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This MOBA is a case in point. It closed its servers, reopened them by popular request and has just announced its closure again

What a trajectory Paragon, the MOBA from Epic Games, has had. It was originally released in 2016 offering third-person action quite unusual in the genre, but ended closing their servers because the developers were forced to move to the Fortnite team as it began to gain attention. A couple of years ago it was re-released under the nickname “Paragon: the Overprime” but things have not gone well.

The resurrection of Paragon was at the hands of Netmarble, a South Korean distributor that took advantage of the resources of the original – a game that many players of the time had grown fond of – to take over in development, and it has been in early access since 2022. However, those responsible for it have decided to end support for the game: through their official blog, they announce that on April 22 they will close the servers.

“Since launching in Early Access, Paragon: the Overprime has been a work in progress as we explored, contrasted, and thought of different ways to meet the expectations of our warriors,” the statement reads. “After careful consideration, we have concluded that we will not be able to offer stable and satisfactory service in the future.

Paragon: the Overprime has been operating in the format for two years now, bringing back the heroes of the original and introducing new cinematics and abilities. Going by SteamDB, the game has never had a particularly impressive activity count. Its historical peak is 32,524 simultaneous players on the Valve platform, which is not bad at all, but their numbers have deteriorated a lot with the passage of time.

It is not the same as Predecessor

As a reminder, Paragon’s original cancellation at the hands of Epic Games ended with the company making the game’s development resources public and free. It goes without saying that this resurrection project comes from there, but it is by no means the only one: many consider Predecessor to be superior in multiple aspects, although to be honest, its numbers are not very encouraging anyway.

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H&M announces an ERE in Spain that will affect 588 workers and the closure of 28 stores


H&M has announced the opening of a collective dismissal procedure in Spain for organizational and economic reasons that will lead to the closure of 28 stores and affect 588 workers, according to CCOO in a statement.

Specifically, the union has reported that the fashion firm has presented this staff adjustment for organizational, productive and economic reasons in the stores, after having announced yesterday another employment regulation procedure in its Barcelona offices, the negotiation of which will begin this week. coming.

In the communication that the unions have received, H&M plans to close 28 stores, with an initial impact of 588 employees, beginning the negotiation process in September.

CCOO has recalled that with the new Royal Decree of 2023, in the event that workplace closures occur, the company must notify the labor authority at least six months in advance until the constitution of the organization occurs. negotiating table, sending a copy to the most representative unions at the state and regional level.

After last year’s mobilization processes to demand salary improvements in Spain and the agreement reached, CCOO believes that this measure is “too aggressive” and that solutions can be sought that do not involve job loss.

In this way, it is committed to negotiating with the company to maintain the greatest number of jobs, minimizing the effects of “such harsh measures” as those proposed by H&M for a workforce, which was already decimated by the ERE that occurred in 2021. with the final departure of 349 workers, compared to the almost 1,100 affected that the company had initially proposed.

Agreement in June 2023

The announcement of the cut comes seven months after reaching an agreement in principle with labor improvements for the workforce. After the mobilizations of the workers, which achieved the closure of the textile multinational’s stores, CCOO and UGT closed in June an agreement in principle with the management of H&M with labor and salary improvements for the 4,000 employees of the workforce in Spain. Among them, a sales incentive for all positions in the store of up to 50 euros per month and an increase in resources in the establishments.

CCOO then highlighted that the agreement came after the success of the strike mobilizations, called together with UGT, in the middle of the sales campaign and which led to the closure of hundreds of the fashion brand’s stores in Spain. After the pact, the two days of strike that were scheduled for July 1 and 8 were called off.

After “intense negotiations” at the headquarters of the Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA), the union explained that in the agreement salary improvements were achieved as a sales incentive for all positions in the store of up to 50 euros per month, “ linked to effective presence”, which will be valid until 2025.

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Sony, LG Bosch and are selling off balances before the final closure of stores in Russia


In all Russian regions, the remaining specialized stores of the LG, Bosch and Sony brands began to gradually close. Representatives of the companies clarify that some stores will remain open for the next three months until all remaining products are sold, Kommersant reports.

According to market experts, many foreign manufacturers of household appliances and electronics did not close their stores for one reason only: in this case, they would have to pay serious fines to landlords. It is also noted that stores owned by Chinese and Turkish suppliers are already appearing in place of the departed Western, Japanese and Korean companies.

Journalists from the Kommersant publication say that at the beginning of February 2024, specialized stores of LG and Sony in the Afimall City shopping center were closed. LG technical support stated that all brand stores in Russia will be closed due to “no supplies.” According to the official website of LG, the brand had four specialized stores in Moscow.

Sony said that the manufacturer’s mono-brand stores remaining open in Moscow will remain open until approximately the summer of 2024 in order to also sell off all remaining stock. It is noted that previously there were mono-brand Sony stores in every million-plus city in Russia, but now, due to Western sanctions, they were forced to close.

In addition to Asian companies, the German manufacturer Bosch will also soon close its stores. The company’s technical support clarifies that almost all stores are already closed, and the remaining ones are selling off their leftovers.

According to one source in the Russian retail market, stores of European, Korean and Asian brands began to close completely only now, because many of them had multi-year lease agreements, in case of premature termination of which they would have to immediately transfer all payments. In addition, in some cases one would also have to pay serious fines. In this regard, as the expert noted, some companies simply decided to “see out” until the end of the contract, despite the cessation of official deliveries back in 2022.

At the same time, the specialist, during a conversation with journalists from the Kommersant publication, also emphasized that mainly household appliance stores are closing, since they are unprofitable, and manufacturers no longer need to promote their goods on the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, it is currently beneficial for Samsung partners to have a network of mono-brand stores, because they mainly sell tablets and smartphones.

Evgenia Prilutskaya, director of the infrastructure retail department at CORE.XP, noted an interesting fact: LG in the Russian Federation has never been widely represented by its mono-brand stores, since the manufacturer was more focused on corporate clients. Therefore, all mono-brand Sony and LG stores in Russia were used by manufacturers, first of all, to promote their products and advertising. In this regard, it is hardly possible to talk about any serious losses for manufacturers due to the closure of their stores.

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Naughty Dog announces the closure of Uncharted and The Last of Us servers

Today is likely to be a sad day for many Uncharted and The Last of Us players. Naughty Dog has announced in a statement the imminent closure of several titles in the Uncharted saga and The Last of Us. Tomorrow, September 4, the servers will no longer be available to all players. If you have had a good time in the multiplayer of these games, today is the last day you can do it. We tell you in detail which games the closure affects!

The Last of Us 2 will have multiplayer mode

Naughty Dog closes Uncharted and the Last of Us

Naughty Dog has announced in a statement the imminent shutdown of the servers of Uncharted 2: Kingdom of Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and The last of us (PS3). The closing will take effect tomorrow, day 4th of September. Those who remember with nostalgia the multiplayer of these games today have the opportunity to enjoy for the last time as then. Naughty Dog has accompanied the statement with a strong appreciation for all the support they have had over the years and that this closure will not affect the remastered versions of PlayStation 4.

We remind you that The Last of Us II continues to provide information, although we still do not know its release date. At SamaGame we bet that it will arrive in February 2020. We leave you a preview that we have seen, so that the closing of the servers is not so hard.

The servers for Uncharted 2 and 3, and The Last of Us on PlayStation 3 will close tomorrow. What do you think of this news? Have you had a good time in its multiplayer? We encourage you to tell us your anecdotes in comments or social networks.