Business
The video game giant Activision Blizzard said Monday it has fired nearly 40 employees and disciplined more than 40 others since July as it deals with allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct.
Jan 17, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Would you wear a virtual reality headset if they were roughly the size of a pair of glasses?
Jan 6, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Jan 7, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
White-supremacist ideas gained significant exposure through online video games this year, particularly among adults, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League.
Dec 7, 2022
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Business
When their phone pinged with a meeting reminder in January, one former Amazon employee was confused. The company had let them go four days earlier—yet they were still getting invitations to new meetings.
Feb 10, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Epic Games has announced the city of Raleigh will host the 2022 Fortnite Champion Series Invitationals later this year, the first major in-person competitive Fortnite event since 2019.
Jun 2, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
US gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment will suspend most of its services in China from January, the company said Thursday, after it failed to reach a licensing deal with local firm NetEase.
Nov 17, 2022
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Software
The creative force behind the Grand Theft Auto video games, Dan Houser, will leave next month the Rockstar Games firm he cofounded, its parent company said.
Feb 5, 2020
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Business
Chinese regulators approved 44 new foreign video game titles Wednesday, the first to be allowed to hit the market since an industry crackdown to rein in minors' gaming habits swept the sector last year.
Dec 28, 2022
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