New Activision Blizzard RTO policy has devs pissed

A new Activision Blizzard Return to Office policy is calling a number of its full-time developers back to the office and the entire industry is pissed. In other news; The Witcher 3 vagina mod debacle gets sorted, Wild Hearts has significant tech issues, Xbox responds to the CMA’s findings about Game Pass, and Mick Gordon donates his Atomic Heart earnings to aid Ukraine. This week’s ‘In The Comments’ section is looking to make Nintendo even more money and the Coming Soon segment has a full line up complete with a controversial Russian game Atomic Heart, a Kirby remake, and PlayStation VR2. 00:00 - New Activision Blizzard "RTO" policy has devs pissed 03:37 - The Witcher 3 vagina debacle has been sorted 05:40 - Wild Hearts still fun for many despite significant tech issues 06:50 - Xbox responds to CMA findings about Game Pass 08:47 - Mick Gordon donates Atomic Heart fee to aid Ukraine 10:40 - In the Comments 11:34 - Coming Soon Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/jack_p https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [Game Developer] Activision Blizzard planning to end remote work https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/activision-blizzard-reportedly-planning-to-end-remote-work [Game Developer] Activision Blizzard leadership QA makes RTO discourse worse https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/q-a-with-blizzard-leadership-on-return-to-office-bonuses-leave… [Twitter] Activision Blizzard RTO policy whistle blower https://twitter.com/LeastMyHairIsOk/status/1625333915761139713?s=20 [Kotaku] Witcher 3 next-gen update added detailed vaginas https://kotaku.com/witcher-3-next-gen-update-vagina-model-crone-ps5-xbox-1850094573?rev=167596535230… [IGN] CDPR explains how vaginas ended up in The Witcher 3 https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-explains-how-witcher-3-nsfw-mod-snuck-into-remaster [Kotaku] Witcher 3 vagina mod debacle explained https://kotaku.com/witcher-3-wild-hunt-mod-hd-monsters-reworked-vaginas-1850114314 [GameSpot] Wild Hearts patches are on the way https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wild-hearts-pc-patch-on-the-way-performance-issues-being-investiga… [Eurogamer] Xbox explains admission about Game Pass hurting sales https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-seeks-to-explain-its-own-admission-xbox-game-pass-lowers-base-ga… [IGN] Mick Gordon donating compensation from Atomic Heart to aid Ukraine https://www.ign.com/articles/atomic-heart-composer-mick-gordon-is-donating-his-fee-in-support-of-ukr… [Multiplatform] What’s wrong with Atomic Heart https://multiplatform.com/2023/01/18/whats-wrong-with-atomic-heart/