Rockstar Games Developers Upset Over Return to Full-Time Office Work Rockstar Games has faced backlash from their developers after announcing that employees must return to the office full-time in April. The decision to end the hybrid working policy has been criticized by both the Independent Workers’ union of Great Britain (IWGB) and Rockstar employees. The…
Electronic Arts (EA) recently announced a reorganization plan that will involve letting go of approximately 5% of its employees worldwide. The company, which had 13,400 employees as of March 2023, may be cutting around 670 jobs. In a letter to employees, EA CEO Andrew Wilson mentioned that the restructuring is aimed at optimizing the company’s…
Dreams and LittleBigPlanet Developer Media Molecule to Lay Off Staff Dreams and LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule is planning to lay off 15-20% of its staff, according to a new report. Sports Illustrated’s GLHF reported that Media Molecule held an internal meeting today and informed its staff about the upcoming layoffs. Around 20 out of 135…
The latest episode of AsumeTech: A Video Games Podcast is now available on all major audio platforms. This week, AsumeTech’s Jordan Middler is joined by broadcaster Pete Donaldson to discuss the Supreme Court rejecting an attempt by a group of gamers to up-end the Microsoft–Activision merger, why everyone’s suddenly playing classic Call of Duty games,…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to Appeal Court Decision Allowing Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has confirmed it will appeal a court’s decision to allow Microsoft to proceed with its $70bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Court Denies FTC’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction On Tuesday, Judge Jacqueline Scott…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission Considering Appeal in Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Merger Case The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently contemplating an appeal following Tuesday’s ruling against their attempt to block the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Bloomberg reports that although no decision has been made as of yet, an appeal could potentially be…
The latest episode of AsumeTech: A Video Game Podcast is now available on all major audio platforms. This week, AsumeTech’s Jordan Middler and Chris Scullion are joined by Pete Donaldson to discuss Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella‘s claim that he wishes console exclusivity didn’t exist. We also discuss today’s big release AEW: Fight Forever, and there’s…
E3 2024 and 2025 Reportedly Cancelled According to the Los Angeles City Tourism Board, E3 2024 and 2025 have been cancelled. The information was found in a meeting packet and reported on by ResetEra. This year’s E3 was supposed to be the first in-person show in four years. However, it was cancelled in March after…
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