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

After a massive 2021 office expansion, Bungie is now trying to sublease its 211,000 square foot headquarters
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-a-massive-2021-office-expansion-bungie-is-now-trying-to-sublease-its-211-000-square-foot-headquarters/
>> That was before Sony bought Bungie in 2022.

Left 4 Dead 2 writer says Valve intentionally 'leaked' its cinematic trailer to get around ESRB rules: 'I think we can't get trouble for that now'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/left-4-dead-2-writer-says-valve-intentionally-leaked-its-cinematic-trailer-to-get-around-esrb-rules-i-think-we-cant-get-trouble-for-that-now/

Kingdom Come: Deliverance director says DLSS 5 does right by KCD 2, 'people are crazy' for thinking it's AI slop
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/kingdom-come-deliverance-director-says-dlss-5-does-right-by-kcd-2-people-are-crazy-for-thinking-its-ai-slop/

Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/saber-cco-tim-willits-blames-layoffs-on-games-industry-overspecialization-studios-that-have-a-couple-hundred-employees-that-work-on-one-game-are-going-to-struggle/
>> He had more things to say in a PCGamer interview not linked in the article: 1-They’re not changing the “comms strategy” even after the Rideshare Stimulator controversy (link); 2- He’s still bullish about the use of AI, even if he’s worried about the environmental impact (link); 3- and despite that, he said in another IGN interview that there’ll be no generative AI in Space Marines 3 (link).

8-year Old School RuneScape saga comes to a close with former dev sentenced for stealing $400K in gold and items from players
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/8-year-old-school-runescape-saga-comes-to-a-close-with-former-dev-sentenced-for-stealing-usd400k-in-gold-and-items-from-players/

Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams was amazed other devs had heard of his game the first time he went to a convention: 'I didn't know that anyone knew what we were doing'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/dwarf-fortress-co-creator-tarn-adams-was-amazed-other-devs-had-heard-of-his-game-the-first-time-he-went-to-a-convention-i-didnt-know-that-anyone-knew-what-we-were-doing/

Ex-BioWare designer says doom and gloom about the next Mass Effect is overstated: 'I think that they can do it'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ex-bioware-designer-says-doom-and-gloom-about-the-next-mass-effect-is-overstated-i-think-that-they-can-do-it/

The Tetris Company confirms it had nothing to do with the White House's racist rip-off: 'we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-tetris-company-confirms-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-the-white-houses-racist-rip-off-we-believe-in-the-power-of-connection-and-bringing-people-together-not-dividing-them/

Square Enix wants Final Fantasy 7 to be an 'IP with an ever-evolving future', which is strange to say about a franchise that's already ever-evolving
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/square-enix-wants-final-fantasy-7-to-be-an-ip-with-an-ever-evolving-future-which-is-strange-to-say-about-a-franchise-thats-already-ever-evolving/
>> Isn’t it already a multiple-game franchise inside the FF franchise?