Cyberpunk 2077 developer defends Bethesda’s work on Starfield: ‘They are just doing something different with their time and that’s cool’

Starfield is a good game, but it’s also been the subject of a perhaps-unexpected level of criticism from players, exacerbated by the triumphant Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 comeback. But in response to a player’s complaints about Starfield’s use of Creation Engine 2—an updated version of the aging Creation Engine that was first used in 2011 for…

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Laid-off BioWare employees sue over severance pay: ‘We are struggling to understand why BioWare is shortchanging us’

A group of seven former BioWare employees who were among the 50 laid off in August have filed a lawsuit against the company seeking better severance pay and punitive damages for what they claim is “unreasonably poor treatment by BioWare” following their termination. Worobec Law Offices, the firm representing the former employees, said that in…

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Framework 13 (2023) AMD mainboard review

The new Framework AMD mainboard is finally here and now I love the Framework 13 laptop. I mean, I’ve been very positive about the company’s modular notebook setup in the past—and love the idea of a laptop that can be upgraded a few generations down the line—but while it’s a good office laptop it never…

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Well that didn’t take long: Diablo 4 is coming to Steam

Boy, that sure didn’t take long. Blizzard announced today that Diablo 4, the latest iteration of its demon-clobbering action-RPG, will be coming to Steam on October 17. Diablo 4 on Steam will support cross-platform play with other versions of the game—Battle.net, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5—and will offer unique Steam-specific…

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Five former Ubisoft employees arrested following investigation into sexual misconduct complaints at the company

A Liberation report (Google translated) says five former Ubisoft employees, including former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët and vice president of editorial and creative services Tommy François, have been arrested in France for questioning about allegations of sexual harassment and abuse while at the company.  The arrests were made following a more than year-long investigation…

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