New Activision Blizzard RTO policy has devs pissed

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A new Activision Blizzard Return to Office policy is calling a number of its full-time developers back to the office and the entire industry is pissed.

In other news; The Witcher 3 vagina mod debacle gets sorted, Wild Hearts has significant tech issues, Xbox responds to the CMA’s findings about Game Pass, and Mick Gordon donates his Atomic Heart earnings to aid Ukraine.

This week’s ‘In The Comments’ section is looking to make Nintendo even more money and the Coming Soon segment has a full lineup complete with a controversial Russian game Atomic Heart, a Kirby remake, and PlayStation VR2.

00:00 - New Activision Blizzard "RTO" policy has devs pissed
03:37 - The Witcher 3 vagina debacle has been sorted
05:40 - Wild Hearts still fun for many despite significant tech issues
06:50 - Xbox responds to CMA findings about Game Pass
08:47 - Mick Gordon donates Atomic Heart fee to aid Ukraine
10:40 - In the Comments
11:34 - Coming Soon

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[Game Developer] Activision Blizzard planning to end remote work
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/activision-blizzard-reportedly-planning-to-end-remote-work

[Game Developer] Activision Blizzard leadership QA makes RTO discourse worse
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/q-a-with-blizzard-leadership-on-return-to-office-bonuses-leaves-devs-fuming

[Twitter] Activision Blizzard RTO policy whistle blower
https://twitter.com/LeastMyHairIsOk/status/1625333915761139713?s=20

[Kotaku] Witcher 3 next-gen update added detailed vaginas
https://kotaku.com/witcher-3-next-gen-update-vagina-model-crone-ps5-xbox-1850094573?rev=1675965352306

[IGN] CDPR explains how vaginas ended up in The Witcher 3
https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-explains-how-witcher-3-nsfw-mod-snuck-into-remaster

[Kotaku] Witcher 3 vagina mod debacle explained
https://kotaku.com/witcher-3-wild-hunt-mod-hd-monsters-reworked-vaginas-1850114314

[GameSpot] Wild Hearts patches are on the way
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wild-hearts-pc-patch-on-the-way-performance-issues-being-investigated/1100-6511551/

[Eurogamer] Xbox explains admission about Game Pass hurting sales
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-seeks-to-explain-its-own-admission-xbox-game-pass-lowers-base-game-sales

[IGN] Mick Gordon donating compensation from Atomic Heart to aid Ukraine
https://www.ign.com/articles/atomic-heart-composer-mick-gordon-is-donating-his-fee-in-support-of-ukraine

[Multiplatform] What’s wrong with Atomic Heart
https://multiplatform.com/2023/01/18/whats-wrong-with-atomic-heart/

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