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Video game industry innovates with new titles and consoles, as unionization drive continues

Overlooking a mountain vista in hit game Elden Ring. (Business Wire via AP)
Overlooking a mountain vista in hit game Elden Ring. (Business Wire via AP)

The first months of 2022 witnessed a flood of long-awaited video games, including the phenomenon Elden Ring. A PC gaming giant sought to disrupt the console market, while another huge company saw one of its teams form a union.

We get the latest from Here & Now‘s James Mastromarino.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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