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MMO Business Roundup: Lockboxes, SAG-AFTRA, child safety, and another ABK union rally
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! It's a bit of good news and bad news this time around, so...
QA employees accuse Activision-Blizzard of a ‘soft layoff’ after studios mandate a return to offices in January
Activision-Blizzard is once again electing to mistreat its QA employees according to a statement from the A Better ABK proto-union, which accuses the company...
Roblox is forcing remote staff back into the office next year
Roblox is joining the growing chorus of tech companies attempting to force staff - some hired as remote workers - back into physical offices...
Ubisoft Montreal employees accuse studio of lying about work-from-home policies as an RTO mandate begins
There is an upswell of anger amid the workers at Ubisoft Montreal, the developer of such titles as For Honor and Roller Champions. Most...
Blizzard devs lament talent bleed and Diablo IV support capacity following return-to-office mandate
Last month, we reported on a producer for World of Warcraft who expressed his frustration about seeing developers leave Blizzard, saying the team has...
Destiny 2 studio Bungie transitions to ‘digital first’ workplace
At a time when many gaming companies, perhaps most notably Activision-Blizzard, have been trying to coerce workers back into the office during an ongoing...