Lately, a shift has occurred in the quality of Xbox Live Arcade titles. Originally, the games that popped up on Xbox Live Arcade gravitated toward gimmicky or regurgitations of older titles that were already smashing successes. Lately, however, the trend is big name publishers putting out more original titles of a higher quality that possess real depth in the gameplay and feature list. It became overtly apparent with the Xbox Live Games for Holidays promotion which featured such amazing titles as ilomilo and A World of Keflings, and that very tradition is continued with Ubisoft and Brightside Games’ latest project, Zeit².
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.
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