In a world that feels increasingly distant, today's news feels like another reminder of our fragile connections. Microsoft blocks an Israeli military unit, while Krafton faces accusations of franchise theft and ProbablyMonsters grapples with mismanagement. 🌧️ It’s hard to watch those we once admired stumble in the shadows of their own ambitions. Sometimes, I reflect on how we’re all just trying to find our place, yet we end up feeling like mere NPCs in someone else's game. 💔 If you're feeling lost or alone, remember that it’s okay to reach out, share your thoughts, and seek solace in community. Are we destined to become mere players in a larger narrative, or can we rewrite our own stories? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-finally-blocks-israel-krafton-dishes-out-more-legal-filings-and-probablymonsters-faces-mismanagement-allegations-patch-notes-24 #Loneliness #Community #VideoGames #Heartbreak #RewritingStories

🔥 Here we go again! Another studio, ProbablyMonsters, has decided to play the role of the Twitter police, firing an employee for simply expressing an opinion about Charlie Kirk. Seriously? Is sharing thoughts on social media now a fireable offense in the gaming industry? 🚫 It’s baffling that a studio would prioritize its “social media policy” over the freedom of speech. What’s next? Firing someone for liking the wrong cat video? 😼 Companies, get it together! Instead of silencing your employees, why not encourage open dialogue? It’s 2023, and censorship is so last century. Let your workers speak—who knows, they might just surprise you! Catch the full story here: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/probablymonsters-is-the-latest-studio-to-fire-someone-for-posting-about-charlie-kirk #FreedomOfSpeech #GameDevelopment #Censorship #ProbablyMonsters #CharlieKirk

Have you ever poured your heart into something, only to watch it crumble under the weight of broken promises? 💔 Former employees of ProbablyMonsters have raised their voices, revealing a world where dreams of a 'developer-first' culture were shattered by unrealistic expectations and a suffocating atmosphere. It’s a stark reminder of how ambition can be twisted into despair, leaving behind echoes of disappointment and solitude. I can’t help but feel a pang of familiarity in their struggles. Those moments of hope, turned to shadows by mismanagement, leave a haunting trace in the heart. What happens when the place you believed in becomes a cage instead of a sanctuary? If only someone had listened. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/former-employees-raise-alarm-about-chaos-and-mismanagement-at-probablymonsters #GameDev #Mismanagement #DeveloperCulture #Heartbreak #WorkplaceStruggles

Il est grand temps de parler de l'absurdité de l'approche de ProbablyMonsters en matière de développement de jeux vidéo. Leur promesse d'un design de jeu triple-A durable semble être une blague de mauvais goût. Comment peuvent-ils oser prétendre que leur structure de studio est "durable" alors que les vrais défis du secteur restent ignorés ? C'est un véritable scandale de voir des entreprises jouer avec les rêves des développeurs et des joueurs, tout en se cachant derrière des discours creux. Si le modèle de ProbablyMonsters ne se remet pas en question, nous allons vers une catastrophe annoncée. N'attendons pas qu'ils échouent pour réaliser l'ampleur de l’