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Bellevue, Apr 5 (Hexbear) - During a surprise live stream dubbed "Valve Time" Gave Newell (Valve Software) appeared to announce the release of "Half-Life 3" for sale exclusively on Valve's Steam storefront.

Newell stated the game will once again put players within the mind of long-time Half-Life protagonist "Gordon Freeman" and will feature a single player story taking place after the events of Half-Life 2 Episode 2.

Fromsoftware the beloved company that graced the world of gaming with the exceptional series Dark Souls along with highly respected standalone titles such as Bloodborne and Sekiro is once again in the spotlight after a whistleblower who claims to have worked at the company for three years, gives insight into the horrors of working at the company.

“On the 13th hour working my double shift, I was starving and went to retrieve my lunch. My lunch was missing and (their manager) was standing there grinning holding my lunch. ‘Get on your hands and feet’ they told me, ‘bark like a good dog and you get your treat.’ After refusing their request, my manager angrily spat in my lunch and threw it in the trash. I had to work the rest of the shift starving. When I checked my pay stub, I wasn’t paid for any overtime.”

One can only imagine let alone live in this environment, especially for those who have to work at this company earning a very low wage. A 2019 review aggregate from Career Connection, a website detailing the benefits of working at a particular company along with salary shows that Fromsoft has a very low employee satisfaction score with an approximate salary of only 2.8 million yen a year, that’s less than half the standard rate other companies pay their developers. Some reviews have been posted below, but none have revealed the same claims the whistleblower makes, but that isn’t to say the claims are false, perhaps people are too scared to speak out in fear of losing reputation in an already tyrannical industry.

The whistleblower elaborated more and says that he is speaking “on their behalf as well as mine… to show the world that we matter and they should know what goes on behind the scenes.” The west has praised the Japanese studio for more than a decade, Miyazaki is always in the limelight receiving all the honor and respect for “his” work, all the while his workers are being treated so poorly… does the director who puts his name first after each credit roll really care about his workers?

“One of my good friends was pregnant at the time and would constantly need to use the bathroom, even bearing a child, management told her to perform as a pet dog, and she did, because the alternative was passing waste on the chair and being forced to work on a soiled chair which has happened to a worker who recently left the company.”

The leaker also claims some staff are forced to act like dogs in order to be granted permission to go home, or even to receive pay. We asked Fromsoftware for a comment and surprisingly they gave us one and a surprising response it was, take a look.

“We care deeply for our workers as they are the backbone of our company, without the team we have nothing and no ability to make the content we want to share with our fans. We are deeply saddened that someone is making up these rumors, but that is what they are and they are false. We treat all staff with the respect they deserve and as we read the statements from this alleged whistleblower, we felt a deep sadness from the lies they were sharing, portraying us to be an evil company when we are better than that and our employees know this. We don’t think one of our own employees would make such claims, we assume this is foreign interference from another development company spreading misinformation to get us bad reputation and publicity. We wholeheartedly reject these accusations and this statement is a way of providing solace for those who believe them.”

Quite the sweet talkers, “foreign interference” that’s quite the accusation, but mostly coverup. I choose not to believe the company’s statements as the industry itself is full of worker neglect and abuse, internationally and domestically, radical changes need to ensue or the industry we know of will become a fossil in time.

Baltimore, MD- Early this morning, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when a container ship struck a support column. Intelligence sources say the ship was captured by Russian special forces. Putin put out a statement only viewable to me that confirms this and includes a statement about intending to kill all Americans and end freedom forever.

BALTIMORE, Mar 26 (Hexbear) - History repeats itself on this historic day as a second boat impacts that bridge in Baltimore. The boat, known as the "USS Asskicker" was piloted by known alcoholic cop Corporal Bernie B. Bernard during a routine patrol of the water way in search of illegal immigrants. Cpl. Bernard died upon impact and was exploded into like a million pieces, according to experts.

"I only wish I had more space to write this stupid headline" he later added

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/nyregion/adams-albany-migrant-crisis.html

With the migrant crisis continuing to roil New York City, Mayor Eric Adams appeared to score a win last month when the governor vowed to commit $2.4 billion — more than double last year’s proposal — to cover the costs of caring for the tens of thousands of people who have arrived in New York to seek refuge.

But on Tuesday, Mr. Adams said even that would not be enough.

Testifying at the State Capitol in Albany, the mayor told lawmakers that the state would need to pony up at least half the cost of caring for migrants to keep the city from making drastic budget cuts, a figure his team put at $4.6 billion.

“We’re the economic engine of the state,” Mr. Adams said. “And we’ve always been here for the state. We need the state now to be here for us in the city.”

New York officials had hoped to divide the cost of sheltering migrants equally among the city, state and federal governments. But federal officials refused to commit to that arrangement, leaving the city to press the state for more funds.

Following the press conference the embattled mayor released a video statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying "what we are dealing with in many ways is worse than what we dealt with on 9/11. On that fateful day, the attacks were over quickly. 9/11 was a one day event. Within two hours everything was wrapped up. But this migrant crisis is different. The migrant and crime issue is daily. Hourly. It is tearing the greatest city in the world apart"

In addition to more money for migrants, the mayor used his trip to Albany — an annual tradition known as Tin Cup Day when local leaders make their budget pitches to the state — to meet with legislative leaders and Gov. Kathy Hochul. He also pressed lawmakers for mayoral control of schools, the authority to address illegal cannabis vendors and an expansion of the city’s borrowing power.

While mayors often face tough crowds in Albany, Mr. Adams found a broadly sympathetic audience this year, fielding compliments from both sides of the aisle for different aspects of his handling of the migrant crisis, despite the partisan disagreements about the broader fixes for the problem.

The warm reception was no doubt welcome to Mr. Adams, whose popularity has waned amid local and federal investigations of people in the mayor’s orbit and into his fund-raising practices. Earlier today, an unrelated federal inquiry resulted in the indictment of 70 people associated with the New York City Housing Authority, an investigation that Justice Department officials have called one of the largest public corruption cases in history.

TOKYO, Feb 20 (Hexbear) - Lead Designer Hidetaka Miyazaki took to Twitter earlier today to announce that after a malicious attack by Russian hacking group NULL/S1GN4L the source code for the upcoming Elden Ring DLC "Shadow of the Erp Tree" has been lost, forcing the development company to cancel the release of the much-anticipated expansion.

"To all our fans and share-holders we sincerely apologize."