Leadership at the video game company Proletariat —a term referring to the working class — declined to voluntarily recognize a nascent union at the studio.
“Why not just give 70/30 to everybody[?] We absolutely looked at all options to do that,” said Twitch’s VP of monetization. “Those options were not viable for us[.]”
“I’ve always accepted the fact that there will be a point where my career ends,” Ahgren told The Washington Post. Offbrand is his way of embracing that fact.
Microsoft hoped to assuage regulators’ concerns with recent Game Pass and Call of Duty announcements. The company’s spin is hard to take seriously, though.
In response to a game mod that turned Pride flags into U.S. flags, a popular site has banned any mods that seek to undermine diversity and inclusivity.
“I have those off days where I’m like, ‘Why do I do this? It’s very uncomfortable.’ But there are others where it’s really sort of helping me,” the rock star said.