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Following Misconduct Allegations, Two Ubisoft Executives Have Been Suspended

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Time Stamp: June 26, 2020 7:08 PM - Modified On: June 26, 2020 - Published By:
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Following an internal corporate investigation, Ubisoft has suspended vice presidents Tommy François and Maxime Béland--the two were responsible for overseeing worldwide development of the studio's games. According to Bloomberg, both men face at least three claims of misconduct.In a statement to GameSpot, a Ubisoft spokesperson wrote, "These [men] are under investigation so we are not commenting further at this time."Ubisoft has come under scrutiny in the past week, following a string of victims coming forward to report misconduct at the hands of the studio's employees. Ubisoft product and brand marketing

Doom Eternal Update 2 Now Live With New Battle Mode Map And More

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Time Stamp: June 25, 2020 1:11 PM - Modified On: June 25, 2020 - Published By:
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Developer id Software has announced that Update 2 for Doom Eternal is now live on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One. The lengthy patch notes show a bevy of additions and changes made to Doom Eternal.The most notable is the brand-new Battle Mode map, Torrent. Once occupied by UAC and now home to eternal prisoners, Torrent is a marsh-covered location that features long hallways and various platforms.I wonder what's on the other side of these hallways...In addition to the new map, Battle Mode has been given some quality-of-life improvements

Fallout 76’s Poor Reception Is Why Doom Eternal Was Delayed For More Polish, Bethesda Says

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Time Stamp: June 24, 2020 10:49 PM - Modified On: June 24, 2020 - Published By:
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Doom Eternal released on March 19 to critical acclaim (including an 8/10 from GameSpot), but it was originally scheduled to release in November 2019. The game was delayed to ensure a certain level of quality, and now, thanks to a new podcast interview with Pete Hines, Bethesda's senior vice president of global marketing and communications, we know why.Talking to USGamer for the site's Branching Narratives podcast, Hines has reflected on the reception Fallout 76 received at launch, and how that influenced the development and release of Doom Eternal, as well

Call Of The Sea Is Subtle In How It Uses Next-Gen Power

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Time Stamp: June 23, 2020 3:38 PM - Modified On: June 23, 2020 - Published By:
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Revealed during the May Xbox 20/20 showcase of upcoming Xbox Series X games, Call of the Sea is the debut title from Out of the Blue Games. When developing Call of the Sea, Out of the Blue Games co-founder Tatiana Delgado said that the team wanted to specifically "target the next gen" and designed the game to take advantage of the tech afforded by consoles like the Xbox Series X."We wanted to target the next gen," Delgado told USgamer. "As soon as we saw what was possible, we wanted to

Twitch Issues A Statement On Streamer Allegations While The Community Calls For A Blackout

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Time Stamp: June 22, 2020 11:42 PM - Modified On: June 22, 2020 - Published By:
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It could no longer be said that gaming is having a #metoo moment, but rather an ongoing #metoo movement. Amid a new wave of allegations surfacing on social media, those who have previously named their abusers are now demanding to know why the platforms that host known abusers' content have not acted to take them down--with Twitch at the center of the controversy.With multiple tweets claiming that Twitch has been given information on how some of their big-name partners are using that platform to abuse women, and chosen not to

EA Says It Will “Double Down” On Star Wars Games Going Forward

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Time Stamp: June 22, 2020 8:44 PM - Modified On: June 22, 2020 - Published By:
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With Star Wars, EA has one of the most sought-after licenses in all of entertainment--and the company plans to take full advantage of it. In a "fireside chat," EA executives spoke about how the company plans to "double down" on Star Wars after the huge success of Star Wars: Battlefront 1 and 2, Galaxy of Heroes, and Jedi Fallen Order more recently."Up is my hope--up and to the right," EA CEO Andrew Wilson said about where he hopes the company will take Star Wars in the future. "We have a

Fortnite Removes Police Cars

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Time Stamp: June 21, 2020 8:25 PM - Modified On: June 21, 2020 - Published By:
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Police cars have been removed from Epic's hugely popular battle royale game Fortnite, players have noticed following the release of the Chapter 2, Season 3 update. A source connected to the game told The Wall Street Journal that the removal of the cop cars was in response to the murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minnesota. However, the source said Epic Games was not trying to make a "political statement" but was instead attempting to be "sensitive about the issues" going on the world today.Earlier this year, Epic

Just Before Hamilton, Disney+ Free Trials Are Seemingly No Longer Offered In The US

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Time Stamp: June 19, 2020 1:36 PM - Modified On: June 19, 2020 - Published By:
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It seems that free trials of Disney+ are no longer being offered to new subscribers of the streaming service in the US, according to French pop culture site Numerama.Previously, new Disney+ subscribers were given a free seven-day trial if they signed up for the service. After the trial ended, they would be charged the usual $6.99 monthly subscription free. Now, however, it seems that new US subscribers are taken directly to the payment screen after signing up for the service.Disney didn't explicitly say that it will no longer offer free