The National Labor Committee published a report last week claiming that teenage workers were treated with “military-style discipline,” were fined for mistakes, and housed in dirty rooms after working 15-hour shifts at the KYE Systems Corps in Dongguan, China. The factory produces Microsoft brand mice, cameras, and Xbox 360 controllers.
Educational games haven’t been high on the profitability scale for the Big Three, but it appears Microsoft may be in talks to release a government-sponsored IP. Steve Ballmer of Microsoft has been approached by Erskine Bowles, co-chair of President Obama’s fiscal commission, in creating a game to educate people about reducing the deficit. The possible […]
Despite the game being revealed on Xbox Live last weekend as the result of a mix-up, Cliff Bleszinski has officially revealed the third and (supposedly) final installment in the Gears of War-series. The trailer, which was shown on the Jimmy Fallon show, is titled ‘Ashes to Ashes’ and a shows the members of Delta Squad […]
Alan Wake, the self-proclaimed ‘psychological action thriller’ by Remedy Entertainment, has gone gold. Matias Mullyrinne, managing director of the Finnish studio, revealed that news earlier today via twitter. Alan Wake was first shown at the E3 2005 and originally slated for the PC as well as the Xbox 360, but the PC-version was dropped earlier […]