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Video Games on Strike: From One Conference Panel, a Wave of Unions Has Risen
From SAG-AFTRA strikes to a “World of Warcraft” union, years of organizing in gaming are starting to bear fruit
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Blizzard Games to Arrive on Steam Starting in August
“Overwatch 2” will be the first title to stray from Battle.net exclusivity and head to Valve’s competing software storefront
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Chloe Zhao Shares Her Vision for ‘Diablo IV’ With Live-Action Trailer (Video)
The “Eternals” director has entered the video game advertising realm
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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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Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Exits Following Employee Walkout
Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will lead video-game company going forward
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Blizzard Entertainment Cancels BlizzCon
Blizzard is working to host an online version of the annual BlizzCon trade show but admitted that would be new territory
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Activision Blizzard Trumps Q1 Sales Estimates as ‘Call of Duty’ Gets Boost From Stay-at-Home Orders
Gaming giant says latest “Call of Duty” game reached 60 million players within its first 3 weeks
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Video Game Fever: Gaming Revenue to Surpass TV in 2020, Study Says | Charts
GamingGrill 2019: The gaming world will bring in nearly $200 billion in revenue next year, according to research from IDG Consulting chief Yoshio Osaki
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Activision Blizzard Shortens Suspension, Restores Prize Money to Pro Gamer Who Expressed Support for Hong Kong
Video game giant previously banned Chung Ng Wai for a year and revoked winnings after he expressed support for pro-democracy protesters
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Mass Shootings Reignite Video Game Debate Despite Lack of Evidence
“The older generation has these kinds of complaints, and when the audience dies, the moral panic dies,” Chris Ferguson, a psychology professor at Stetson University, says
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Electronic Arts Lays Off 350 Employees as Gaming Industry Continues Cutbacks
Job losses come a month after Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard laid off 800 employees
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Twitter Lands Overwatch League Highlights and Weekly Recap Show
A weekly recap show is coming in 2019 as well
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How Steve Bannon Mined ‘Intense Young Men,’ From ‘World of Warcraft’ to the White House
Former Trump advisor used knowledge from his gaming days to help president’s 2016 campaign
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‘Warcraft’ Movie Is Openly Hostile to Non-Nerds (Commentary)
Video-game adaptation is every terrible, nerdy thing you feared the video-game adaptation would be
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‘Overwatch’ Character’s Sexy Victory Pose Removed By Blizzard After Complaints; Flame War Ensues
“Overwatch” game director Jeff Kaplan says the decision was “easy.”
