The demise of the XBox console as we know it. Another studio forms a union and we take issue with a poll.
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Here is the press release from Microsoft - At Xbox, we’re committed to bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone.  Today, we’re announcing a collaboration with Amazon where Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in over 25 countries can play games directly from the Xbox app on select Fire TV devices via cloud gaming, giving people even more choice in how they play their favorite games.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/06/27/xbox-cloud-gaming-amazon-fire-tv/

We follow up that story with another that heralds the end of the XBox console as we know it. A leak from NVidea shows that users will be able to play games from GeForce Now on XBox consoles. 
https://www.videogamer.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-app-allegedly-coming-to-xbox-consoles-according-to-leaks/
https://www.videogamer.com/tech/nvidia-geforce-now-games-list-in-2024/

Bethesda Game Studios Montreal has filed to unionise with the Communications Workers of America. The BGS Montreal union announced yesterday in a thread on social media that they filed for certification with the Quebec Labour Board.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bethesda-montreal-files-for-unionisation

The worst thing to ever hapen to our wallets is the Steam <insert season here> Sale. We've all done it. That game we've had our eye on goes on sale and it's too good of a deal to pass up. Thennnn it just sits there in our library. Staring at us every time we log in. Well we are not alone. According to a report this week users have spent $19 Billion on games that they have never played.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/pile-of-shame

Of course we have a list and man do I have issues with this one. BAFTA released a poll they did of the most iconic characters of all time in video games. let's go through it.
https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-most-iconic-character-poll-results