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Facebook Launching Group Video Chat and Zoom Competitor, Messenger Rooms
Messenger Rooms will launch next week, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said
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Augmented Reality Startup Magic Leap Cuts Half of Staff Across Company (Report)
Magic Leap now developing virtual reality tech for commercial use after its headset failed to hit sales targets
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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 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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Why the Nintendo Switch Console Is Still Sold Out
High demand and reseller bots are keeping the Switches off shelves
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Ubisoft Films, Marc Silverstein Producing Feature on Senior Esports Athletes
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein will write and direct the currently untitled feature
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Blake Broadcasting Network, Torque Esports Sign Syndicated Broadcast Deal
While sports are shut down, BBN and Torque Esports will deliver broadcast esports content
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Game Over for GameStop? Struggling Retailer to Close 320 (More) Stores
“GameStop faces the ghosts of Blockbuster’s past,” consultant Peter Csathy says
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Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ Is Getting a Mobile Game Adaptation
It’s developed by women-led Glow Up Games
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VidCon Cancellation Means More Than $60 Million Loss for Anaheim and Content Creators
“The cancellation is a big hit for the talent,” Kevin Herrera, CEO of management firm TheMachine, says
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Riot Games Donates $1.5 Million to Coronavirus Relief in LA
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s relief fund will receive $200,000 of Riot Games’ donation
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How the World Poker Tour’s Success Has Shaped Allied’s Approach to Esports
“World Poker Tour has been around for 18 years: We did it slightly differently,” CEO Frank Ng tells TheWrap
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Game Developers Conference Is Rescheduled as a Summer Event
GDC Summer will take place in San Francisco this August
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Trump Said Google Is Creating a Coronavirus Screening Website, But It’s Not — Verily Is
Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, said the tool is “in development” and will first be tested out in the Bay Area














