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Issues over remote work and outsourcing quality assurance are at the forefront of this strike.

Unionized employees at ZeniMax went on strike today after parent company, Microsoft, failed to come to the bargaining table over growing employee concerns. There are reportedly hundreds of unionized ZeniMax workers participating in this strike.

Members of the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA (Communications Workers of America Union) are on a one-day strike as they try to urge Microsoft...

Spencer says Nintendo's future "exists off of their own hardware."

More information has come from the leaked documents in the court battle between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft over the proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard. First was the mid-gen refresh for Series X|S, then came the leaked schedule for Bethesda's games, then we learned about the next-gen Xbox hardware. Now, we learn that head of Xbox Phil Spencer really, really wanted to purchase Nintendo....

The union has already been recognized by Microsoft.

A supermajority of quality assurance (QA) workers at ZeniMax just voted to approve the creation of the ZeniMax Workers United/Communications Workers of America. This makes it the first video game studio union under Microsoft. It also makes it the current largest union of video game workers in the United States.

The official voting period ran from December 2 through December 31, 2022. Organization to create the union were...

It's official.

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, took to the Xbox Wire to talk about how Bethesda is now officially a part of Team Xbox. The whole rigmarole of legal checks have been passed and all parties have agreed to the process. Team Xbox has officially expanded to include Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios.

This is a massive acquisition by Xbox. And that might be putting...

If it's coming to PC, it's coming to Steam.

Gamereactor recently had a chat with Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. During their lengthy interview, which I suggest you check out for yourself, the two talked about Microsoft's first-party offerings coming to non-Xbox console platforms. As you may expect, this includes the PC platform, where Microsoft has been doing really well these past couple of years with a renewed effort to embrace PC gaming.

Recently, Microsoft decided that...

It just works.

Todd Howard, head of Bethesda Game Studios, has also decided to weigh in on today's news that Microsoft is acquiring ZeniMax for $7.5 billion (USD). Howard shared his thoughts via a posting at Bethesda.net just a short while ago today.

He seems to view this new partnership as a match made in heaven. He and the Xbox team have long aligned in their views on gaming.



Morrowind, an OG Xbox title (as well as PC), reportedly went on to...

Welcome to the latest episode of Trust in Brother, a "heartwarming comedy show for the whole family!" In this episode, Ronnie tries to hide his love of chocolate and poor nutrition from his older brother. Oh, Ronnie. Don't you know about the consequences for your actions? Well Ronnie, you soon will!
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Welcome to the latest episode of Trust in Brother, a "heartwarming comedy show for the whole family!" In this episode, Ronnie tries to...

Prey for the Gods was a game that was in development by a three-man Indie studio called No Matter Studios. Prey is an upcoming game from Bethesda. Zenimax, Bethesda's parent company, didn't like that another game had "Prey" in the title and decided to seek legal action against the Indie studio.

To cut to the chase, the Indie developers may not have "Prey for the Gods" now, but they do have Praey for the Gods or Præy for the Gods for you fancy types. The devs mention this change...

Prey for the Gods was a game that was in development by a three-man Indie studio called No Matter Studios. Prey is an upcoming game from Bethesda....

The legal battle between Zenimax and Oculus is just the gift that keeps on giving. Now, John Carmack is suing Zenimax for $22 million.

Carmack says that the amount, which is actually in excess of $22.5 million, is the remainder of what he was owed from Zenimax's acquisition of id Software back in 2009. He says that Zenimax didn't pay it because of "sour grapes" over the ongoing legal disputes between them and Oculus.
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