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Activision Blizzard Sued Over Alleged ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment

Activision Blizzard is currently being sued by the Calif. Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) over allegations of a "frat boy workplace." / Activision BlizzardThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard Tuesday over allegations of a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture," the result of a two-year investigation.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Superior Court of Calif. as well as Los Angeles County court.It alleges the company is at fault for several workplace fairness violations including unequal pay, unequal opportunities, and harassment against female employees.

Xbox Donates to Humane Society In Honor of Real-Life Dogmeat

In the wake of sad news comes a rather heartwarming update: Xbox has recently announced that both it and Bethesda were donating $10,000 to the Humane Society in Bethesda’s home county in honor of the canine actress who portrayed Dogmeat in Fallout 4. Don’t look now, I have something in my eye. We recently got the sad news about the death of River, the dog who inspired the Fallout 4 version of Dogmeat. Owned by Fallout 4’s lead level designer Joel Burgess, River was the model for both Dogmeat’s looks

GTA 5: Where To Find The Best Cars & Vehicles

Thinking about replaying Grand Theft Auto 5? A new next-gen version is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X soon, and the Enhanced Edition is available right now on PC. It’s a great time to get back into GTA, and a good time to remind yourself where all the best vehicles in the game can be found. We had to take a trip through memory lane to remind ourselves — it’s been years since I’ve stolen a Rhino Tank, or hot-wired a free super car. But now we’ve got the

Crypto exchange FTX spends $210 million to rename the most valuable pro e-sports team

Crypto exchange FTX is spending $210 million to rename a professional e-sports team from TSM to TSM FTX, according to the New York Times. The ten-year deal will set the exchange back $21 million each year, representing one of the biggest naming rights deals in the e-sports industry. “Taking a huge industry and then reimagining it in a digital age: that’s sort of what e-sports are to sports, and it’s sort of what crypto is to investing and to finance,” FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told the Times. According to Forbes,

Frost Giant Studios Partners With Dreamhaven, Licenses Unreal Engine 5

The studio, founded by veteran Blizzard developers, is working on an RTS and partnering with other former Blizzard veterans at Dreamhaven. Frost Giant studios has been busy lately. Today, the studio announced an advisory partnership with Dreamhaven, a company founded by former Blizzard co-founder and president Mike Morhaime, and a licensing deal to use Unreal Engine 5 for its upcoming RTS game via Upcomer. The studio, based in Orange County, California, was founded by Tim Morten and Tim Campbell, the production lead on StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void and

Contract for Wiz Khalifa streams unveils how streamers profit from charity work

A contract disclosed in a now-settled lawsuit between two gaming companies around pay-to-play charity work has pulled back the curtain on a small but increasingly lucrative corner of the streaming industry. For the past 10 months, Softgiving—an Atlanta-based for-profit technology company that serves as a middleman between charities and gaming content creators—was involved in a lawsuit with esports team the Pittsburgh Knights in Dekalb County, Georgia, over alleged contract breaches for paid charity activations beginning in 2020, according to documents obtained by Dot Esports. Those two parties have settled out

How to complete Marquee Matchups from week 34 in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

EA Sports has added a new set of Marquee Matchups in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, which you can complete by accessing the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu. The Marquee Matchups are weekly challenges themed around real soccer’s key matchups. EA selects some matches and create SBCs that reward players with some tradeable FUT packs. For week 34, EA selected four matchups: Angers vs. Lille, Real Valladolid vs. Atlético Madrid, Aston Villa vs. Chelsea, and Atalanta vs. Milan. You’ll have until Thursday, May 27 to complete them. The Angers vs. Lille SBC

40 Best Relaxing Videos Games

There are so many different video game genres out there. Some games want players full focus while others can be played casually. In this list, we’re looking at more casual video games that players can partake in. These are great relaxing video games that should be played if you’re ever in the mood for something to pass the time with. #40 Firewatch Firewatch is a perfect example to start with when it comes to relaxing video games. Here players take the role of Henry who is a new fire lookout.

How to complete Prime Icon Moments Raúl SBC in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added a squad-building challenge (SBC) for Prime Icon Moments Raúl Gonzalez to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on May 10. This item is available through the SBC menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.  The Prime Icon Moments Raúl card was originally released on March 5 but it only got an SBC this month along with a 94-rated Éric Cantona and 92-rated Marcel Desailly. The 93-rated Prime Icon Moments Raúl has high skills, such as 95-rated Dribbling, 95-rated Shooting, and 94-rated Physical, for a center forward. He also has four-star skill moves and weak foot.