League of Legends hit by SAG-AFTRA union action as Riot delays English VO to ‘respect the ongoing strike’ over AI, though voice actors think it could be doing more to help

This is the fallout of the SAG-AFTRA strike for ol’ Riot: As announced on the studio’s X account earlier this week, the Riot Games will “be temporarily using existing (base) VO for some English-language skins in League of Legends & Wild Rift. Other languages will still have custom VO. Once the strike ends, we’ll record…

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Hi-Fi Rush devs brim with optimism after their near-closure experience, say they’re building a place ‘where people feel like the work is their baby, not just some task to be done’

Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks was part of a set of sweeping layoffs that shocked the industry earlier this year, least of all because the studio’s last game, Hi-Fi Rush, was pretty much a success by most metrics, winning awards, a “breakout hit by all key measurements and expectations”, according to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg. Cue…

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PEGI digs its heels in over Balatro’s 18+ rating, according to its disappointed dev: ‘blaming EU laws, blaming storefronts, waiting for the future’

Balatro has been hit with an 18+ rating by PEGI, a European age rating system that’s used in more than 35 countries, over its allusions to real-world gambling. The game’s developer, LocalThunk, spoke out about the decision earlier this week—and has since contacted PEGI over the choice to lay down the law on a funny…

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