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Respawn says it refuses to crunch team on Apex Legends News

Respawn says it refuses to crunch team on Apex Legends

Game director Grenier says updates might be slower, but staff health is a priority

CD Projekt's Kiciński apologises for Cyberpunk 2077 crunch remarks News

CD Projekt's Kiciński apologises for Cyberpunk 2077 crunch remarks

"I have nothing to say in my defence. What I said was not even unfortunate, it was utterly bad"

1 CD Projekt's Kiciński insists Cyberpunk 2077 crunch was "not that bad" News

CD Projekt's Kiciński insists Cyberpunk 2077 crunch was "not that bad"

Joint CEO says that not everyone at the studio was working longer hours to complete the game

Report: CD Projekt mandates six-day weeks ahead of Cyberpunk 2077 launch News

Report: CD Projekt mandates six-day weeks ahead of Cyberpunk 2077 launch

Comes after the studio made a big song and dance about not forcing staff to crunch

New report suggests Rockstar is changing its working culture News

New report suggests Rockstar is changing its working culture

Follows accusations of long periods of crunch for Red Dead Redemption 2 and other titles

Id was crunching for most of 2019 on Doom Eternal News

Id was crunching for most of 2019 on Doom Eternal

The game is set for a March release

New publisher Modern Wolf says it has a crunch-free environment News

New publisher Modern Wolf says it has a crunch-free environment

The company has five titles set for release over the next two years

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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