Ubisoft France workers celebrate Valentine’s Day by striking against “badly balanced rewards systems” By which they mean low wages Image credit:Ubisoft A number of Ubisoft France employees are on strike today after the collapse of union negotiations with Ubisoft management, who have reportedly proposed a budget for wages “that would be lower than inflation for the second year in a row”. The strikers are calling it a “badly balanced rewards system”....

Ubisoft hand over unfinished Heroes Of Might And Magic game to publisher of Manor Lords A stable hand in strategy Image credit:Ubisoft / Hooded Horse Bit of an odd one in businessworld. Ubisoft have handed the job of selling their upcoming fantasy strategy Heroes Of Might And Magic: Olden Era to another publisher. Hooded Horse are taking on that task, a crowd you might know as the purveyor of other strategical capers like Manor Lords , Norland and the like....

Ubisoft reportedly fire Assassin’s Creed designer who spoke out publicly against return-to-office, as union reps call for CEO to resign David Michaud-Cromp posted last week that the company had suspended him for “alleged breach of the duty of loyalty” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft An Assassin’s Creed designer who publicly spoke out against Ubisoft’s return-to-office mandate claims the company have now fired him. Developer David Michaud-Cromp posted on LinkedIn last week that he’d been put on unpaid disciplinary leave after recently criticising the policy change on the social media platform....

Ubisoft staff up for “captivating” Beyond Good & Evil 2 but we both know they’re just going to hurt us again Where’s ma goddamn electric car, Yves Image credit:Ubisoft I’m distressed to report that Ubisoft are still making Beyond Good and Evil 2 , which used to be the follow-up to a great open world Zelda-like game, but has evolved over 17 years of chaotic development into the concept of infinity....

Valve’s made it much easier to tell when a game’s leaving Steam Early Access See a game’s move to 1.0 in your calendar Image credit:Valve While this might seem like a small change, I’m thrilled to see it. Steam Early Access can be an excellent tool for developers, allowing them to put their game into players’ hands and earn money without waiting until it’s ready for a 1.0 release, but it can be a mixed bag for players....

Vampire Therapist is like playing language puzzles against different types of theatre kid Fangs for the memories Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Little Bat Games My evolving relationship with Vampire Therapist continues apace - much how protagonist Sam’s acumen as an unlicensed therapist for the unsettled undead develops at speed. He’s a vampire doing therapy for other vampires, while also undergoing therapy, as a vampire, from another therapist (who is a vampire). Vampire Therapist!...

We might not wait so long for the next FF7 Remake, as Square Enix plan to “win over PC users” with “aggressive” shift away from console exclusives Square Enix’s next remake is… themselves? Image credit:Square Enix After rebooting Final Fantasy 7 as the trilogy of Remake, Rebirth and Really, You Went With That? (TBC), Square Enix are now planning to reboot themselves. Among the publishers’ revamped approach to making money - following a recent drop in profits, per their latest financials - is a more “aggressive” approach to bringing their games to more platforms than specific consoles (in other words, PlayStation) as exclusives, with a particular focus on “win[ning] over PC users”....

What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Do tell! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Eugѐne Delacroix (1828) One or more of you raised suspicions a couple weeks back that I was a stone-cold liar. I told you that I was going to hide a smiley face inside every Playing This Weekend header image, and here’s the proof ! Naysayers, the lot of you! You may redeem yourselves by finding today’s one above....

What’s better: characters making ‘bdbdbdbdbdi’ noises while talking in text or cosmetics unlocked by challenges? Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Last time, during our special Valentine’s Day experiment, you decided that Doomguy’s pet rabbit, Daisy is better than health pick-ups looking like cartoon hearts . This one was decided by a Brexit-narrow margin, which shows me two things: 1) every vote counts; 2) love truly grows stronger once someone is gone (RIP Daisy)....

Why the skibidi are you adding skibidi to the Cambridge Dictionary? We think it has “staying power”, answer word boffins You’ve been seen, toilet-loving and totally delulu tradwives living under the broligarchy Image credit:DaFuqBoom Skibidi. Dop, dop, dop. Yes, yes. Skibidi. Double u. Neem, neem. This is the clarion call of the modern age, the infernal message brought unto our virgin ears by the Skibidi Toilets. No, wait, keep reading! It’ll be worth it....

With Super models on the way, RTX 4070 models are hitting new price lows £530 gets you a capable graphics card for gaming up to 4K. Image credit:Gigabyte The deal price, which includes shipping and import duty, is significantly cheaper than UK-based options from major GPU makers which are in the £560 to £600 range. However, there are cheaper UK options if you’re happy with a smaller, non-overclocked Palit card. Palit is more of a budget brand, but is built around the same Nvidia GPU and therefore offers the same performance....

Wordle hints and answer (#1009): How to solve the Sunday March 24 Wordle Stuck on today’s Wordle word for March 24? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Wordle hint and answer for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Buckle up for a selection of clues to help you keep your streak intact....

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World Of Warcraft wasn’t the biggest threat to The Elder Scrolls Online; it was Skyrim Creative director Rich Lambert tells us about ten years in Tamriel Image credit:Zenimax Online Studios When Bethesda was working out how to turn their popular Elder Scrolls RPGs into an online behemoth to rival World Of Warcraft back in the late 00s, the initial pitch was “Elder Scrolls with friends,” creative director Rich Lambert tells me....

X4: Foundations, the space sim that lets you take an empire to war, will let you just talk things out in its next update Better late than never! Image credit:Egosoft There’s a whole bunch of games set in space that let you duke it out in dogfights, form strategies around entire fleets, terraform planets, all often pretty violent acts. So, I found it very funny to see X4: Foundations at the Triple-I showcase today, which received a trailer for its upcoming Diplomacy update which is literally about just talking things out....