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Report from Apex Legends dev reveals why work cannot revolve round pre-Covid expectations

29.07.2020

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Respawn have sought to defend themselves towards accusations of crunch, after an nameless worker wrote a negative review of the company on Glassdoor. The worker writes that they “feel extremely stressed and burnt out trying to keep our seasonal releases…

Game Workers Unite UK is the nations’s first official games trade union

14.12.2018

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Videogames are superior (and likewise one phrase), however the trade making them has some simple issues. The newly-established Game Workers Unite UK, now an official department of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) hopes to make issues a bit…

Warframe gamers communicate out in opposition to crunch

10.11.2018

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Free-to-play acrobatic shooter Warframe simply dropped its second growth, bringing a complete lot of recent stuff to the game. It was doubtlessly quite a lot of work for builders Digital Extremes – however, say a few of its gamers, hopefully…

Rockstar staff converse out towards crunch controversy

18.10.2018

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With talk of crunch and working conditions casting a shadow over Rockstar’s console launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 subsequent week, the secretive firm additionally behind Grand Theft Auto appear to have invited staff to talk overtly about their experiences.…

Devs spotlight their crunch-free games following Rockstar fuss

16.10.2018

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“Crunch! A-ah!” sang Queen. “Failure of the industry!” Sadly, even Brian Blessed and his black leather-based horde descending from the skies didn’t make a long-lasting impression on game improvement. This week, a Rockstar co-founder put his foot in it speaking…

In the grim darkness of the 21st century, there are solely unhealthy selections about sport delays

20.04.2018

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Today’s Gaming Drama considerations the ever-contentious matter of videogame crunch, i.e. making workers massively overwork throughout the closing months of improvement with a view to meet a pre-determined launch date. In the dock is Games Workshoppy action-RPG Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor…