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After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing 'better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections'

A huge step forward for videogame workers.

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“Goodbye”: 36 People Who Woke Up, Chose Violence And Quit Their Jobs In Dramatic Fashion

Dramatic exits, spontaneous decisions and many times, bridges burned without a care in the world. This is the stuff dreams are made of when you've reached the end of your rope at work. Rage quitting has become all the rage in recent years. People who have done it have been…

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David Speers to host new ABC panel show with first episode to explore Jewish Australian experiences

ABC National Forum will feature experts and politicians discussing pressing news topics after Q+A’s 18-year run ended

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Larian publishing director balks at Square Enix's push to replace QA workers with AI: 'The idea that QA people can be replaced at a large scale is stupid … They are a massively advantageous vibe check'

AI's growing role in gamedev continues to polarize.

PC Gamer

How AI improves quality assurance and operational reliability

Discover how AI-powered QA builds trust, ensures compliance, and strengthens enterprise resilience.

TechRadar

Why Are Beauty Products Getting So Expensive?

And how it's impacting consumers and smaller brands

Marie Claire

Hamish Macdonald: ‘The experience of hosting Q+A was totally overwhelming’

The ABC radio host talks about copping abuse, being driven, and the rise of political violence around the world

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"This is going to be horrible": BioWare's classic D&D RPG Baldur's Gate 2 looked like a "hacked-up monstrosity that was still full of bugs" as the devs crunched to get it finished in time for launch

"The crunch at the time was brutal"

GamesRadar

Raven Software QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft — securing better pay and the "elimination of crunch time"

Raven Software QA testers ratify a union contract with Microsoft, securing better pay, protection against crunch, and more.

Windows Central

After 3 years of bargaining with Microsoft, the Raven QA workers have secured their first union contract: 'Ratifying this contract is a win for game workers everywhere'

After beginning their unionization effort with a strike in 2021, Raven QA testers have negotiated guaranteed raises and limits on mandatory overtime.

PC Gamer

"This is a monumental moment": Weeks after Microsoft laid off 9,000, Call of Duty devs vote to ratify union contract guaranteeing raises as the publisher pushes AI

"It feels like we've been sprinting a marathon"

GamesRadar

Q+A follows The Project onto the scrap heap – so where to now for non-traditional current affairs?

Two long-running television current affairs programs are coming to an end at the same time, driving home the fact that no matter what the format, they have a shelf life.

The Conversation

Flying shoes, a viral BLM speech and that leather jacket: Q+A’s most memorable moments

The ABC’s storied panel show is ending after 18 years – but its polarising topics and infamous arguments will live on in Australia’s collective memory

The Guardian - AU

Insider Reveals The Reason Why Network 10 Axed The Project Mid-Season: ‘Just Doesn’t Stack Up’

"We didn’t think we’d ever have this problem."

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ABC confirms Q+A to be axed amid wider changes including about 40 redundancies

Political and current affairs discussion program being cut alongside the ABC’s Innovation Lab

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australia sanctions two Israeli ministers, Austria mourns ‘dark day’, Socceroos secure World Cup spot

Joint action with UK, Canada and New Zealand targets pair over ‘monstrous’ comments

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ABC Tipped To Be Pulling The Plug On Q+A After 17 Years On Air

In another devastating blow to Australian television, ABC's iconic current affairs show Q+A is tipped to be getting the axe.

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ABC expected to axe Q+A in fresh round of cuts

Managing director Hugh Marks to unveil changes at public broadcaster on Wednesday

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ZeniMax QA union reaches a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft including 'substantial across-the-board wage increases,' worker protections, and more

Two months after voting to authorize a strike, the finish line is in sight.

Windows Central

ZeniMax Media quality assurance workers reach tentative contract with Microsoft after almost two years

After almost two years of negotiations, ZeniMax Media quality assurance workers have a tentative contract with Microsoft.

PC Gamer

Razer releases AI plugin for game engines to assist with logging bugs and Quality Assurance testing in games

These could be really useful tools for gamedev, as long as they remain only tools.

PC Gamer

ZeniMax workers union votes to authorize a strike against Microsoft over stalled contract negotiations

After nearly two years of negotiations, a contract agreement still hasn't been reached.

GamesRadar

Not for the first time, workers at Fallout, Doom, and The Elder Scrolls parent ZeniMax threaten strike at Microsoft: "Paying your employees a livable wage as a multi-trillion dollar company is the least they could be doing"

Microsoft says it's "deeply committed to reaching a fair and equitable resolution that acknowledges the teams' contributions"

Windows Central

Bethesda Softworks QA union authorizes strike as negotiations with Microsoft continue

ZeniMax Workers United, a union representing QA workers on Bethesda Softworks games, has authorized a strike as negotiations with Microsoft continue.

GamesRadar

More layoffs reportedly hit Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League dev Rocksteady, including another cut to QA

Artists and programmers also reportedly affected

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