Sony has announced that it will terminate 8% of its global PlayStation workforce, affecting around 900 employees. This decision includes the closure of PlayStation's London Studio, alongside cuts in the US and Japan.
Discarded Friends scripts from two episodes filmed in England were rescued from a bin in 1998, and are now set to be auctioned.
The video game studio responsible for Spider-Man 2 has fallen victim to a significant ransomware attack. Hackers, demanding a $2 million ransom from Sony-owned Insomniac, the studio behind the Play Station 5 hit, have exposed information including details about upcoming releases and work-in-progress footage of the anticipated Wolverine game. The leaked data, encompassing private employee information and internal company emails, has prompted condemnation from fellow game developers, journalists, and fans.
The strike by Hollywood writers came to a conclusion at midnight Pacific time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, concluding nearly five months of industrial action. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) issued a statement indicating that union leaders unanimously voted to lift the restraining order and bring the strike to an end. The next step involves the 11,500 WGA members voting on a proposed three-year agreement that includes salary increases and safeguards related to the utilization of artificial intelligence.
Screenwriters in the United States have announced that they have reached a tentative agreement with studio executives, potentially bringing an end to a strike that has persisted for nearly five months.