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Fusebox Games layoffs reportedly affected devs who criticized sexist content in games

Last month, several staff members at Fusebox Games were laid off as part of restructure, with the company shifting to a “more agile co-development approach.” Some of these redundancies, it now turns out, might have to do with the open letter signed on May 24 by 31 employees warning the executive team of “problematic content” in mobile title Matchmaker: Puzzles and Stories.
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Call of Duty: Vanguard trailer omits Activision branding. Publisher cites creative reasons

Last week, Activision debuted Call of Duty: Vanguard with a trailer that for the first time in the series’ history ran with the slate “Call of Duty presents.” No mention of Activision. Nor did the video feature the publisher’s logo. The only reference to Activision is made in tiny print in the legally required copyright part at the very end of the video. Could it be that that the company is trying to disassociate its…