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Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Bets on Gaming Chat Developer Guilded
San Francisco-based Guilded raised $7 million from Ohanian’s venture capital firm in its effort to make a Discord competitor
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How 160,000 Nintendo Accounts Were Hacked and Sold
“Consumer logins are compromised all the time and this is a small piece of a much bigger ecosystem” SpyCloud spokesperson Julia Kisielius says
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Former Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. Named FuboTV Executive Chairman
Bronfman was an early investor in the sports-focused streamer through his venture capital group Waverly Capital
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‘Queer Eye’ Star Bobby Berk Critiques ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Players’ Interior Design
Berk gave “Animal Crossing” players feedback on their virtual interiors via Twitter Wednesday
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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Sneak Peek Hints at Viking Setting
Ubisoft hasn’t yet set a release date or title for next installment in popular franchise
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Tripadvisor Lays Off Over 900 Employees, Cuts Pay for Most Others
Tripadvisor’s San Francisco and downtown Boston offices, two of the company’s at least 38 locations, will be permanently closed.
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FaZe Clan, Michael Sugar Launch FaZe Studios to Produce Films, TV
“I have always been drawn to the gaming world because of the way it brings people together, even from isolation,” Sugar said
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Scopely Acquires ‘Scrabble Go’ Mobile Gaming Developer PierPlay
“Scrabble Go” launched March 5 and was the first mobile game based on the board game to be officially licensed by Hasbro and Mattel
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‘This American Life’ Episodes Finally Come to Spotify
Latest episodes of Ira Glass-hosted show are now available to stream
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RuneScape Developer Jagex Acquired for $530 Million
U.K.-based company is now owned by asset management firm Macarthur Fortune Holding
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Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish Among 2020 Webby Award Nominees
The winners will be announced May 19 with a “special internet celebration later in the day,” according to the Webby Awards website.
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Gaming Spend Hits Record $10 Billion As Shelter-in-Place Continues
Nintendo’s “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” sold more digital games than any console game in history within its first month, SuperData principal analyst Carter Rogers tells TheWrap
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‘The Last of Us: Part II’ Spoilers Leak Months Ahead of Release
Developer Naughty Dog hasn’t yet commented on the leaks
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Game Developer 2K Cancels ‘WWE 2K21,’ Pivots to ‘WWE Battlegrounds’ Release This Fall
“WWE 2K Battlegrounds” will launch this fall instead of “WWE 2K21”
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Facebook Launching Group Video Chat and Zoom Competitor, Messenger Rooms
Messenger Rooms will launch next week, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said