You remember Lucas Pope, right? He who casually dropped two of the most influential puzzle games ever then got distracted by yellow cranks for six years, occasionally popping up to drop a demake of Papers Please? Well, Pope has ceased hogging that crank, for now at least, and just released Haloween-y adventure game Moida Mansion. It’s on Itch here, and it’s completely free to play in your browser.
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Black Ops 6 QA staff strike over Activision return to the office policy, which has “unquestionably harmed disabled employees”
A number of Call Of Duty: Ops 6 quality assurance staff from Eden Prarie, Minnesota have walked out in protest over Activision’s ending of hybrid or remote working, which was announced in December last year. They’re being supported by the Communication Workers Of America union, who claim that Activision are forcing the return to the office on staff “with serious medical conditions and doctor’s recommendations to work from home”.
The Lake House is a welcome return to Alan Wake 2
After a year, Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment has opened the gates to a mysterious location in the 2023 third-person horror hit Alan Wake 2known as The lake house. In this short DLC, released just in time for Halloween, players take on the role of Kiran Estevez, the long-suffering agent of the mysterious Federal Bureau of … Read more
Severance looks like a terrifying return to office in new season 2 trailer
Like many tech companies, Lumon Industries is rolling out a return-to-the-office policy for employees, but of course this version looks a little scarier than real life. At least that's what it seems based on the first proper trailer for Season 2 of Severance pay. After last season's incredibly exciting finale, the show continues with Mark … Read more
700 Ubisoft staff in France hold strikes in response to worldwide return to office mandate from Assassin’s Creed publisher
Back in September, open world publisher Ubisoft put out a 3-days-weekly return to office mandate for their entire staff worldwide – a decision that French Video Game Workers Union (STJV) said was “made without any tangible justification or any consultation with the workers’ representatives”. In response, the STJV called on staff in France to hold … Read more