Every year our various gaming expos come with them comes all the latest new games...and the uneasy feeling that what we're being shown really doesn't reflect what the final product will be. These vertical slices tend to show off spectacular visuals and next-gen gameplay that makes us rush off to pre-order the latest game only for us to be disappointed when the final product doesn't reach the level we were being shown before. So are vertical slices really that bad or do video game publishers just not understand how to market properly? We sit to discuss this troubling topic along with our weekly book reviews and various bits of gaming news.
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
Two-day event includes exclusive reveals, trailers and playable games on show floor.
