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‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ Tournament Offers $1 Million in Prizes
Activision’s online competition begins April 30 and ends May 24
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Riot Games Cancels ‘League of Legends’ Mid-Season Invitational Tournament
Remaining 2020 LCS season still planned, said Riot global head of esports John Needham
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How ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ Publisher Activision Blizzard Is Keeping Cheaters At Bay
“We have zero tolerance for cheaters,” battle royale shooter developer Infinity Ward says
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GameStop CEO George Sherman, Executive Team Take 50% Pay Cut Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Executives and board of directors pay cut 30-50% as sales rapidly decline
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Podcast Network Wondery Walks Back $10 Million Offer of Free Ads to Small Businesses
Each small-to-medium business will now receive up to 250,000 ad impressions on Wondery shows
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Gayle King Hosts Live Weekly, Pandemic-Themed SiriusXM Radio Show
Limited six-episode show will debut tomorrow on channel 109
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How Podcast Producers Are Coping With Remote Broadcasting
Commutes to work and gyms have disappeared, forcing the podcast industry to adapt, Stitcher executive Chris Bannon says
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Sony, ‘Venom’ Writers to Produce ‘One Punch Man’ Film Based on Popular Manga Series
Avi Arad of Arad Productions to produce
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Video Game Spending Climbs to $1.6 Billion in March, Up 35% From Last Year
$3 billion has been spent on games globally to date this year
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‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Hits Record 3.5 Million Downloads in First 3 Days
Beats all previous PS4-exclusive games in the last two years
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How Guillermo Del Toro, Ava DuVernay, Brad Bird Are Passing Time in Quarantine
DuVernay said she’s tuned into Pandora’s “Bon Iver station when I’m down” and the “Burna Boy station when I’m feeling better.”
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Why the Nintendo Switch Console Is Still Sold Out
High demand and reseller bots are keeping the Switches off shelves
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Joe Keery’s Twitter Appears to Be Hacked, Racial Slurs Posted
“Stranger Things” actor deleted the offensive tweets but offered no comment
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Quibi’s Mobile Streaming App Tumbles Down Apple Store Charts
Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ all outrank the new streaming service in free downloads
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Nevada Gaming Control Board Approves Wagers on ‘Call of Duty’ League Matches
“More requests have been made recently amid suspension of traditional sports events,” said NGCB Senior Analyst Michael Lawton
