Gearbox is no stranger to controversy, but things have been relatively rosy for the studio lately thanks to the success of Borderlands 3 and its DLCs. That changes a bit this week though, with a new report indicating that employees at the studio are paid less than market value and …
Read More »The new BioShock title has been in development since 2015; has since been rebooted
In the wake of the news earlier today that development on a new BioShock title has begun, Kotaku is reporting that the 4th game in the BioShock series has in fact been in development since 2015 – although that version was cancelled, with the most recent developmental iteration beginning in …
Read More »Rockstar reportedly improving worker conditions following crunch reports
Over the last couple of years, the topic of developer crunch has been gaining much more traction, largely due to developers opening up about their experiences working on some of the biggest games. Rockstar was drawn into the conversation last year in the wake of Red Dead Redemption 2's launch …
Read More »BioWare GM responds to employee concerns
The last 24 hours or so have been a whirlwind for BioWare, as a huge investigation into Anthem's development brought to light many issues going on behind-the-scenes. At first, BioWare's response was largely seen as dismissive of the story but since then, the studio's leadership has had a chance to …
Read More »Kotaku is mad about the IGN Bioshock exclusive
All the big gaming review sites are sitting on their own review of Bioshock Infinite, since they've had the game for a few days and have been beavering away to make sure that they had their review ready for Monday, when the official NDA is lifted and everyone can say …
Read More »Talking about your Xbox support job can get you fired
Two ex-Microsoft employees have spoken out about losing their positions as Xbox support staff, suggesting that the reason they were let go from the company was because they spoke about their experiences in a comment thread on Kotaku. Now granted, some of what these guys say is a little derogatory …
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