5/10 - Riot Employees Walkout in Protest

This week, the running theme seemed to be Game Devs in less than savory conditions... but I suppose that's the game industry these days...

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Randy Pitchford is having a... magical time.
Week started with him getting into a terrible fight with Game Informer on twitter:
https://twitter.com/gameinformer/status/1123658326372429825
Now the voice actor for Clap Trap wont be returning because they wont pay him, and alleges Randy physically assaulted him
https://www.pcgamer.com/latest-borderlands-3-controversy-involves-an-alleged-physical-assault-against-former-claptrap-voice-actor/

Riot workers walked out to stage a protest on monday over forced arbitration (preventing employees from suing the company)
https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198

Final Round:

Switch is poised to launch in China, but Nintendo's president doesn't expect it to sell well
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-08-nintendo-the-reality-is-that-the-chinese-games-market-is-almost-all-mobile-and-pc-games

US Senator will introduce legislation to ban loot boxes
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-08-us-legislator-proposes-loot-box-ban

Apex Legends is likely to receive a mobile portability
https://www.polygon.com/battle-royale/2019/5/8/18536814/apex-legends-mobile-season-2-chinese-release

Microsoft developing a controller to help the visually impaired read with Braille
https://twinfinite.net/2019/05/microsoft-patents-braille-accessory-for-xbox-controller/