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Unity Acquires Visual Programming Software Bolt From Developer Ludiq
“Thanks to Unity’s involvement, Bolt will benefit from a wealth of resources,” said Ludiq chief executive Lazlo Bonin
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YouTube Signs Gamer PewDiePie to Livestreaming Deal
Game streamer PewDiePie, AKA Felix Avrid Ulf Kjellberg, will now broadcast exclusively on YouTube
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Amazon Engineering VP Quits, Accuses Company of ‘Chickens–‘ Firing of Whistleblowers
“I quit in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19,” Tim Bray said
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Xbox Series X on Track For Holiday Launch, But Games May be Delayed
“Overall, I think we’re in line with where we thought we would be,” Xbox head Phil Spencer said
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Justin and Hailey Bieber Set Facebook Show, ‘The Biebers on Watch’ (Video)
The Facebook Watch original series premieres May 4
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‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer Expands Series With New Title ‘Midnight Sun’
The “Twilight” author’s companion novel “Midnight Sun” available for pre-order May 4
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Activision Donates $2 Million to Call of Duty Endowment Helping Veterans Impacted by COVID-19
“We’ve seen a huge increase in veterans asking our partners for assistance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” endowment executive director Dan Goldenberg said
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Epic Games Cancels 2020 ‘Fortnite’ World Championships
“Due to the limitations of cross region online competition, there will not be a Fortnite World Cup in 2020,” Epic said Thursday
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NBA Stars Josh Hart, Meyers Leonard Battle in ‘Call of Duty’ Pandemic Relief Tournament
Leonard’s five-week charity “Call of Duty” tournament aims to raise $175,000 to support Feeding America
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Jukin Media to Launch Inspirational Video Channel on Pluto TV | Exclusive
“There are some really great stories being told,” CEO Jon Skogmo says
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Dear Media Raises $8 Million to Produce Podcasts for Women
Dear Media will use the funds to expand its podcast slate and make investments in direct-to-consumer startups
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Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Bets on Gaming Chat Developer Guilded
San Francisco-based Guilded raised $7 million from Ohanian’s venture capital firm in its effort to make a Discord competitor
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Where to Watch the ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ Trailer from Ubisoft
The newest “Assassin’s Creed” game will launch “holiday 2020.”
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How 160,000 Nintendo Accounts Were Hacked and Sold
“Consumer logins are compromised all the time and this is a small piece of a much bigger ecosystem” SpyCloud spokesperson Julia Kisielius says
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Former Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. Named FuboTV Executive Chairman
Bronfman was an early investor in the sports-focused streamer through his venture capital group Waverly Capital
