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How to Watch the Sept. 23 Nintendo Direct

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Time Stamp: September 22, 2021 12:06 PM - Modified On: September 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesAdvance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp could appear during Thursday's Direct. / Photo courtesy of NintendoThe next Nintendo Direct is coming Thursday, Sept. 23, the company announced Wednesday. As with most Nintendo Direct broadcasts, Nintendo has shared a brief description of what the broadcast will focus on. Unlike most Direct broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission appears to have leaked some of what's coming. Here's what you need to know about the next Nintendo Direct broadcast.Tune in 9/23 at 3 p.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40

Report: Securities and Exchange Commission investigating Activision Blizzard over sexual assault lawsuit handling

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Time Stamp: September 20, 2021 4:22 PM - Modified On: September 20, 2021 - Published By:
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard over a multitude of issues, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Chief among these issues is how Activision Blizzard has allegedly been handling its DFEH lawsuit. The Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Overwatch publisher has been accused of destroying evidence pertaining to a massive lawsuit launched against it that centers around allegations of extreme sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination. The Wall Street Journal also reports that Activision Blizzard has been subpoenaed

Activision Blizzard Hit with Federal Labor Board Complaint

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 1:21 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesThe Communications Workers of America has filed a labor complaint against Activision Blizzard . / Photo courtesy of Activision BlizzardA union has filed a federal labor board complaint against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of violating federal labor law through coercive rules, actions, and statements.The complaint, lodged with the US National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 10 by the Communications Workers of America, alleges that Activision Blizzard "threatened employees that they cannot talk about or communicate about wages, hours and working conditions," per Bloomberg. It also says Activision told

Health Training Game Revenues Spike to $14.0 Billion by 2026

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Time Stamp: September 14, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Cover of Metaari's New US Healthcare Games Market Report "This is the first market report in a series of targeted reports that identify the most lucrative revenue opportunities for developers," adds Adkins. "Training games and simulations designed for health and wellness are generating significant revenues for developers in the current US market." MONROE, Wash. (PRWEB) September 15, 2021 "The market conditions for serious game developers competing in the US healthcare game-based simulation sector could not be more favorable," comments Sam S. Adkins, lead researcher for Metaari and author of the

Court rules in Epic Fortnite lawsuit that Apple must allow devs to offer their own in-app purchase methods

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Time Stamp: September 10, 2021 12:24 PM - Modified On: September 10, 2021 - Published By:
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A California court ruled today that Apple must permanently allow developers to include third-party in-app purchase methods, such as links to their own websites, on iOS apps as a part of its final decision in the hallmark Epic Games v. Apple court case that was argued in May. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued a 185-page permanent injunction today, explaining her ruling and thoughts on the case. She said the court could not rule that Apple is a “monopolist” under state or federal

Riot Games Accused of Stalling Gender Discrimination Investigation

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2021 12:48 PM - Modified On: August 17, 2021 - Published By:
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League of LegendsRiot Games' has been accused of dissuading employees from speaking to the DFEH about discrimination in the workplace. / Photo courtesy of Riot GamesThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing claims Riot Games is stalling on informing current and former employees that they could speak to the agency, Axios reports.The DFEH made headlines a few weeks ago when it published a suit against Activision Blizzard alleging widespread sexism and gender-based discrimination at the company. Prior to that, it had investigated Riot Games for similar claims, and found

ESEA lifts ban on nosraC, vek, J0LZ

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Time Stamp: July 25, 2021 6:02 PM - Modified On: July 25, 2021 - Published By:
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ESEA has lifted the bans of former Russian Canadians duo David "⁠J0LZ⁠" Jolin and Alex "⁠vek⁠" Voynov, as well as former Rebirth member Carson "⁠nosraC⁠" O'Reilly. The three players were suspended from the platform in April following the release of a transcript of a leaked recording by Dust2.us, in which they were implicated in discussions about match-fixing in a conversation between Sebastian "⁠retchy⁠" Tropiano and Kevin "⁠4pack⁠" Przypasniak, both of whom remain banned on ESEA. When reached for comment, an ESEA representative informed HLTV.org that nosraC's ban had expired at

Ubisoft awarded default judgement in lawsuit against Rainbow Six Siege DDoS marketplace operators

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One of the world’s largest game publishers won a crucial lawsuit earlier this month aimed at a loosely defined ring of hackers who sold programs that negatively impacted players of its game.  A California federal court ruled in favor of Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft on July 9 in a case it brought against three men who allegedly ran an enterprise that sold both denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) software to players online. The U.S. Central District Court of California judge decided on the case as a default judgement

Hackers Are Threatening EA By Releasing Parts of Previously Stolen Data

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Last month, a number of hackers claimed to have stolen a significant chunk of EA’s private data which included code for its in-house Frostbite engine as well as the source code for FIFA 21. Now the hackers have released a chunk of the stolen data on a forum, Vice reported. The hackers are now threatening to release more of the stolen data, unless EA pays the requested ransom. The released data reportedly has references to tools related to the Origin storefront and The Sims. A spokeperson from the company believes

Riot reveals 2021 LCS Championship will take place at Prudential Center in New Jersey, fans and press allowed in attendance

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For the first time in over a year, League of Legends fans will finally get to watch some of their favorite North American pros in person under the bright lights of a stage.  Riot Games has officially confirmed that the 2021 LCS Championship will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Fans and press will be allowed at the venue too, Riot announced. Image via Riot Games Previously known as the Summer Finals, the LCS Championship will take place from Saturday, Aug. 28 to Sunday, Aug. 29,