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And here’s the third part of the gaming news:

Dispatch directors chose their animators because they'd made a 'really cool apple juice commercial'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/dispatch-directors-chose-their-animators-because-theyd-made-a-really-cool-apple-juice-commercial/
>> But wait! There’s more: 1- They’ve talked about the QTEs(link) ; 2- There is no option to stay quiet in conversations because “less than 1%' of players ever chose to stay silent in Telltale games” (link) ; 3- The character and concept artist was picked up on ArtStation 'as a last resort' (link) ; 4- (link)

Former Highguard dev who called out grave-dancing over the reveal trailer says the discourse 'had some very dark corners that may have accelerated the timeline of our failure,' but adds, 'it wasn't the primary cause'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/former-highguard-dev-who-called-out-grave-dancing-over-the-reveal-trailer-says-the-discourse-had-some-very-dark-corners-that-may-have-accelerated-the-timeline-of-our-failure-but-adds-it-wasnt-the-primary-cause/

Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan on his exit from Activision Blizzard: 'It was the biggest f**k you moment I've had in my career'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-co-creator-jeff-kaplan-on-his-exit-from-activision-blizzard-it-was-the-biggest-f-k-you-moment-ive-had-in-may-career/
>> This comes from an interview in the podcast where he also talked about other things: ; 1- How he regrets making Overwatch so team oriented (link) ; 2- The matchmaking i(link) ; 3- The controversial Horde/Alliance split in WoW (link) ; 4- A terrible quest in vanilla WoW (link) ; 5- (link)

PlayerUnknown reckons he can take back the term 'metaverse' because 'It's just been co-opted by certain people… like, I still use Twitter because f**k [Elon Musk]'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/playerunknown-reckons-he-can-take-back-the-term-metaverse-because-its-just-been-co-opted-by-certain-people-like-i-still-use-twitter-because-f-k-elon-musk/

Garry's Mod creator says programmers over-relying on AI is like using too much porn: 'You lose your ability to ejaculate using your imagination'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/garrys-mod-creator-says-programmers-over-relying-on-ai-is-like-using-too-much-porn-you-lose-your-ability-to-ejaculate-using-your-imagination/

Game dev union members marched at GDC to propose a 'Game Workers' Bill of Rights'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-dev-union-members-marched-at-gdc-to-propose-a-game-workers-bill-of-rights/