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Treyarch says it takes employee wellbeing "very seriously" following damning report into Call of Duty Black Ops 4's development News Jun 27th, 2019

Treyarch says it takes employee wellbeing "very seriously" following damning report into Call of Duty Black Ops 4's development

Contractors complain of being treated like second class citizens, developers had to work long hours to finish last-minute battle royale addition Blackout

Destiny 2 content delayed as Bungie looks to maintain developer work-life balance News Jun 25th, 2019

Destiny 2 content delayed as Bungie looks to maintain developer work-life balance

Creative director Luke Smith says forthcoming patch could be ready sooner than anticipated if it had people work absurd hours to get it done

Every game deserves last minute push in development, says Bethesda's Todd Howard News Jun 7th, 2019

Every game deserves last minute push in development, says Bethesda's Todd Howard

"It's important to us and important to our fans, you've just got to make sure that is communicated really well"

Cyberpunk 2077 will be made without "mandatory" crunch, says developer CD Projekt RED News May 21st, 2019

Cyberpunk 2077 will be made without "mandatory" crunch, says developer CD Projekt RED

"I actually would [like] for us to also be known for treating developers with respect"

Outward developer Nine Dots is out to prove crunch-free development works News May 15th, 2019

Outward developer Nine Dots is out to prove crunch-free development works

"When you treat developers right, you actually achieve more and spend less. We're trying to lead by example”

Ex-Netherrealm developers reveal a culture of crunch and exploitation News Apr 30th, 2019

Ex-Netherrealm developers reveal a culture of crunch and exploitation

Former staff complain of 90-100 hour work weeks and a constant churn of low-paid contractors

Respawn Entertainment is prioritising employee health over Apex Legends update frequency News Apr 25th, 2019

Respawn Entertainment is prioritising employee health over Apex Legends update frequency

CEO Vince Zampella: “We don’t want to overwork the team and drop the quality of the assets we’re putting out.”

Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies News Apr 24th, 2019

Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies

But some industry leaders are pushing back, claiming workers who don't put in a daily 12 hours are unambitious

Fortnite developers complain about constant crunch and huge working hours at Epic Games News Apr 24th, 2019

Fortnite developers complain about constant crunch and huge working hours at Epic Games

"The company gives us unlimited time off, but it’s almost impossible to take the time. If I take time off, the workload falls on other people, and no one wants to be that guy"

Telltale co-founder and former CEO Kevin Bruner calls crunch a necessary evil News Apr 17th, 2019

Telltale co-founder and former CEO Kevin Bruner calls crunch a necessary evil

"We didn’t have the budgets to delay production that long; we didn’t have the cushion."

The making of Anthem sounds like the perfect triple-A development storm News Apr 3rd, 2019

The making of Anthem sounds like the perfect triple-A development storm

New report goes behind the scenes on BioWare and EA's troubled sci-fi project

Ubisoft claims Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey was built without "massive crunch" News Oct 26th, 2018

Ubisoft claims Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey was built without "massive crunch"

“We will simply not get the best out of those talents if we're forcing them to work insane hours in crunch”

Rockstar developers paint a deeply mixed picture of life while developing Red Read Redemption 2 News Oct 24th, 2018

Rockstar developers paint a deeply mixed picture of life while developing Red Read Redemption 2

“I think this is a unique opportunity to raise our voices against the insanity of crunch, and that Rockstar really could change for the better”

Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe ran an AMA on finishing the final season of Telltale's The Walking Dead News Oct 18th, 2018

Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe ran an AMA on finishing the final season of Telltale's The Walking Dead

"I can say that I would never expect or ask anyone to work what would be considered inhumane hours"

Rockstar relaxes social media policy, employees can tweet about working conditions News Oct 18th, 2018

Rockstar relaxes social media policy, employees can tweet about working conditions

Follows comments from Dan Houser about 100-hour working weeks for Red Dead Redemption 2

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