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Gundam Battle Assault 2 cover art for Playstation.

30 days of my favorite games, inspired by @retroblast.bsky.social!

I don't usually play fighting games. One that got my attention as a kid mashed up two things I loved: #Gaming & #Gundam. The hell of repeatedly losing before finally beating the level give you character & makes it much sweeter. 💪 🕹️

Just sitting here waiting for the coziest celebration of the summer to begin!

From August 7th - 14th, the Wholesome Games Celebration will be on Steam, featuring a curated selection of upcoming games, world premieres, demos, and discounts. We can’t wait to see what you’ll pick up and try!

This trailer is so gas. I will be maxing this battle pass so quick

The only question is who is squading up?!

This trailer is so gas. I will be maxing this battle pass so quick

The only question is who is squading up?!

Every once in awhile I look through my old strategy guide just to feel something

All of the data cards for guard actions in ‘Sonic Battle’ for the Game Boy Advance.

IGN

IGN lays off 8 staff, 12% of union
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Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI

threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.

Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:

I’m so sincerely sorry, Matt

Hello! You may have seen it, but I am one of the employees that have been impacted by layoffs at IGN.

It's been a great six years, but this now means I am looking to apply my talents to something new and exciting.

Video games are VERY fucking awesome.

I would literally give anything for Star Fox Adventures 2

Rare is one of my favorite developers!

I replay their games quite often. Perfect Dark, Kameo, Ghoulies, Viva Piñata, BANJO! There is such a special charm and polish to their games

Raid Train graphic for RefereeClark

We're raising some money for the TwitchCon Affiliate Party! Since it's not an official Twitch thing, this helps keep costs low.

I'll be live again tomorrow morning. If we reach 50% or higher, I'll have a glass of Monster + Milk. I shudder at the idea.

ko-fi.com/tcaffiliate

"Allegations are just that. Allegations."

Now we know why HHH said that

OH MY GOD?! IS IT?? IT IS!!

IT'S THE MAN NAMED IN THE FEDERAL SEXUAL MISCONDUCT LAWSUIT AGAINST VINCE MCMAHON!

I wonder why this is a WWE event without a presser 🤔🤔🤔

This company is morally bankrupt.
#SummerSlam

that part

My wrestling boomer take is I sure miss the days when finishers meant shit

You know what this means 🤜🏻🤛🏾

PLEASE BE REAL

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It's Power Rangers month on Prime Video. The Power rangers channel is dedicating today to Lightspeed Rescue.

I can honestly say, if you ask what's a perfect season of Power Rangers, I will always say Lightspeed Rescue.

It's just that damn good

Saaaaaaaammmeee

I already feel a little rushed between sets but this is extreme 😭

I liked 6 too, and really hope they don’t drop the franchise completely

And the fighting game scene desperately needs it to return

Every self respecting Godzilla fan knows this is what the next movie needs to be