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‘Pokemon GO’ Weekly Player Spending Climbs 70% to $23 Million in March
Coronavirus pandemic boosted investments on Niantic’s “Pokemon GO”
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Hulu Launches New Group Viewing Feature
Up to eight people can watch the same program at a time with Hulu Watch Party
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Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Sets Live ‘Fortnite’ Competition Series on Mixer
Ninja’s new Mixer show “Ninja Battles Featuring Fortnite” launches May 28
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Twitter Adds Fact-Check Label to Trump Tweet for 1st Time
Trump condemned the action taken by Twitter and claimed the company was “interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election”
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‘Pac-Man’ Celebrates 40th Birthday With Special Multiplayer Game on Twitch
Bandai Namco’s arcade classic debuted in 1980
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‘Microsoft Solitaire Collection’ Turns 30 Years Old Today
The digital version of Solitaire was first released in 1990 on Windows 3.0
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A-Trak, Diplo to Headline Virtual Electric Blockaloo Music Festival in ‘Minecraft’
The Electric Blockaloo Festival will take place inside a “Minecraft” game June 25-28
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Take-Two Interactive Promises 93 New Game Releases in 5 Years
Half of the new games from Rockstar Games and 2K owner Take-Two Interactive will be original IP
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Satirical Website ClickHole Returns to Publishing After Four Month Hiatus
The site went dark in February 2020 after being purchased by Cards Against Humanity
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YouTube Reschedules Virtual Commencement to June 7
Beyonce Knowles-Carter joins star-studded lineup for YouTube’s virtual 2020 graduation
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Why Video Games and Esports Will Thrive Post-Pandemic
“We have permanently increased the ecosystem’s economic and cultural relevance,” Complexity Gaming’s Jason Lake says
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Sony Showcases PlayStation Studios Branding for Exclusive Games
“This brand will exist for well-known existing franchises, as well as brand new franchises that we have yet to explore,” Sony global marketing head Eric Lempel said
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Annapurna Interactive Enlists Nathan Vella to Join Executive Team
Vella joins Annapurna Interactive’s executive leadership team after 14 years at Capybara Games
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‘Fortnite’ Logs 3.2 Billion Hours Played in April
Epic Games’ “Fortnite” now counts over 350 million registered players
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IMDb Launches First Podcast: ‘Movies That Changed My Life’ (Exclusive)
Inaugural episode features “Westworld” actor Jeffrey Wright
