Gaming
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Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion in Cash
Xbox maker acquires “Call of Duty” company, becoming world’s third-largest gaming company (by revenue)
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Take-Two to Acquire Zynga in $12.7 Billion Deal
Video game maker (“Grand Theft Auto,” the “2K” games) for platforms buys mobile game maker
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Inside UTA’s $230-Million Gaming SPAC: Is Hollywood Seeing a Future Beyond Movies and TV?
“Power brokers in traditional media markets are recognizing the monetary potential within gaming,” one industry analyst says
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Activision CEO Tells Execs He Will Consider Leaving If Harassment Issues Aren’t Fixed ‘With Speed’
1,200 Activision Blizzard employees have signed a petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick step down
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Activision CEO Slashes His Own Pay, Pledges ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Harassment Policy
Bobby Kotick also pledges to accelerate diverse hiring and waive arbitration on sexual harassment claims, answering demands from employees
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FaZe Clan to Merge With SPAC and Go Public at $1 Billion Valuation
Pitbull is among investors in gaming and entertainment company
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EA Sports to Scrub Jon Gruden From ‘Madden NFL 22’
Gruden resigned as Las Vegas Raiders head coach after old emails containing homophobic and racist language leaked
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Gaming Industry’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Should Start With Kids, Experts Say (Video)
TheGrill 2021: “For young people coming into games, it is as much a form of expression as it is a form of shared experience of play,” says Gordon Bellamy of Gay Gaming Professionals
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Elodie Games Raises $32.5 Million in New Funding From Andreessen Horowitz, Galaxy Interactive
L.A.-based studio was founded two years ago by Riot Games alums Christina Norman and David Banks
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Netflix’s ‘Tomb Raider’ Anime Series Casts Hayley Atwell as Lara Croft
Agent Peggy Carter will raid the tombs
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Why Is Jake From State Farm in Video Game ‘NBA 2K22’? (Video)
And why is he talking about having “the drip?”
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Movies, TV Shows and Games That Were Altered After 9/11 (Photos)
9/11 changed everything — including a lot of entertainment media released in the early 2000s
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Tripwire Gaming Studio Head Under Fire for Supporting Texas Abortion Ban
John Gibson’s public statement prompts partner game developer Shipwright Studios to cancel its current contracts
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Activision Blizzard Employees Walk Out, Protest Company’s Response to Equality Lawsuit
“We no longer trust that our leaders will place employee safety above their own interests,” employees say in an open letter
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EA Buys Warner Bros’ Mobile Games Studio Playdemic for $1.4 Billion in Cash
Playdemic is the maker of “Golf Clash”
