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Sources --

[Deadline] SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Companies After Nearly 2 Years Of Contract Talks - https://deadline.com/2024/07/sag-aftra-strike-video-game-companies-1236020355/

[New York Times] Hollywood Actors to Go on Strike Against Video Game Companies - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/business/hollywood-actors-strike-video-game-companies.html

[AP] Microsoft’s World of Warcraft development workers are unionizing - https://apnews.com/article/world-of-warcraft-union-microsoft-activision-blizzard-2e6bbee30439b448b8c3a55423b9b605

[Rock Paper Shotgun] Bethesda Game Studios developers "ecstatic" to announce a 241-strong "wall to wall" union - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bethesda-game-studios-developers-ecstatic-to-announce-a-241-strong-wall-to-wall-union

[Kotaku] Grand Theft Auto 6 Is Exempt From The Game Actors Strike - https://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-vi-gta6-voice-actor-strike-saf-aftra-1851606082

[Video Games Chronicle] Indie publisher Humble Games has reportedly been closed - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/indie-publisher-humble-games-has-reportedly-been-closed/

[X, Emilee3D] https://x.com/Emilee3D/status/1815803781629505985

[YouTube] S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Really, Again? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxeGyXSM5Pc

[Video Games Chronicle] Stalker 2 has been delayed to November - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stalker-2-has-been-delayed-to-november/

[Video Games Chronicle] Stalker 2’s developer is reportedly partially relocating from Ukraine to the Czech Republic - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stalker-2s-developer-is-reportedly-partially-relocating-from-ukraine-to-the-czech-republic/

[IGN] Apex Legends Season 22 Introduces Significant Battle Pass Changes, and Fans Aren't Happy - https://www.ign.com/articles/apex-legends-battle-pass-changes-met-with-anger-confusion-from-fans

[Rock Paper Shotgun] Apex Legends’ new Battle Pass plans promise greater rewards, but for more of your real-world money - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/apex-legends-new-battle-pass-plans-promise-greater-rewards-but-for-more-of-your-real-world-money

[PCGamer] Apex Legends gets the ol' Steam review bomb treatment - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/apex-legends-gets-the-ol-steam-review-bomb-treatment/

[X, Apex Legends] https://x.com/PlayApex/status/1816156552396734859

[Rock Paper Shotgun] Earth Defense Force 6 players on Steam will only need to sign into Epic once, say publishers in apology for "lack of advance notice" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/earth-defense-force-6-players-on-steam-will-only-need-to-sign-into-epic-once-say-publishers-in-apology-for-lack-of-advance-notice

[Steam, Earth Defence Force 6] https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2291060/view/4361257526914035378?l=english

[reddit, u/Camboi696969] https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1ebylac/comment/lewlfrk/

[Steam, Earth Defence Force 6] https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2291060/view/4361257526917398046

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