Lars Wingefors, CEO of the Embracer Group, said his company has come up with a new plan of action in the face of devastating layoffs, project cancellations, and studio closures and sell-offs.
On a call with investors, Wingefors explained that the bold new strategy to get the company back on track after essentially spending a bunch of money it didn’t have is, “simply making better products and games.”
Well no shit dude.
In spite of unfair labor practice complaints and a round of layoffs, the 150 members of the AEGIS (CWA) union at Sega of America have a new contract. It guarantees members annual wage increases, warnings before layoffs, hybrid work schedule commitments, and severance packages.
There has been a growing unionization movement in the video game industry over the last few years, and AEGIS’s new contract marks the first ratified contract at a major developer.
Tomorrow at 11AM ET, Marvel Games will unveil its latest title. According to rumors, the game is being developed by NetEase and will be a 6 v 6 hero shooter in the vein of Overwatch or Valorant.
From the key art Marvel shared, I can make out Iron Man and Dr. Strange. The announcement also made references to the timestream so expect the game to involve time travel shenanigans. Whatever shape the game takes, hopefully it’ll look good enough to stand next to the recently revealed 1943: Rise of Hydra.
Delightful design and the beloved royal badass isn’t enough to save Peach’s first game in 19 years from being a touch boring.
A group of gamers has mobilized a harassment campaign against a story consultant company, marginalized developers, and journalists in protest of what they see as ‘forced’ diversity in gaming.
Stardew Valley’s next update (1.6), due out on PC tomorrow, has added a very special, very specific feature: the ability to drink mayonnaise. ConcernedApe, the cozy farming sim’s developer, tweeted the news without context or explanation. There is no information on whether this was the fulfillment of a long-asked-for feature or something else.
Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest will once again be the reason for the season with a slate of announcements and trailers beginning on June 7th. Keigh-3 will likely be one of several summer game showcases this year with E3 officially, no joke, for real this time, dead.
