Developer Inflexion Games has closed its UK office completely, as expected previously announced by now former staff last week. In the declarationCEO Aaryn Flynn explained the Early Access release of her debut game Nightingale it was not a commercial success. In addition to letting go of “some amazing team members,” Flynn said Inflexion's Canadian team … Read more
According to the Communications Workers of America (CWA), quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard recently went on strike to protest the company's return-to-work mandate (RTO). ON Friday 25 Octoberthe QA team (based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota) mobilized to secure work-from-home (WFH) accommodations. The team has worked on several Call of Duty games (including the newly … Read more
The U.S. Copyright Office will not expand an exemption to the DMCA rules that would allow for proper preservation of video games. From 2021, the Foundation for the History of Video Games (VGHF) worked with the Software Preservation Network (SPN) to find a way for libraries and archives to remotely share digital access to out-of-print … Read more
Almost three months before its theatrical release, Deadpool and Wolverine still breaking records. This isn't that surprising considering the film was smashing milestones months before it hit theaters. this weekend, Deadpool and Wolverine exceeded its domestic gross receipts BarbieGreta Gerwig's underwhelming comedy that dominated the box office charts last year. Deadpool and Wolverine It currently … Read more
Horror 3 hit several major box office milestones by the end of its first week. The new film from writer-director Damien Leone is a bootleg film featuring the new slasher icon of Art of the Clown in another bloody attack. It boasted the franchise's largest budget of $2 million, which is still quite low by … Read more
Employees of the Ubisoft teams based in France were surprising this week in the studio three days a week return to work mandate (RTO), and now Italian workers are joining this effort. For Expirationthe developers of the Milan team have organized a strike today, October 17th. Through the country's Fiom Cgil union, members of Ubisoft … Read more
Civil war became a streaming hit after its box office success earlier this year. A24, a dystopian war film directed by Alex Garland, follows three journalists played by Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura and Cailee Spaeny as they travel across the war-torn United States to document the fall of Washington. Civil warreviews from critics were generally … Read more
Some films represent serious waste potential when they fail at the box office, but can be successful if remade. At a time when unwanted movie sequels and remakes abound, movies that really need to be remade are likely to have their day in the sun. These films may have been derailed by poor framing, one … Read more
The French union STJV called a three-day strike for workers at Ubisoft studios in France in October. The union wants employees to lay down their tools on October 15, 16 and 17 to protest against Ubisoft's recently announced return-to-office policywhich will require all staff to work in the office three days a week. STJV claims … Read more
The Whiplash the re-release made an impressive box office debut years after its release. The thriller drama is a 2014 film La La Land Director Damien Chazelle follows the story of a student drummer named Andrew who is under the intense tutelage of dominant band instructor Fletcher. Whiplash It is based on the director's own … Read more