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David Carcasole

Reporter, Gaming

David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.

Joined March 2025 1984 articles

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A display at the XP Game Summit featuring a colorful abstract artwork and signage with 'XP 26 GAME SUMMIT' in a room labeled 'KING I' at the Toronto 2026 event.

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"The mission of XP Gaming is to connect the video game industry," said Jason Lepine, founder of XP Gaming, in his opening remarks to kick off the conference in Toronto XP Game Summit 2026 on May 21, 2026. The summit celebrates its fifth year running with the 2026 event, seemingly well on its way to achieving its mission with over 700 attendees at this year's Toronto event, but it's not focused on just one annual event in one major city. The Toronto conference is one of four events, as Lepine has a clear vision for what the future of B2B […]

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Last week, I spent an afternoon at the Steam Whistle Brewery in downtown Toronto. A short walk away from the CN Tower, Scotiabank Arena, and the Rogers Centre, I didn't cross the tourists in this bustling hub to play hooky for a beer or two at the downtown brewery. I was there on behalf of Wccftech to spend a little more hands-on time with the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, as well as hear from Whitson Gordon, ASUS's head of content for ROG and senior manager of marketing content, and Sascha Krohn, the global director of […]

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A man in a winter jacket on a bright day holding a yellow sign with black text that reads "Grand Theft Wages."

CWA Canada and Local Toronto Game Devs Protest at Rockstar Toronto in Solidarity with 34 Fired Workers

Rockstar's firing of 34 workers (31 at its Rockstar North studio in Scotland, 3 in Canada at Rockstar Toronto) has been the big topic of conversation around the studio at a time when it realistically should be more about why Grand Theft Auto VI was delayed. While Rockstar alleges that the fired workers were distributing and discussing confidential information, the fired workers, the IWGB (Independent Workers of Great Britain) and other Rockstar employees deny these allegations, claiming the fired workers were simply discussing work policies. Since the dismissal of the 34 workers was made public last month, there have been […]

18 min read Dec 15, 2025

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