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Photos reveal details of Blizzcon 2013 ‘Cosby Suite,’ group chat where Blizzard developers discussed recruiting women for sexual favors

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 6:59 PM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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A series of photos and text screenshots obtained and published by Kotaku today revealed new details around a BlizzCon 2013 hotel room and group chat, where at least five current and former Blizzard Entertainment senior level developers seemingly discussed plans to recruit female employees and other women for sexual favors. The hotel suite, nicknamed the “Cosby Suite,” was first revealed in a lawsuit brought against Activision Blizzard for gender discrimination on July 21 by the California Department of Fair Empmployment and Housing. In that complaint, state labor lawyers singled out

US Justice Department Reportedly Investigating Overwatch League

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Time Stamp: July 3, 2021 11:37 AM - Modified On: July 3, 2021 - Published By:
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OverwatchThe Justice Department is investigating the salary cap in the Overwatch League. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardThe United States Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating the Overwatch League over a soft salary cap policy that may violate the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act, reports Dot Esports.The inquiry centers around the lack of a players' union in the Overwatch League. A union would allow the league to apply for "non-statutory labor exemption," a status granted to the NFL, NBA, and other sports leagues with unions, making the use of a salary

U.S. Department of Justice opens antitrust inquiry into Overwatch League’s soft salary cap, ‘competitive balance tax’

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2021 9:00 PM - Modified On: July 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division is probing the Overwatch League over its soft salary cap policy that discourages teams from excess spending, sources familiar with that inquiry told Dot Esports. The probe is being headed by DOJ trial attorney Kathleen Simpson Kiernan, who works for the Civil Conduct Task Force subdivision of the antitrust division in Washington. Kiernan and other DOJ attorneys have contacted and interviewed several former Overwatch League employees, according to sources. The nature of Kiernan’s investigation is not criminal, sources said. DOJ officials did not

Ludwig banned from YouTube after video gets flagged for ‘child safety’

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Time Stamp: June 15, 2021 3:26 AM - Modified On: June 15, 2021 - Published By:
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One of Twitch’s most popular streamers, Ludwig, has been banned on YouTube for a week after one of his videos was flagged for “child safety.” The shock suspension means the streamer won’t be able to upload for a week, bringing an almost two-year streak of uploads to an end, according to the streamer whose channel boasts 1.7 million subscribers. I've just got banned on @TeamYouTube for a week after a video got flagged for "child safety"This means the end of my 618 day upload streakThe first time I won't upload

Sony PlayStation CEO Says Mobile Games Are Coming Soon

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Time Stamp: June 11, 2021 4:37 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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We’re in a new generation of console gaming and it’s a bit different this time around thanks to Microsoft. Microsoft has pushed to bring out gaming into a more broad umbrella than just consoles and exclusives. With Microsoft, we’re getting Xbox first-party titles on consoles, PC, and even through cloud-gaming services. However, that doesn’t mean Sony is not experimenting with new media mediums. While we’re still waiting to see if Sony has anything to compete against Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service which essentially brings out all first-party games to the