Blizzard must now 'discuss, evaluate, and bargain' its AI usage with its developers

Blizzard must now ‘discuss, evaluate, and bargain’ its AI usage with its developers

Blizzard Entertainment’s union—in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)—has just signed a landmark contract with the studio to, among other things, force it to “discuss, evaluate, and bargain” any time it wants to introduce generative AI in the workplace. As explained on the CWA website, this contract has been in the works for…

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How to get Fertilizer in Lego Fortnite

Finding Fertilizer in Lego Fortnite is a key step in building your own little farm to grow food. The new block-based survival game mode for Fortnite turned out to be way bigger than we thought—in many ways, it’s a fully-fledged survival game in its own right. And as survival game enthusiasts will tell you, one…

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Skylanders Imaginators: Crashing Into Skylands

Welcome back to Wumpa Island! It’s been 20 years since Crash Bandicoot first invaded our hearts and consoles. And Activision, Toys For Bob, and Vicarious Visions are beyond excited to bring him back as a guest star in Skylanders Imaginators for his 20th anniversary celebration. Vicarious Visions has a long history with Crash and our…

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Beaver-themed city-builder Timberborn has gnawed its way out of early access, and surprise! It has Factorio-style automation now

I thought Timberborn’s early access journey was more or less done and (saw)dusted when I last checked in on it in February. The city-builder that has you oversee a colony of industrious beavers had confirmed its release date for March, and seemingly shared everything that was coming to the launch version. But it turns out…

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