Roblox taps Persona to estimate users' ages and verify they are 13+, renames Friends to Connections, and says only users over 13 can message Trusted Connections
Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/roblox... Megan Farokhmanesh / @megannicolett : Talked to Roblox's chief safety officer Matt Kaufman about their new age verification system and what 13-year-o...
The QA team at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software votes 19-3 to unionize, as US labor board prosecutors determined the company “illegally threatened staff”
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Developers at EA, Zynga, Ubisoft, and others describe internal turmoil and disapproval over executive-level decisions and plans to use crypto and NFTs in games
Patrick Klepek / VICE : Tweets: @motherboard and @cecianasta Tweets: @motherboard : An internal culture war is playing out across the video game industry, with developers (and players) pitted against...
A group of 34 QA testers at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software vote to unionize with the CWA, and ask the company to voluntarily recognize their union status
Mission Statement Game Workers Alliance is a movement formed and maintained … Kari Paul / The Guardian : Activision Blizzard employees form first of its kind Game Workers Alliance Union Theo Salaun / ...
Sources: Activision CEO failed to inform the board about allegations an employee had been raped by her supervisor in 2016 and 2017, even after a settlement
new accusations reveal it's much, much worse Kellen Browning / New York Times : A group of Activision workers say their C.E.O. should step down. Imogen Beckhelling / Rock, Paper, Shotgun : Activision ...
Sources detail Unity's GovTech division, which contracts with governments and militaries, as some staff complain about the lack of transparency around such work
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Activision Blizzard staffers stage a walkout, demanding fairer treatment for underrepresented staff and an end to arbitration clauses in staff contracts
“This is the beginning of an enduring movement in favor of better labor conditions for all employees.” — Patrick Klepek
Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store until further notice, offering full refunds to people who bought it, amid reports of it being buggy
Sony is pulling the PS4 version of the game from its digital store and offering full refunds. To my knowledge, Sony has never done something like this before, at least not for a major third-party dev ...
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the company will “press pause” on planned change to service fee for each pledge, set to start Dec. 18, after uproar from creators
Patreon Backing Off Its Awful Payment Policy Changes Julia Alexander / Polygon : Patreon attempts to bring back subscribers following exodus last week Stephanie Chan / VentureBeat : Patreon apologizes...
YouTube to pay legal fees for a few video creators who are targets of unfair DMCA takedown demands
for a Few Joe Mullin / Ars Technica : For a few truly bad DMCA takedowns, YouTube offers to cover legal costs Adam Westlake / SlashGear : YouTube pledges legal support for creators in copyright battle...