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Only six of Activision Blizzard's 10,000 employees caught the coronavirus.

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Activision Blizzard employees, shareholders, and PlayStation boss react to latest allegations

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 17, 2021
3 min

The situation at Activision Blizzard continues to develop following yesterday’s report of fresh revelations against the company. Now some of the company’s shareholders have...

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3 min

This should make the Zelda fan in your life feel warm and fuzzy.

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Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda is a cozy piece of nostalgia

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 17, 2021
2 min

Nintendo has another new microconsole for the holidays. The company launched the $50 Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda device earlier this month...

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2 min

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Multiplayer and post-launch content engage gamers, Unity reports show

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 17, 2021
2 min

Unity today released two new reports on gaming — one on multiplayer and one on post-launch content for live-service games. On the surface, they...

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2 min

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Magic: The Gathering and RiotX Arcane are teaming up

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 17, 2021
1 min

Magic: The Gathering’s next collaborative crossover features a crossover with RiotX Arcane. Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to crossovers. The card game has...

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Modders create cool things in Overwolf's community.

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Overwolf raises $75M to jumpstart community modding for games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 17, 2021
4 min

Overwolf has raised $75 million in funding to jumpstart community-created mod experiences for games. The funding comes on the heels a $52.5 million raise in...

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4 min

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DreamCraft to enhance game creation platform with $10M fundraise

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 17, 2021
1 min

DreamCraft Entertainment announced today it’d closed a $10 million round of fundraising that will go towards its game creation platform. The round was led...

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FaZe Clan's Temperrr is excited about DraftKings.

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FaZe Clan cuts a sports betting partnership with DraftKings

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 17, 2021
3 min

The esports company FaZe Clan has cut a sports betting deal with DraftKings. The deal could help both companies reach new audiences, and that’s...

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3 min

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Mytaverse launches a metaverse for business travelers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 17, 2021
4 min

Mytaverse wants to make executive travel obsolete with its business metaverse for people who would ordinarily be jetting around the world. The Miami-based company...

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4 min

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Lightstream and Elgato fire off at Streamlabs for copying their homework

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 17, 2021
2 min

Livestreaming service Streamlabs got caught with its hand in the cookie jar. Lightstream, a competitor to Streamlabs in the live streaming business, took to...

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2 min

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The time is now to get rid of Bobby Kotick | Last of the Nintendogs 020

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 16, 2021
1 min

[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/last-of-the-nintendogs/embed/episodes/020-NOT-APPRECIATING-BOBBY-KOTICK-e1acjk5″ height=”102px” width=”100%” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] The best Nintendo podcast that records live from an undisclosed kennel somewhere in the continental U.S. is here...

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