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GameStop Shuts Down Stores Due To Coronavirus After All
California stores to close in accordance with Governor Newsom’s order
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How the World Poker Tour’s Success Has Shaped Allied’s Approach to Esports
“World Poker Tour has been around for 18 years: We did it slightly differently,” CEO Frank Ng tells TheWrap
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GameStop Says Work From Home Products – Not Just Video Games – Makes Them ‘Essential Retail’
“While there are many businesses and organizations far more critical than ours, we believe we can have a positive impact during this very challenging time,” company says in new statement Friday
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Online Gaming Views Surge by Double Digits Amid Nationwide Self-Isolation
Twitch views up 10% last week, analytics firm Arsenal.gg reports
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Game Developers Conference Is Rescheduled as a Summer Event
GDC Summer will take place in San Francisco this August
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX, Tesla Will Sell Respirators to Help Coronavirus Fight
“New York City is buying,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said
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How Mobile Gaming Publisher Scopely Turns Aging Content into a Gold Mine
“Free-to-play is the dominant way that consumers want to play mobile games,” Chief Revenue Officer Tim O’Brien tells TheWrap
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Why Esports Leagues Should Weather the Coronavirus Pandemic
“Esports, as a whole, are only a small part of the hours watched of livestreamed gaming content,” Doron Nir, chief executive of StreamElements, tells TheWrap
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Why Is Facebook Marking So Many News Posts About Coronavirus as Spam?
Affected sites include Washington Post, USA Today and TheWrap
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Apple Closes Retail Stores, Pledges $15 Million to Coronavirus Recovery
“In our workplaces and communities, we must do all we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” CEO Tim Cook writes
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Trump Said Google Is Creating a Coronavirus Screening Website, But It’s Not — Verily Is
Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, said the tool is “in development” and will first be tested out in the Bay Area
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Bill Gates to Step Down From Microsoft Board
The billionaire says he wants to dedicate more time to philanthropy
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Coronavirus: Twitter Requires All Global Staff Work Remotely
Social media company’s roughly 5,000 staff to work from home
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Missed GDC? You Can Attend a Virtual Conference, Inside a Video Game
Avoid coronavirus infection, while staying online
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Activision Blizzard Hires Daniel Alegre as President and Chief Operating Officer
Google veteran will start April 7
