New Ubisoft scandal, "Smuta" promo artist sued developers - the most interesting for April 30

A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry around the world yesterday.

• Nintendo finished off a popular YouTube channel - the author gave up after strikes. Large corporations know how to fiercely protect intellectual property.
• The promo artist of "Smuta" sued the developers - he worked for several years without an employment contract. Dmitry started working in 2023 and did not have a military ID, so they concluded a GPH (civil law contract) with him and every few months he was sent documents for signing.
• Iron Hands and Hive Tyrant: the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 shared plans for the third year of game development. The game will feature reworked modes, new weapons, and much more.
• The Stronghold Crusader remaster received the Baldwin & Bullseye expansion with new missions and free maps. 9 new missions were added to the game, as well as lords.
• A new era of evil: the first trailer for Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil" has been released. The story centers on a medical courier who travels to Raccoon City at night and finds himself at the epicenter of a virus outbreak.
• A remaster of a cult 1988 RPG was accidentally given away on PC - the developers decided to give players a full license. The inXile Entertainment studio confirmed that this "giveaway" happened by mistake.
• New Ubisoft scandal: physical copies of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced angered fans. Some players are already talking about a possible boycott of the game.
• Even GTX 1650 can handle it: Neverness to Everness developers showed how to optimize UE5. The project performs well even on high settings.
• 96% positive reviews: the shooter Far Far West unexpectedly became a Steam hit. The starting price played a big role.
• Gabe Newell wrote to Elon Musk about a tour for Kojima at SpaceX - the correspondence surfaced in court. Thanks to the Musk v. Altman case, some letters became public.