Jackbox Games new Megapicker launcher currently gives you Drawful 2 free

There’s now an easier way to buy and play Jackbox mini-games, via the brand’s new Megapicker launcher, available on Steam.

To celebrate, Jackbox is currently offering discounts on its range of mini-games and – for the next 30 days – the fan-favourite Drawful 2 to keep for free.

The Megapicker, first announced last month, is designed to act as a central hub for Jackbox mini-games, eliminating the need to rifle through each of its party packs for the game you’re after. (This is handy, as I frequently forget which pack some mini-games were released within!)

If you already have Jackbox collections in your Steam library, their respective mini-games will unlock in the Megapicker.

The Megapicker is free to download – and you can grab it via Steam here.

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GTA 6 unaffected by video game acting strike, contract terms appear to state

Yesterday’s dramatic announcement of strike action by video game actors over AI concerns may have less of an immediate impact on upcoming titles than first thought.

While the SAG-AFTRA union has indeed voted for voice artists and performance capture personnel to strike from today, a large swathe of projects now appear unaffected.

This includes any video game in development as of a year ago, including (for now) live service games, according to statements from both SAG-AFTRA and the companies the strike will hit, first shared by Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach.

Looking down the release schedule for the remainder of this year and into 2025, this will cover the vast majority of blockbuster titles whose development has stretched back several years.

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