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Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM unionizes in the UK: ‘We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let’s try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings’

Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM has unionized. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, representatives of the studio’s new Workers’ Alliance, as well as company president Ed Tomaszewski, announced the formation of the union and its voluntary recognition by studio management. The announcement comes as ZA/UM has finally started showing off its second game, the upcoming spy RPG…

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World of Warcraft: Midnight’s ‘stay a while and listen’ monologues might’ve just heavily hinted at a future big bad

I’m still plugging through World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s story campaign, and I can say for a fact that Blizzard’s continued to improve its storytelling—in particular, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the “stay a while and listen” conversations. Optional snippets which I’d absolutely encourage you to absorb whenever they come up. Carving my way through the…

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How Features in Symphonia were Designed with Speed Runners in Mind

Summary Symphonia was released for Xbox Series X|S on December 5, 2024. Custom level design, precision platforming and special features great for speedruns. Deep dive into speedrunning with player perspectives and tips. From its inception, Symphonia was envisioned as a game that rewarded control and timing mastery. Initially designed as a game to bring classical…

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PlayStation Now Service Update

We’d like to share an important update on compatible devices for PlayStation Now. On August 15, 2017, we will be discontinuing the service on the following devices: PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV All 2013, 2014, 2015 Sony Bravia TV models All Sony Blu-ray player models All Samsung TV models Additionally, 2016 models of…

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Remedy’s new CEO is a former sports betting guy and EA executive who aims to ‘scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value’

Remedy Entertainment’s new CEO is Jean-Charles Gaudechon, a former Electronic Arts and CCP Games executive who most recently headed up a couple of sports betting platforms. Gaudechon is not a name you likely recognize from his time at EA or CCP, but Remedy said he “held senior executive positions with full P&L responsibility” at both…

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