit alleged sexual harassment, discrimination, and “frat boy culture”.Both factions of the game have come together to sit on the steps of the inn in Oribos, discussing the issues surrounding the current lawsuit filed by the State of California against the World Of Warcraft developers.Speaking to PC Gamer,
Britney Spears has opened up on her feelings once more as she continues to battle for her freedom amid changes in her conservatorship. The singer, whose personal affairs and finances have been under the control of a legal conservatorship controlled by her father Jamie Spears for the last 13 years, confided in her Instagram followers in the latest in a string of personal posts.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are starring in a new movie together, which they’ve also co-written!
Insomniac Games creative director Marcus Smith recently sat down on a podcast to discuss a lot of the challenges behind the creation of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.Interviewed by Ted Price, president and founder of the studio, Smith talks about how he wanted to make sure the latest entry really stayed true to the series (thanks, Op attack):“Internally, especially, it was much more about staying true to the franchise, Ratchet and Clank is coming up on 20 years now, and it really is one of the few