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"This crisis was avoidable, but our bosses chose to drive blindly towards disaster": French videogame union STJV call for national industry strike day
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"This crisis was avoidable, but our bosses chose to drive blindly towards disaster": French videogame union STJV call for national industry strike day

The French Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV) union have called for a national strike across the country's games industry on June 25th. The action's being taken against the ongoing layoffs which continue to ravage the game-making space, with the union calling on striking workers to "demand major organisational changes within their companies". Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 23.06.2026 15:54 Uhr
Anime Destiny codes (June 2026)
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Anime Destiny codes (June 2026)

Here are all of the new Anime Destiny codes that you can redeem for tons of gems, cubes, and shards.

PCGamesN 23.06.2026 15:54 Uhr
The seven best anti-Prime Day deals we can find in the UK and US — no Amazon required
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The seven best anti-Prime Day deals we can find in the UK and US — no Amazon required

Well, the big Prime Day deals bonanza has finally arrived, and we aren't going with it. Well, we are - as James has noted in his big master guide, there is some mutual benefit for talking about deals and all for both you and us, but that's besides the point. None of the deals you're going to find here are Amazon deals - I've gone through the deluge of other retailers you could choose to spend your hard-earned cash at over the next couple of days, and rounded up what I think are some of the best

Rock Paper Shotgun 23.06.2026 15:00 Uhr
Stranger Than Heaven studio don't intend their "casting choices [to] take the spotlight and overshadow everything else", despite that now having happened two games running
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Stranger Than Heaven studio don't intend their "casting choices [to] take the spotlight and overshadow everything else", despite that now having happened two games running

Remember when, during Stranger Than Heaven's release date reveal at the Summer Geoffs, the word TUPAC flashed on screen in big capital letters during the climax of a trailer running down the history-hopping yakuza brawler's cast? Remember how afterwards, as you'd expect given the whole digital resurrection of a rapper who was murdered nearly 30 years ago thing, 99% of the chatter about the game was focused on that rather than the date or any other aspects of it? Yeah, well, that apparently isn'

Rock Paper Shotgun 23.06.2026 13:59 Uhr
The RPS Anti-Prime Day 2026 deals guide: Cheaper hardware, 100% Amazon-free
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The RPS Anti-Prime Day 2026 deals guide: Cheaper hardware, 100% Amazon-free

If you thought becoming deputy editor would get a man off the hook from sifting through Prime Day deals, you would be incorrect. Apparently. Still, these days I’m especially not in the mood to point people towards Amazon – lest even a single penny continue to bulge the pockets of their anti-press, pro-authoritarian executive chairman, one of the wealthiest men in history and yet so thin-skinned he won’t even let RPG characters be named after him. At the same time, I will conce

Rock Paper Shotgun 23.06.2026 13:22 Uhr
Civilization 7 finally gets hotseat local multiplayer via a new update out today, which also makes cities moodier and overhauls governments
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Civilization 7 finally gets hotseat local multiplayer via a new update out today, which also makes cities moodier and overhauls governments

Following a serious revamp with the Test of Time update, Civ 7 devs Firaxis are ready to deploy the next raft of additions and tweaks to the strategy game. With the ability play as one society through an entire game now in place, this latest update delivers another classic Civ staple - the option to take on your mates on one PC via hotseat local multiplayer games. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun 23.06.2026 11:16 Uhr