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Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just weeks after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionize. The publisher shared this news in a statement to IGN today, confirming that 71 positions had been imp...
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đź“‹ Key Facts âś“ Prof Alice Sullivan's talk at the University of Bristol was disrupted by a protest. âś“ Sullivan described the protest ...
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