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NEWS THIS WEEK QA workers at CALL OF DUTY developer Raven Software win historic union vote Vampire survival indie game V RISING sells 1 million copies in it's first week of early access Ukrainian developers GCS Game World resume development on STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL Bungie Will Help Sony Make 12 Live Service Games By 2025 Playstation Has Blamed A Technical Error For Overcharging Upgrade...

NEWS THIS WEEK Playstation reveal which games will be available on their subscription service Activision Blizzard’s Diversity Tool Has A Long, Even More Embarrassing History Two men charged over an alleged suspicious betting activity relating to an esports league FALL GUYS goes free to play and will release on Nintendo Switch and Xbox ZENLESS ZONE ZERO is the new game from GENSHIN IMPACT developer...

NEWS THIS WEEK EA officially breaks up with FIFA after licencing dispute Bethesda delays upcoming games STARFIELD and REDFALL to 2023 Nintendo Indie World event highlights LEFT 4 DEAD almost didn't have zombies because Gabe Newell thought they were cheesy Players abandon Square Enix’s online RPG BABYLON'S FALL GOTHAM KNIGHTS won't be coming to previous-gen consoles anymore Sony and Nin...

NEWS THIS WEEK Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montréal amongst other assets FORTNITE Now Free to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming for Mobile, Desktop, Console AFTERLOVE EP resumes development but will be delayed due to death of lead developer Mohammed Fahmi's death Global chip shortage to continue through to 2024 says Intel CEO Details leak...

NEWS THIS WEEK Activision Blizzard shareholders approve Microsoft acquisition offer CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 is this year’s CALL OF DUTY CALL OF DUTY Cheaters Will Now Be Unable to See Other Players – But Other Players Can See Them Game Workers Australia union for game developers launches on May 1st RETURN TO MONKEY ISLAND designers say the game will drop pixel art, embrace hint systems HALO...

If you work in the games industry it can be surprisingly complex to get your name into the end credits, that ending sequence often doesn't include everyone who helped to ship that video game. Project based work and short contracts, and inconsistent recognition makes it more complex than you'd think for developers to get the acknowledgement of the work put in. It's something that Alexan...

NEWS THIS WEEK The biggest announcements at the Meta Quest games showcase FINAL FANTASY 14 lottery bug breaks the in-game housing market WORLD OF WARCRAFT’s next expansion Dragonflight has been announced  SPLATOON 3 splats onto Switch in September XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3 release date moved up to July Gameboy and Gameboy Advance emulators could be coming to Switch Nintendo hit with labour complaint...

‍ NEWS THIS WEEK ‍ KINGDOM HEARTS IV announced at 20th anniversary celebration CD Project denies next-gen versions of THE WITCHER 3 is in "development hell" ODDWORLD developer says Playstation Plus release was devastating for studio ‍ ELDEN RING speedrunners break the game to achieve six minute speed run ELDEN RING player 'Let me solo her' helps 300-400 players defeat Malenia with...

NEWS THIS WEEK Remedy Entertainment announces Max Payne remakes Epic Game and The Lego Group team up for new metaverse project A new TOMB RAIDER games is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 UNPACKING wins Game of the Year, Narrative prizes and THE ARTFUL ESCAPE wins Best Artistic Achievement at BAFTAs Official Formula 1 NFT Game Shuts Down, Tokens Are Now Practically Worthless Valorant producer per...

NEWS THIS WEEK E3 2022 will not be going ahead in any form COFFEE TALK creator Mohammed Fahmi passes away at age 32 Sony shares details on it’s subscription service to mixed, confused reception Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel delayed until 2023 Heart Machine reveals HYPER LIGHT BREAKER CALL OF DUTY WARZONE download size is too big for multiple maps says developer Undead Labs hit with allegations...

NEWS THIS WEEK CD Project RED reveal they are working on new game in The Witcher series Sony acquires Canadian developer Haven Studios helmed by Jade Raymond (ASSASSIN'S CREED, WATCH DOGS) Epic Games raises $70 million US  for Ukraine humanitarian efforts in a week Indie super stars at Mountains, Funomena & Fullbright accused of abuse and Moon Studios called an oppressive place to work Fre...

NEWS THIS WEEK ELDEN RING sales breaks record for the fastest selling Fromsoftware game Harry Potter fans treated to an update on HOGWARTS LEGACY but Harry Potter creator JK Rowling's anti-transgender discrimination is a problem for this game Bethesda devs give insight into their upcoming roleplaying game STARFIELD IMMORTALITY, FLINTLOCK THE SIEGE OF DAWN revealed at ID@XBOX indie game event G...

NEWS THIS WEEK Screen Australia reveals new funding for Aussie game developers Itch bundle raises more than $4 million for the people of Ukraine Blizzard releases long-awaited update for Overwatch 2 Nintendo and Sony place restrictions on Russian purchases Big announcements at the 2022 Sony State of Play More women come forward alleging sexism at Playstation Nvidia’s latest graphics card 3090 Ti c...

NEWS THIS WEEK Gaming Giant Behind Fortnite Buys Bandcamp, an Indie Music Haven Pokémon’s next games are Pokémon Scarlet and Violet The games industry responds to ongoing conflict in Ukraine Ukraine calls on gaming companies to block players in Russia and Belarus 11bit Studios raises US$850,000 for Ukrainian Red Cross through "This War of Mine sales" EA pulls Russian teams out of it's...

NEWS THIS WEEK Game developers react to Ukrainian invasion, pledging support and soldarity Tencent investor in Epic Games, Activision Blizzard commits to carbon neutrality by 2030 IT TAKES TWO wins Game of the Year at the 2022 D.I.C.E Awards, Australian title Unpacking wins Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game  Video Game History Foundation calls for more support from Nintendo for museu...

THIS WEEK: CYBERPUNK 2077's next gen update arrives on PS5 and XSX Free to play Action RPG LOST ARK launches on Steam picks up 4.7m players in the first week HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST launches to rave reviews, criticism around "greenwashed" tree planting marketing campaign Sean Murray of Hello Games says that there is still more updates to come for NO MAN'S SKY BBC investigation finds...

Welcome to Walkthrough SIFTER 's brand new weekly news recap show. Each Sunday we'll highlight some of the biggest stories in video games to keep you up to date. Your host on each episode of Walkthrough is Kyle Pauletto, an accomplished journalist with a keen interest in bringing you the best gaming stories each week  THIS WEEK: Nintendo outlines 2022 and beyond in it's first Direct -...