The Biggest Gaming News For June 8, 2022
Have you been enjoying video game season so far? We've already seen a bunch of cool stuff coming over the horizon, yet we've got a bunch more to share with you in this here roundup, including the news that Days Gone developer Bend Studio is working on an open-world multiplayer game.
It's not all fun and giggles though as we also have a couple of serious stories today, including the harrowing accounts of former Bethesda developers who claim mismanagment and mandatory crunch were big issues during the development of Fallout 76. If you'd like to know more, simply read on.
We'll start off with the Fallout 76 news, as a new report including the testamonies of 10 former Bethesda and ZeniMax employees has alleged that workers were forced to undergo mandatory crunch. In the months up to the launch of Fallout 76, employees were reportedly forced to work 10-hour shifts six days a week and were often coerced into crunching on weekends. As a result, employees would allegedly often leave with physical health issues, and the toxic workplace in which the game was developed reportedly led to a mass exodus of talent.
Related: Why Some Fans Don't Consider Fallout 76 To Be Canon
HoloLens creator Alex Kipman is set to leave Microsoft after being accused of sexual harassment and using his creation to watch VR porn in front of staff. According to a report, news of Kipman's departure was shared within Microsoft via an email from Scott Guthrie, the head of Microsoft’s Cloud & AI Group, while also announcing that "organizational changes" will be made. While Guthrie claims Kipman has left to "pursue other opportunities," it's more likely he left due to the recent allegations.
Days Gone developer Bend Studio has been pretty quiet since the game's
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