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Experience:
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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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JK Rowling’s Pandemic Gift: New, Free Non-Potter Fairy Tale ‘The Ickabog’
New chapters released online each weekday through July 10
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‘Pac-Man’ Celebrates 40th Birthday With Special Multiplayer Game on Twitch
Bandai Namco’s arcade classic debuted in 1980
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Global Video Game Spending Hits Record-Breaking $10 Billion in April
Nielsen’s SuperData research group reported April 2020 revenue up 17% annually
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Larry King Signs $5 Million Deal to Host Celebrity Interview Podcast
King will produce “The Millionth Question” with Jeff Beacher’s 4Forty4 Media
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‘Microsoft Solitaire Collection’ Turns 30 Years Old Today
The digital version of Solitaire was first released in 1990 on Windows 3.0
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Chris Pratt Accidentally Deletes Over 50,000 Emails: ‘I’m Trying Not to Panic’
An email cleanup software automatically deleted all of Pratt’s unread mail, the actor says
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A-Trak, Diplo to Headline Virtual Electric Blockaloo Music Festival in ‘Minecraft’
The Electric Blockaloo Festival will take place inside a “Minecraft” game June 25-28
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Riot Games’ First Shooter Title ‘Valorant’ Will Launch June 2
“Valorant” will be available for free on PCs, Riot Games says
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Take-Two Interactive Promises 93 New Game Releases in 5 Years
Half of the new games from Rockstar Games and 2K owner Take-Two Interactive will be original IP
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Amazon Finally Releases ‘League of Legends’ Competitor ‘Crucible’ Four Years After Announcing Game
“We tossed out the entirety of our original monetization plans, redesigned the visual direction and removed entire game systems,” game lead Colin Johanson says
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NFL Player Sues United Airlines, Says Woman Groped Him on Plane and Attendants Didn’t Respond Appropriately
Player says it took four requests before flight attendants moved the woman to another seat
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Satirical Website ClickHole Returns to Publishing After Four Month Hiatus
The site went dark in February 2020 after being purchased by Cards Against Humanity
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YouTube Reschedules Virtual Commencement to June 7
Beyonce Knowles-Carter joins star-studded lineup for YouTube’s virtual 2020 graduation
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‘Space Force’ Trailer Shows Steve Carell’s Struggle to Lead New Military Branch: ‘Space Is Hard’ (Video)
Ben Schwartz, Lisa Kudrow also star in Netflix’s new comedy
