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League of Legends Creator Riot Games Unveils Six New Titles and Plans to Dethrone Blizzard
Coinspeaker League of Legends Creator Riot Games Unveils Six New Titles and Plans to Dethrone BlizzardAs Riot Games celebrates the 10th anniversary of its popular title League of Legends, it unveils six new games taking on its competitor Blizzard Entertainment head-on. дальше »
2019-10-16 19:59 | |
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Blizzard U-Turns Blitzchung Ban to Return Prize Money After Fierce Backlash
Blizzard is in full damage-control mode this morning as the widespread fallout from the Blitzchung ban continues unabated. In the latest turn of events, the company behind the hugely popular digital collectible card game, Hearthstone, has decided to return Blitzchung’s prize money and unban the Taiwanese casters who hosted the match. дальше »
2019-10-13 13:14 | |
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Riot’s message to esports pros: We want no part of Hong Kong controversy
Earlier this week the bottom fell out at Blizzard when it banned an esports pro from competing after he spoke out in support of the Hong Kong protests. It seems half the gaming industry (to say nothing of the wider tech industry) has gotten caught up in the ensuing fallout — and now Riot Games is downright begging its esports pros not to drag them into it. дальше »
2019-10-12 03:37 | |
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Chronology of A Controversy: How We Ended Up Boycotting Blizzard
Few controversies have the pull to remain a mainstay of the fast-changing news cycle that defines modern gaming news. Yet, nearly a week on from the moment that sparked the whole debacle, the story of Blizzard kowtowing to Chinese pressure continues to evolve thick and fast. дальше »
2019-10-13 14:03 | |
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Google banned a game about the Hong Kong protests
Tech companies’ involvement with the Hong Kong protests just keeps getting more and more tangled. Now Google has banned a game about the protests, joining Apple and Blizzard in allegedly suppressing anything that might offend the Chinese government. дальше »
2019-10-11 00:30 | |
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Blizzard banned a Hong Kong protest supporter and all hell broke loose
Blizzard, perhaps ironically, has ignited a firestorm over the banning of an esports pro for his support of Hong Kong. While the initial response was flammable enough, the aftermath is swiftly growing beyond its original gaming context into a proper international incident. дальше »
2019-10-9 21:26 | |
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Gods Unchained Goes Viral After Blizzard Bans Top Player For Saying “Liberate Hong Kong”
Gods Unchained, a blockchain based Hearthstone like game, saw its servers “hugged to death” as the game went viral after offering to pay all lost winnings of a top player... The post Gods Unchained Goes Viral After Blizzard Bans Top Player For Saying “Liberate Hong Kong” appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2019-10-10 17:34 | |
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Blizzard bans esports player from Hearthstone tourney over Hong Kong support
Blizzard is in the hot seat after penalizing a Hearthstone esports player for voicing an opinion about the protests in Hong Kong. While the player did violate the rules of the tournament he was competing in, it’s Blizzard that’s taking all the criticism for kicking him out. дальше »
2019-10-9 00:36 | |
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Blizzard Bans Political Hong Kong Hearthstone Player and Strips Winnings
Gamers don’t usually cross the political divide but when they do it’s usually for some very personal reasons. In this case, GrandMaster Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai’s decision to support his fellow countrymen has cost him his tournament winnings and a one year ban: “Effective immediately, Blitzchung is removed from Grandmasters and […] The post Blizzard Bans Political Hong Kong Hearthstone Player and Strips Winnings appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-10-8 17:30 | |
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VENN is the 24/7 network gaming needs, say its creators
A cohort of gaming veterans are creating a dedicated gaming and esports network that puts the focus on professional streaming celebrities — a channel called VENN. VENN, which stands for Video game Entertainment & News Network (pity we couldn’t work the G in there, because we were so close to having a network called “VEGEN”), would be an MTV of sorts for esports and gaming-based personalities. дальше »
2019-9-18 20:59 | |
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How EA Took The Number One Spot For The Most Downvoted Comment in Reddit’s History
Electronic Arts (EA), is one of the most popular video game companies headquartered in California. It’s the second largest game company based on revenue, coming after Blizzard and ahead of Ubisoft. дальше »
2019-9-7 22:50 | |
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World’s Worst Dad? Man Mulls Skipping Child’s Birth to Play WoW Classic
On Monday, as players wrapped their heads around queuing for hours to jump into Blizzard’s revamped take on vanilla World of Warcraft, one soon-to-be father had to contend with a wholly more serious conundrum – witness the birth of his first child or play WoW Classic at launch? Dumbfounded by the prospect of missing one […] The post World’s Worst Dad? Man Mulls Skipping Child’s Birth to Play WoW Classic appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »
2019-8-30 17:34 | |
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World of Warcraft Classic Caused Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Stock Jump
Coinspeaker World of Warcraft Classic Caused Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Stock JumpActivision Blizzard has seen its stock jump upwards of 6% following the release of World of Warcraft Classic on Monday night. дальше »
2019-8-28 11:18 | |
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Dow Staggers While World Economy Spirals Toward Brutal Recession
By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones took a hammering on thin liquidity on Wednesday as a blizzard of terrible news iced bulls and thrust the index into a 630 point tailspin. The bears were out in force as the mighty German economic machine contracted, Chinese data missed estimates, Hong Kong wallowed in chaos, and bond […] The post Dow Staggers While World Economy Spirals Toward Brutal Recession appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »
2019-8-14 19:39 | |
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Call of Duty is Activision’s Big Bet after Disappointing Earnings
Activision Blizzard appears to be struggling these days, as revenue and earnings fell compared to the same quarter last year. Let’s take a look at the headline numbers, and see what those metrics can tell us about Activision stock today and in the future. дальше »
2019-8-9 09:34 | |
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Taking Candy Crush from Babies: GOP Senator Seeks Loot Box Ban
By CCN: U. S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is introducing a bill to ban what Variety calls, “exploitative video game industry practices that target children like loot boxes and pay-to-win. ” Loot boxes are paid upgrades in video games that players can buy. дальше »
2019-5-10 00:47 | |
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Lady Bits #3: On feminist porn, Marge Simpson, and crying at work
Welcome back to Lady Bits, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 Today we’re talking about feminist porn, Marge Simpson, and whether or not it’s ok to cry at work… the bloody news The internet’s idiots already tried to discredit Katie Bouman’s historic accomplishments. дальше »
2019-5-6 10:37 | |
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Activision knows when its employees are having sex
The Washington Post this week reported Activision Blizzard has been using various apps to track its employees’ health data — including their pregnancies and sexual activity — by receiving anonymized data from health apps the employees are in no way, absolutely not compelled to use. дальше »
2019-4-12 21:49 | |
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Blizzard tweaks loot boxes in Heroes of the Storm amid gambling controversy
Players of Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm noticed something in the latest patch notes: the developers were removing the ability to buy loot boxes with real money. Given the battle that game publishers are fighting with officials across the globe over loot boxes, it’s possible this is an sign of things to come — an experiment Blizzard is running with one of its smaller games that could prevent trouble for its bigger ones, and gauge how an invested community of gamers will respond. дальше »
2019-3-26 19:20 | |
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Blizzard brings back the original Diablo, exactly as you remember
Blizzard today announced it’s partnering with GOG. com to bring back the original Diablo, in all its 90s RPG glory. This is the first time the game will be available digitally, and both companies have made an effort to ensure gamers are getting the real deal. дальше »
2019-3-8 00:50 | |
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Blizzard Turn of Events as QuadrigaCX Accidentally Sent Nearly $400,000 to Dead CEO’s Bitcoin Wallet
The trending story of QuadrigaCX is no newer in the cryptospace but the recent turn of events keeps changing earlier inferences and further building wrong speculations especially with respect to customers assets locked on the exchange. дальше »
2019-2-14 04:17 | |
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Gaming Giant Activision Blizzard Stock Could Get Crushed [Again] Tonight
It’s been a brutal few months for Activision Blizzard Inc. stock. Shares have fallen 51% since in October 2018, with little sign of easing up. Tonight, Activision reports its fourth-quarter earnings after the US market closes. дальше »
2019-2-12 20:59 | |
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Could Apple Buy Netflix with its $250 Billion Cash Stockpile?
As Apple’s iPhone revenue falls and it looks to other income streams, JPMorgan is speculating that Apple could buy Netflix, or even a company like Sonos, or Activision Blizzard. In last week’s earnings call, Apple revealed it was sitting on a $245 billion cash stockpile. дальше »
2019-2-5 11:35 | |
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Hellboy writer accidentally confirms ‘Diablo’ Netflix series
Stay awhile … and listen. A few months back gaming juggernaut Blizzard updated its job openings page with some tantalizing evidence we’d be hearing about a new or remastered Diablo game soon. But, as it turns out, the rumored “unannounced Diablo project” might instead be an “R-rated” animated Netflix series. дальше »
2018-9-22 00:09 | |
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Researchers teach Hearthstone bot to dominate Legend rank players
A team of researchers from the University of Warsaw recently developed an AI bot to play Blizzard’s Hearthstone. This isn’t the first machine built to play the game, but it may very well set the benchmark for all that come after it. дальше »
2018-8-15 19:28 | |
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