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IT'S CRUNCH TIME PEOPLE! The Vertical Slice paywall is coming in hot. Starting next week, full access will be reserved for paying subscribers. Free subscribers will be able to browse headlines and read select articles. Here's a snapshot of what the site has achieved in just 19 days: I made the site free to give people a chance to try before they buy. I felt it was important to show I was capable of delivering on the promise of quality, fearless daily reporting and incisive investigative journalism. I believe I've shown, without a shadow of a doubt, this is viable. You want receipts? Just take a look at what we've achieved in just 19 days (pictured). Right now, we're offering a 33% discount on a monthly or annual subscription. Sales won't be a regular occurrence, and the launch offer will expire on Nov 9. If you're one of the 32,000 people who have read my work (or one of the 200 free subs yet to pull the trigger), now is the time to back us! And look, I get it, paying for journalism still feels weird when there is so much "free" stuff out there. Maybe corporate-owned media will survive, but I can guarantee it will never truly thrive. Remember this: free journalism does not exist. If you aren't paying for it, then you are the product. Support the journalism you want to see in the world: https://lnkd.in/eDjGJnke

Roblox says generative AI will allow it to "import any existing console, PC, or mobile game" onto the platform https://lnkd.in/eERjJCMj

Valve sidesteps genAI concerns, Xbox hardware continues to wilt, and EA workers are over it - Headliner [30/10/26] https://lnkd.in/emPN8fFn

"They cut off your access:" If generative AI is the future, why is EA capping its usage? Staff within the Battlefield publisher are being encouraged to use the tech—just, not too much https://lnkd.in/exxAN59H

Xbox hardware revenue down by 14 percent during Q1 https://lnkd.in/e8KmXEy7

The importance of swapping 'culture as a paint colour' for 'culture as progression' https://lnkd.in/ee45Y7vw

Rockstar workers secure potentially historic union recognition vote "This is our moment to secure a window onto the decisions that shape our lives" https://lnkd.in/e5BTv7fs

French union accuses Don't Nod of illegally targeting individuals during redundancy process https://lnkd.in/e9tk4AKQ

"I don't want to work at this place anymore:" EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after mass layoffs https://lnkd.in/ei8HHtVE

WB Games owner Skydance introducing five-day in-office mandate alongside 'Voluntary Buyout Program' https://lnkd.in/edhieDtn