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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Looks To Right The Wrongs Of Its Predecessor

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Looks To Right The Wrongs Of Its Predecessor https://ift.tt/VFGJQnU Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV is arriving nearly a decade after the release of the third game in the real-time strategy series, and after spending some time with an extensive preview build that covered the opening missions of two its campaigns, I’m happy to report that it seems to be a return to form after the ill-received changes in Dawn of War III. The Dawn of War series has always reinvented itself with each entry. Dawn of War II eschewed the first game’s focus on amassing large armies in favor of micro-managing smaller groups, or sometimes individual units. It removed the original's base-building mechanics, and its maps were less of an open-ended sandbox, hewing closer to being an isometric action-RPG. While these changes didn’t sit well with some players of the original Dawn of War, others found the alterations to be bold, and the game was received positively , with man...

Lost Creator "Shocked And Appalled" Over Toxic Workplace Claims

Lost Creator "Shocked And Appalled" Over Toxic Workplace Claims https://ift.tt/STQhEH6

A new report, based on interviews with the cast and writers of Lost, reveals an unspoken racist and toxic culture behind the scenes of the hit show. In a Vanity-Fair-published excerpt from the upcoming book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, reporter Maureen Ryan details the hostile working environment behind the scenes of Lost. Ryan interviewed over a dozen people who worked on Lost across all six seasons.

Actor Harold Perrineau, who played Michael, told Ryan that the show constantly favored the white characters over the people of color. When Perrineau attempted to bring up his concerns, they were met with indifference or outright hostility. Eventually, he was fired before season 3 began shooting. Additionally, while the cast made early efforts to have equal pay, the cast ended up having compensation tiers, the highest of which was entirely occupied by white cast members.

The writer's room itself was reportedly also hostile to people of color, especially women. Writers who took offense or spoke up were ostracized. Multiple sources related that when Perrineau's departure from the show was discussed, Lindelof said, "[he] called me racist, so I fired his ass." Writer Hsu Taylor claimed that co-showrunner and executive producer Carlton Cuse took false credit for an acclaimed episode she had written and denied her work opportunities.

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