Patreon Slashes A Fifth Of Its Workforce And Closes Two Offices
oment. "In order to offer unique entertainment to a wide range of customers, we want to avoid pricing people out," President Shuntaro Furukawa told the Nikkei business daily in an article published earlier t
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by Nov.
8 whether to clear Microsoft Corp's proposed $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, according to a European Commission filing on Friday.
The hacker, who also claims to be behind a cyber incident at Uber last week, posted a message on the forum about seeking to 'negotiate a deal' with Take-Two Interactive Software, owner of Rockstar, which publishes the GTA Pkv games.
world. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has recommended raising the console's retail price in Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico and Canada, the company's top official Jim
"The European Commission's review of the deal is progressing in line with the expected regulatory schedule and process, and we remain confident that the acquisition will close in fiscal year 2023," a Microsoft spokesperson said.
Most notably, his company-wide freezing of new hires and the canceling of a massive company holiday party due to the company's tanking stock prices while he attended a lavish, invite-only party for some of his instructors at New York City's Plaza Hotel.
Black also made a surprise in-person appearance at the New York Comic Con panel on Thursday, where he threw a cool spiky shell backpack to a lucky member of the crowd. He recalled playing the original 1981 Donkey Kong at the Mini Mart in Culver City, California, and called Bowser one of the greatest video game villains of all time.
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'We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto,' Rockstar said in a statement.
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'So for better or worse, I and the rest of the Patreon Security Team are no longer with the company,' . 'As a result, I'm looking for a new Security or Privacy Engineering role and would appreciate any connections, advice, or job opportunities from folks in my network.'
The platform's current top Patreon creator is the True Crime Obsessed podcast, according to Graphtreon. The podcast with hosts Patrick Hinds and Gillian Pensavalle has more than 47,000 patrons donating to their show.
Fans were eager to hear Pratt's Mario voice, especially because co-producer Chris Meledandri said he won't use the exaggerated Italian accent made famous by video game voice actor Charles Martinet. We won't ruin it for you. Watch the trailer.
It's-a here! The first trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie dropped during a Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday. The trailer had its simultaneous premiere at New York Comic Con, which runs Thursday to Sunday.
Aside from Pratt, the all-star cast includes Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong and Keegan-Michael Key as Toad. Martinet will also have a surprise role.
Conte concluded: 'To our teammates who will remain at Patreon: the second Renaissance has already begun, and we have a massive opportunity ahead of us to change the course of history for creative people, to give them leverage and control, to give them direct relationships with their communities, and to help them build beyond their dreams.'
CEO Barry McCarthy, a tech veteran who took over the company in February after a tumultuous end to former CEO John Foley's time at the company, said he hopes the decisions will 'better position the company for long term success.'
Peloton, an exercise equipment and media company, told employees in August the company is slashing 784 jobs, increasing equipment prices, closing several retail locations and requiring all non-remote employees to return to the office by November 14.
