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Why Microsoft Will Pay $7.5 Billion for ‘Fallout’ Parent Company ZeniMax Media
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is “very likely more important for the future … than selling particular pieces of console hardware,” gaming analyst Mat Piscatella tells TheWrap
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BTS to Make First In-Game Appearance in ‘Fortnite’
Boy band BTS joins Epic Games’ growing roster of artists hosting virtual “Fortnite” concerts
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Hillary Clinton’s New Interview Podcast Launches Sept 29
Guests will include Stacey Abrams, Gloria Steinem and viral sensation Sarah Cooper
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Mobile Gaming Startup Playco Raises $100 Million From Investors Including Will Smith
Tokyo-based Playco is now valued at $1 billion
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Microsoft Buys Bethesda Softworks Parent Company Zenimax For $7.5 Billion
Bethesda’s hit games include the “Doom,” “Elder Scrolls” and “Fallout” franchises
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Bunch Raises $20 Million From Ubisoft, Electronic Arts to Expand Video Chat Gaming App
Bunch operates a mobile app that lets players start a multiplayer chat while playing games together
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Everything We Know About the Upcoming ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Game
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ goes on sale from Sony Nov. 12
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Dylan Sprouse, George C Romero to Star in Sci-Fi Audio Show ‘Beyond Kuiper’ (Exclusive Preview)
Project resembles “a space opera with the world-building of ‘Warhammer’ and science worthy of Carl Sagan,” Sprouse says
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Check Out the $180 ‘Karen’ Halloween Mask Sure to Strike Fear in Your Heart
The “Karen” is the “real monster of 2020,” designer Jason Adcock says
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CW’s ‘Superman & Lois’ Will Show Off New Threads for the Man of Steel
Yep, the superhero is getting a wardrobe makeover… and kids
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UFC Fighter Conor McGregor Arrested After Accusations of Sexual Assault, Indecent Exposure
McGregor was taken into custody in Corsica, France on Sept. 12
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Venice Winner ‘Pieces of a Woman’ Picked up by Netflix in Worldwide Deal
The film stars Vanessa Kirby, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress Saturday at the Venice Film Festival
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Ted Cruz Accuses ‘Cuties’ Filmmakers and Netflix of ‘Child Pornography,’ Calls on DOJ to Investigate
Republican Texas senator says scenes in the film are “explicit and abusive”
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China Opposes Any Forced TikTok Sale, Prefers App to Shut Down in US (Report)
Beijing Foreign Ministry representatives say China is strictly against any “forced transaction by the government”
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Why iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman Is Doubling Down on Podcasts
“Just like in the TV or movie business, if you have a first look that is inherently an advantage and we intend to use that,” Pittman told an investor conference Thursday
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