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PlayStation 5 Sales Hit 10 Million as Console Becomes Fastest-Selling in SIE History

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 9:59 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s no secret that Sony’s PlayStation 5 console has proven a huge commercial success, but today the publisher has confirmed a new sales milestone that really puts its popularity in perspective: the PS5 has now hit 10 million units sold, cementing its status as the fastest-selling console in the history of SIE The news comes by way of an official article from Sony itself, written by senior vice president and global head of SIE business operation Veronica Rogers. There isn’t too much disclosed beyond touting the impressive tally itself, though

Activision Blizzard workers will stage a walkout after ‘abhorrent’ response to harassment suit

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 4:46 PM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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One of the world’s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the company. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard last week, alleging that the company fostered a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” Following a combative response to the lawsuit from corporate leadership, a group of employees at Blizzard will stage a walkout, which is planned for Wednesday at 10 a.m. PDT. Most employees at Blizzard continue to work remotely,

Activision Blizzard Employees Reportedly Plan Walkout After Discrimination Lawsuit

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 2:15 PM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Blizzard employees will walk out of work on Wednesday. / SOPA Images/Getty ImagesEmployees at Activision Blizzard are planning a walkout Wednesday to protest the company's response to a lawsuit about its alleged history of sexism and demanding more equitable treatment for staff, Bloomberg reported.The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard last week after investigating what it found to be a culture of sexism and discrimination in which women were allegedly sexually harassed, assaulted, underpaid and retaliated against.BREAKING: Activision Blizzard employees will strike tomorrow outside Blizzard's campus

holoride launches its ‘Elastic’ SDK for developers to create in-vehicle XR content

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Time Stamp: July 22, 2021 2:58 PM - Modified On: July 22, 2021 - Published By:
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In Virtual Reality News July 22, 2021 – holoride, the Audi-backed company that provides technology to combine navigational and car data with XR, has today released its ‘Elastic’ Software Development Kit (SDK) on the newly launched holoride ‘Creator Space’. Created to run on the Unity game engine, the Elastic SDK enables developers to access tools to create immersive, in-car game experiences. holoride is building an immersive in-vehicle media platform by enabling processing motion and location-based data in real-time using the Unity game engine. holoride’s content adjusts to the motion of

Game Developers Conference set to return as a physical event in 2022

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Time Stamp: July 19, 2021 5:31 PM - Modified On: July 19, 2021 - Published By:
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Informa Tech has confirmed that the Game Developers Conference (GDC) is aiming to return as a physical event in March 2022 after two years of hosting the show entirely online.   The organizer announced this news as GDC 2021 begins and is still working out details for next year. But the team is confident in a return to San Francisco’s Moscone Center from March 21 to 25.  “We really wanted to be very cautious about how we approached this event,” vice president of entertainment media at Informa Tech Katie Stern told

Netflix Reportedly to Offer Video Games, Hires Ex-EA Exec

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Time Stamp: July 15, 2021 12:00 PM - Modified On: July 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesNetflix has reportedly begun an expansion into video game development. / Photo courtesy of NetflixNetflix has hired a former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive, Mike Verdu, to lead the company's push into video games, per a report from Bloomberg.Verdu will take on the role of vice president of game development, reporting directly to Netflix's chief operating officer, Greg Peters, per Netflix. He was previously a Facebook vice president in charge of bringing games and other software to Oculus platforms.Netflix plans to offer its first games through its streaming platform

Netflix reportedly aiming to expand into video games in 2022, hires former EA and Facebook executive

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Time Stamp: July 14, 2021 7:40 PM - Modified On: July 14, 2021 - Published By:
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Netflix is reportedly taking its first steps into the games industry, hiring former Electronic Arts Inc. and Facebook executive Mike Verdu to lead the effort, according to Bloomberg.  Building on previous reports, this has been something Netflix has looked into for a while now, approaching multiple video game industry experts back in May when it was considering a “bundle” of games. Now, the company plans to add video games to its service in some form starting in 2022.  Bloomberg reports that Verdu, who previously worked at Facebook working with developers

NetherRealm Studios and TT Games Won’t be Sold off, WB Games Says

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Time Stamp: July 11, 2021 9:03 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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There’s been a lot of question marks surrounding the future of WB Games as a whole of late. With the Warner Media Discovery Group merger looming large, there’s been a lot of speculation about whether or not game development studios owned by WB Games are going to be sold off to potential suitors in the industry. A recent rumour originating from Windows Central’s Jez Corden (during the Xbox Two podcast) claimed that WB Games was, according to some documents seen by Corden, considering selling off NetherRealm Studios – developer of

Roblox partners with Sony Music to connect artists with money-making activities in the metaverse

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Video game platform Roblox announced this morning it has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment on a deal that will allow the two companies to work together to create music experiences for the Roblox community, including opportunities that would give Sony Music artists a way to reach new audiences and generate revenue. The announcement follows last month’s news of a $200 million lawsuit filed by a group of music publishers who alleged Roblox was allowing creators to build virtual boomboxes inside their games that streamed copyrighted music without artists’ permission or

ESL shares COVID protocols for return to LAN at IEM Cologne

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2021 2:41 PM - Modified On: July 2, 2021 - Published By:
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After 16 months, competitive CS:GO is finally returning to LAN at IEM Cologne beginning on July 6. Twenty-four teams are travelling to a hotel in Cologne to compete offline for the first time in over a year, with a $1 million prize pool and a new trophy on the line. The last time teams met on LAN was at another IEM event, IEM Katowice in March 2020, where Natus Vincere lifted the trophy in front of an empty arena. Ahead of the start of IEM Cologne, ESL has clearly laid