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Kassandra in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, a Ubisoft tentpole franchise
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Ubisoft Blocked Assassin's Creed Female Leads

According to a report by journalist Jason Schreier, Ubisoft intentionally blocked Assassin's Creed from starring female protagonists for a number of years. The report alleges that this was part of a…

July 21, 2020 | 08:42 EDT

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Paradox Interactive To Sign CBA With Swedish Labor Unions

Paradox Interactive has announced that it is to sign a collective bargaining agreement, or CBA, with its employees' labor unions. The agreement is expected to be finalized within the current…

June 3, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Summerfall Studios Moves Crowdfunding to Fig Due to Kickstarter Union Situation

Summerfall Studios co-founders David Gaider and Liam Esler took to Twitter to announce that they're moving their upcoming crowdfunding campaign from Kickstarter to Fig following an apparent anti-…

October 4, 2019 | 07:32 EDT

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Ustwo Games Accused of Union Busting Over Austin Kelmore Dismissal

Ustwo Games — developers of the critically-acclaimed mobile title Monument Valley — has been accused of union-busting over the dismissal of programmer Austin Kelmore. The Independent Workers Union…

October 3, 2019 | 11:11 EDT

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Electronic Arts Completes Acquisition of Respawn Entertainment

On November 9th, Electronic Arts announced its decision to acquire Respawn Entertainment, a development studio that is best known for its work on the Titanfall series. In addition to being…

December 4, 2017 | 10:06 EST

A render of IO Interactive's flagship character Agent 47 from the Hitman series
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Square Enix Withdraws from Hitman Developer IO Interactive

Square Enix has announced that it is officially withdrawing from IO Interactive, the Denmark-based studio working on Hitman. The Japanese game developer and publisher announced this in a notice on…

May 11, 2017 | 11:30 EDT

Mario against a blue background, representing Nintendo at E3 2017 (or not, as the case may be)
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Nintendo Won't Have E3 Press Conference, But Has Something "Big" Planned

Much like Christmas perpetually being around the corner, so is the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The yearly trade show in Los Angeles opened the gates to the public, making the E3 way more attracted…

April 28, 2017 | 11:15 EDT

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Former Tales Producer to Lead New Square Enix Studio and Series

Studio Istolia, Square Enix’s newest Tokyo studio, is working on a role playing game entitled Project Prelude Rune. Few details of the project were released in Square Enix’s press release, but we…

February 22, 2017 | 04:50 EST

Four characters dressed as superheroes in South Park: The Fractured but Whole
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South Park Delayed and Ubisoft's Sales Plummet

For those hoping to visit the small town of South Park this March, your flight has been delayed. Ubisoft announced in its recent earnings report that South Park: The Fractured But Whole would be …

February 10, 2017 | 12:45 EST

Zorua standing on a pavement in Pokemon Go
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Pokemon Go Still Making Around Two Million Per Day

While the hype surrounding Pokemon Go has certainly passed its peak for a while now, it seems like the popular mobile game is still raking in a pretty sum on a daily basis. According to a new report…

October 4, 2016 | 10:55 EDT

The player wielding a gun with the text "BLOODBATH" appearing over a screen covered in blood in the Digital Homicide game The Slaughtering Grounds
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[Updated] Digital Homicide Files To Dismiss Case Against Steam Users

Update: James Romine got back to us with some details on the situation and a few thoughts in general. There are a couple elements here, and the rest can be found below: It is important thing to…

September 29, 2016 | 03:24 EDT

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Jade Raymond Leaves Ubisoft

Jade Raymond, executive producer on some of Ubisoft's biggest games and managing director of Ubisoft Toronto, has announced she is leaving the company. A statement from Ubisoft reads: Today,…

October 21, 2014 | 09:55 EDT