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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Will Be Available On iPhones, iPads Next Year (Report)
Game Pass would directly compete with Apple’s game subscription service, Apple Arcade
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Hired Guns: How Gamelancer Helps Amateur Gamers Earn Money From Their Consoles
“It’s hard to become an esports professional, but if you’re putting in hours a day doing something you’re passionate about, you should be compensated for that,” CEO Razvan Romanescu tells TheWrap
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‘Dead and Gone’ Podcast Investigates Missing and Murdered Grateful Dead Fans
The new show from Tenderfoot TV and Cadence13 debuts Oct. 15 on all major podcast platforms
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GameStop Partners With Microsoft On Multi-Year Deal to Revive Retail Stores
The partnership gives struggling GameStop access to Microsoft’s retail technology including its Surface tablets
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Van Halen Songs Dominate iTunes Charts With 8 Songs in Top 10
Eddie Van Halen died Tuesday at age 65 following a battle with cancer
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No, Tom Holland Was Not the Model for ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered’ Game
See what actual Peter Parker character model Ben Jordan looks like in real life
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How Gaming Hub Addicting Games Revived Itself A Decade After Its Sale to Viacom
“Our sweet spot going forward is really leveraging the Chromebook mobile developers,” Bill Karamouzis tells TheWrap
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Apple Gives Tim Cook $38 Million to Stay CEO Through 2025
This is Cook’s first major stock grant since 2011
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Trump’s TikTok Ban Blocked by Judge Hours Before It Was to Take Effect
An attorney for the app said shutting it down infringed on its users’ free speech
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Facebook Oversight Board Will Launch by Mid-October, More Than a Year After It Was First Announced
The internal group will begin reviewing cases of removed content by late October, with the Nov. 3 election around the corner
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Innovators List 2020: 12 Hollywood Disrupters, From Tyler Perry to Cameo to Sarah Cooper | Videos
Wave’s Adam Arrigo, Emmanuel Acho, IFC Films’ Lisa Schwartz and more make the annual list of industry disrupters
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CNN Shutters ‘Great Big Story’ Storytelling Division
“Challenging times call for difficult decisions, and it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing today that we will be closing the doors of Great Big Story,” a network statement read
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Mobile Gaming Startup Playco Raises $100 Million From Investors Including Will Smith
Tokyo-based Playco is now valued at $1 billion
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Microsoft Buys Bethesda Softworks Parent Company Zenimax For $7.5 Billion
Bethesda’s hit games include the “Doom,” “Elder Scrolls” and “Fallout” franchises
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Trump Gives TikTok-Oracle Deal His ‘Blessing’ to Continue Operating in US
“If they get it done that’s OK too, if they don’t that’s fine too,” president tells White House reporters Saturday













