Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st November)

Rockstar accused of ‘the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry’ after firing dozens of employees who were allegedly attempting to form a union

A Bloomberg report says Grand Theft Auto 6 studio Rockstar Games has fired “dozens” of employees over what the Independent Workers of Great Britain union alleges is a “brazen” act of union busting. Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive denies that allegation, and says the employees were fired for misconduct. The report says that between 30…

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Condemned: Criminal Origins, the best game about beating people to death with a lead pipe I’ve ever played, has been delisted from Steam and Xbox, and fans are hoping that means a remaster is on the way

I was a big fan of Condemned: Criminal Origins back in the day. That day was 20 years ago and I can’t really remember what it was about, except that I was an FBI burnout of some sort, splitting my time between investigating murders and committing them. Trailers really don’t do it justice: Condemned is…

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