700 Ubisoft workers strike in France over failed salary negotiations
Over 700 unionised Ubisoft employees working across the company's French studios have taken part in an organised day of strike action after annual salary negotiations collapsed.
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Palworld studio admits it can't "keep up" with cheaters, says anti-cheat solution on the way
Palworld developer Pocketpair has acknowledged the significant impact «cheating and the influence of fraudulent activities» is having on rule-abiding players of its hugely popular survival game, and has outlined some of the steps it'll be taking — including the introduction of an «external anti-cheat solution» — to tackle the problem.
Microsoft says next Xbox will 'deliver largest technical leap seen in a hardware generation'
As part of a 'business update' confirming four first-party Xbox exclusives are coming to PlayStation 5 and Switch, Microsoft has moved to assuage fan fears it might be considering abandoning the console market, saying it's planning a new Xbox that will deliver «the largest technical leap...ever seen in a hardware generation.»
Phil Spencer says Game Pass now has 34m "fully paid" subscribers
Microsoft has shared updated Game Pass membership figures for the first time since January 2022, saying the on-demand gaming service now has 34m «fully paid» subscribers, with «significant growth» coming from PC and cloud.
Four Xbox-exclusive games heading to PS5 and Switch, confirms Phil Spencer
Following mounting reports Xbox is preparing for some kind of multiplatform future, Microsoft has confirmed it'll be bringing four previously Xbox-exclusive first-party titles to PlayStation 5 and Switch later this year, with more likely to come in the future.
Three Fallout games are free on the Epic Store next week
Post-apocalyptic RPG fans are in luck; the next batch of freebies coming to the Epic Games Store have been revealed, and two bonafide RPG classes — Fallout and Fallout 2 — have made the list alongside Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.
Disco Elysium standalone expansion reportedly cancelled and quarter of staff facing redundancy at ZA/UM
A quarter of Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM's total workforce — approximately 24 employees — is reportedly facing redundancy following the cancellation of a standalone expansion for acclaimed RPG Disco Elysium, said to be «one to two years away from completion».
No Man's Sky is free to play this weekend as new Omega update lands
It's been fairly quiet on the No Man's Sky front since its previous big update, Echoes, introduced the world to a mysterious new robot race known as the Autophages last August, but all that changes today with the release of its new Omega update — which coincides with a first-ever free weekend for the exploratory space sim.