Sega of America workers win union vote (www.polygon.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3 fans have created their own ad-free wiki (www.polygon.com)
Corporate-owned wikis have ads and other issues, so fans have decided to go their own way
Baldur’s Gate 3 will launch four weeks early on PC, delayed on PS5 (www.polygon.com)
Gather your party faster!
The FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs (www.polygon.com)
Rainbow Six Siege cheater sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal offices (www.polygon.com)
French gamer gets three years of community service from Paris court...
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer to close after disastrous launch (www.polygon.com)
600 Activision QA workers unionize, Microsoft voluntarily recognizes (www.polygon.com)
For those that don’t know, I helped organize this union! The feeling is indescribable, and easily the proudest moment of my life. We won!
Alan Wake 2, Max Payne actor James McCaffrey dead at 65 (www.polygon.com)
McCaffrey appeared in several Remedy Entertainment games
[News] Steam Deck OLED review: Includes specs on new screen and other improvements (www.polygon.com)
This is the best coverage of the new Deck that I’ve seen yet....
Update: Unity office death threat was made by a Unity employee (www.polygon.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5340114...
Twitch cuts 35% of its staff, and now more than 500 people are out of work (www.polygon.com)
‘I regret having to share that we are taking the painful step to reduce our headcount by just over 500 people across Twitch’
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan stepping down in March (www.polygon.com)
Ryan has led Sony Interactive Entertainment since 2019
Terraria devs donate $200K to open-source engines in wake of Unity changes (www.polygon.com)
Unity might be facing the ire that comes with a near-universal condemnation of a new policy change, but at least things are looking up for two open-source game engines....
Microsoft completely misjudged Baldur’s Gate 3 (www.polygon.com)
Not a great look for Microsoft
Corsair’s warehouse workers make pennies compared to CEO’s millions — and now they’re fighting back (www.polygon.com)
Article by Polygon: It reports on the ongoing unionization efforts of the workers at video game accessory producer Corsair
Immortals of Aveum studio lays off nearly half of staff weeks after release (www.polygon.com)
Palia is the perfect game for chill vibes, either alone or co-op (www.polygon.com)
A cozy take on MMOs that elevates the genre
The dirty secret to making sci-fi believable (www.polygon.com)
Costumes seem like an obvious barometer, but the measurements may not be what you’re expecting. Rather than looking for costumes with quality, attention to detail, or uniquely inspired designs, all you have to do is look for how dirty the costumes are....
Frank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoff (www.polygon.com)
Palworld’s success is partially born from Pokémon fans’ discontent (www.polygon.com)
Palworld is an alternate take on Pokémon at a time when the colossal franchise feels stagnant and slow
10 great indie games you might have missed in 2023 (www.polygon.com)
Forza Motorsport, Halo Infinite test associates, software test engineers, and data software analysts unionize (www.polygon.com)
Netflix has landed The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (www.polygon.com)
Everyone is getting in on the GTA 6 hype
From Outer Wilds to Core Keeper and a new Shantae, here’s everything announced at Indie World (www.polygon.com)
Skipped Indie World? We got you covered