With Reckless Abandon

With Reckless Abandon #udpbroadcast #podcast #gaming #news #discussion @imeigaming @thenordiccajun This week we talk about Game Development issues. Between lay offs and hostile work environments, we did have a lot to say. Much respect to the dev community on this one. On the chopping block, Ubisoft ex exec, CDPR unionization, Dragon Age Dreadwolf layoffs after unionization, BBC talks about not allowing scraping of their content but still using Large Language Models for generating AI journalisim, Epic Games being more inclusive to more industries with regards for charging for their engine in production outside of game development, and 23andMe with 7 million users data exposed and being auctioned off on the dark web (no security breech found, suspected existing darkweb user username/passwords were used to break into accounts and take data. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/epic-games-to-update-unreal-engine-pricing-for-devs-outside-game-industryhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/ousted-ubisoft-execs-arrested-on-sexual-misconduct-chargeshttps://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-red-devs-unionise-after-its-third-round-of-layoffs-in-three-monthshttps://www.theverge.com/2023/10/7/23907330/23andme-leak-hackers-selling-user-dna-datahttps://www.theverge.com/2023/10/6/23906645/bbc-generative-ai-news-openai