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CWA pushing for QA team’s unionization Activision Blizzard continues in its efforts to push back against a unionization vote that has taken place within one of its subsidiaries. The QA team at Blizzard Albanyrecently secured the rightto vote on unionization, against Activision’s wishes, with the votes expected to be tallied on November 18. Having failed to prevent the Albany team from securing the initial vote right, Activision Blizzard is now asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to impound the votes and prevent tabulation....

Starfield‘s universe is unbelievably vast, and during your adventures, you’ll find yourself encountering lots of strange phenomena. You’ll be protected from many dangers in your spacesuit, but this doesn’t mean you’ll be able to avoid all status afflictions. Fortunately, most of them can be cured easily, though it’s not always obvious what you should do. This guide will explain all status conditions and how to heal them inStarfield. All status afflictions in Starfield It is possible to have multiple status afflictions, leaving you with several debuffs....

The headline should tell you everything you need to know, but in case you want details, Volkodav dressed his dog up as Amaterasu (the main character ofOkami) for Otakon 2011. The puppy, named Dante, is a one and a half year old Samoyed, in case you want to go get your own Amaterasu puppy. There have been some really great cosplay costumes over the years but this might just take the cake for me....

Said Ripley to the Android Bishop [Update:There are a handful of new deals on videogame downloads, as well as some decent savings on other stuff — including some portable hard drives that make great external storage for gaming consoles. All updated discounts are toward the top of the list; everything from yesterday’s post is underneath it. As is customary, updated Amazon posts get bonus Grohl. #BonusGrohl] Well, it’s tough to argue with this — free Android games on Amazon, several of which are quality titles....

This week’s Art Attack spotlight falls uponRahll, master speed painter! Rahll likes to make his art as fast as possible. For example, the Turian you see in the gallery took him an hour and a half to make — hit the jump to see video of Turian being made from start to finish. A few of his other pieces range between an hour to three hours when he attempts his speed paintings....

Now available on Steam I was caught a bit off-guard by this, the launch trailer forBeatBlasters III, available now for Windows, Mac and Linux in Steam and DRM-free versions. The title and art direction failed to strike a chord with me. And then at some point I realized that the video was winning me over and I now needed to play this thing and fully understand what it was. Thankfully, there’s alsoa demo on Steam, offering a few levels at two difficulty settings....

Hell has frozen over! On Monday, wereportedthat a PlayStation 4 trophy list for a free version of the originalDragon Questhad appeared. However, reports are now coming out of Japan that not only is the free version also available on the Nintendo 3DS, but it only takes one little thing to obtain it. You have to beatDragon Quest XI. It’s overall a straightforward process. Beating the game grants the player a special password, which they will then enter in the game’s password menu....

There’s always the future Is this late or is it too early? With the lack of an E3 this year, we’re currently being drip-fed scattered live streams and announcements. Understandable in the face of 2020 being an utter hellscape. Still, it doesn’t mean we can’t look to the future or have predictions, or even divinations, and the Destructoid community is always glad to provide questions. When we did this in the past, I would take on aPersonatheme and do tarot readings....

HopingKingdom Hearts Missing Linkoffers controller support makes plenty of sense as this action RPG looks more intense than its prior mobile entries. Thankfully, it looks like your wish has been granted, for now, at least. Will there be controller support withKingdom Hearts Missing Link? As of the time of writing, there will be controller support withKingdom Hearts Missing Link. “The Closed Beta Test version is compatible with the following controllers (gamepads),” says the official Q&A on theKingdom Heartswebsite....

Chronicles nearly every Mario title Afterfinding successwith theLegend of Zeldaseries, Dark Horse decided to take a crack at the equally iconicSuper Mario Bros.series in 2015 with theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.This previously Japanese exclusive book chronicled all of theMarioreleases from the original NES game up toSuper Mario 3D Worldand included tons of concept art alongside maps of specific levels and small tidbits from the development teams. Now you won’t need to brush up on your Japanese, as the publisher has announced that the book is making its way West....

Anime streaming platform Crunchyroll has announcedDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, a trilogy of movies that will conclude the incredibly popular and award-winning anime Shonen series. The movies will be available to watch in theaters worldwide, except in some Asian territories. This announcement was made on the same day as the final episode of the Hashira Training arc was aired.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castleadapts the final arc of the manga, and while no release date has been confirmed yet for the trilogy, one can’t be far off given just how popular the manga and anime series are....

Bungie delivered its second of three livestreams centered around theInto the Lightupdate forDestiny 2today. In it, the studio focused on reintroducing players to the spruced-up armaments returning to the game. While the first stream showed playersthe new Onslaught horde mode, stream two was all about the rewards. Into the Lightis a free content update hittingDestiny 2on April 9. Though the update is meant to help alleviate thedelay ofThe Final Shape, it’s proving to be filled with delightful surprises....

More bullet hell action than you can throw your controller at in frustration One of these days I’m going to go out and splurge on every shooter available for the Xbox 360. No, I’m not talking aboutHaloandGears of War. Microsoft’s console has been home to many of this generation’s finest bullet hell games and I have a compulsive desire to own them all. Looking to make this pipe dream of mine more of a reality, Cave is currently taking reservations over atAmazon Japanfor the following bundle of shooters:Akai Katana,Deathsmiles,Deathsmiles IIX,DoDonPachi Resurrection,DoDonPachi Resurrection Black Label,Espgaluda II Black Label,Guwange,Muchi Muchi Pork & Pink Sweets,Mushihimesama, andMushihimesama Futari....