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Diablo Immortal pre-load begins on PC today ahead of its launch on June 2nd: Blizzard Entertainment and NetEast Games have announced that the upcoming devilish ...
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Diablo Immortal pre-load begins on PC today ahead of its launch on June ...
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Microsoft Execs Accused Of “Verbal Abuse And Sexual Harassment" In New Report
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Microsoft Execs Accused Of “Verbal Abuse And Sexual Harassment" In ...
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Are microtransactions a threat to Diablo Immortal?: Shortly before the release, Blizzard Entertainment comments again on the controversial topic of ...
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Are microtransactions a threat to Diablo Immortal?
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Diablo Immortal pre-load begins on PC today ahead of its launch on June 2nd: Blizzard Entertainment and NetEast Games have announced that the upcoming devilish ...
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Diablo Immortal pre-load begins on PC today ahead of its launch on June ...
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Microsoft Execs Accused Of “Verbal Abuse And Sexual Harassment" In New Report
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Microsoft Execs Accused Of “Verbal Abuse And Sexual Harassment" In ...
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Are microtransactions a threat to Diablo Immortal?: Shortly before the release, Blizzard Entertainment comments again on the controversial topic of ...
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Are microtransactions a threat to Diablo Immortal?
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"Diablo 4" gets graphics update and becomes part of the Game Pass: On March 28, every Game Pass subscriber will be able to play "Diablo 4" at no extra charge ...
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Blizzard just gave us a hint of how many World of Warcraft subscribers remain (and it's still in the millions)
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Blizzard just gave us a hint of how many World of Warcraft subscribers ...
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Overwatch 2 Fans Have Already Embraced Its New, Non-Binary Hero: The community is quickly crafting its own lore for Venture, the upcoming drill-based character
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Overwatch 2 Fans Have Already Embraced Its New, Non-Binary Hero
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Microsoft Reportedly Reaches Agreement With Crash Bandicoot Dev Toys for Bob for New Game - IGN
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Diablo Immortal hasn’t been forgotten after Diablo 4, Blizzard says: Following the colossal launch of Diablo 4, I asked the Diablo Immortal team if they're ...
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Diablo Immortal hasn’t been forgotten after Diablo 4, Blizzard says
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Blizzard just killed Diablo 4 by announcing a list of changes so massive that it's practically a new game
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Blizzard just killed Diablo 4 by announcing a list of changes so massive ...
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600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the US: Quality assured.
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600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the ...
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Tony Hawk’s Kids-Focused Animated TV Show Is Called Skatebirds - IGN: Tony Hawk is making a kids-focused animated TV show called Skatebirds, a title inspired by ...
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Tony Hawk’s Kids-Focused Animated TV Show Is Called Skatebirds - IGN
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Xbox Game Pass gets its first Activision Blizzard game very soon: An Activision Blizzard title is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass this month ...
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Xbox Game Pass gets its first Activision Blizzard game very soon
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Valorant’s next agent can use some of their abilities after dying: Valorant's newest agent, Clove, has multiple abilities that can be used after they die.
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Valorant’s next agent can use some of their abilities after dying
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World of Warcraft - Official Plunderstorm Launch Trailer - IGN: World of Warcraft has a new mode coming to the legendary MMO RPG developed by Blizzard ...
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World of Warcraft - Official Plunderstorm Launch Trailer - IGN
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Diablo Immortal update adds its “rarest and strongest” items yet: Diablo Immortal update 2.3 introduces Eternal Equipment, the rarest and strongest items to ...
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Diablo Immortal update adds its “rarest and strongest” items yet
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Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop skin for Cassidy is getting flak from fans: Cassidy as Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop is getting dragged by Overwatch fans ...
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Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop skin for Cassidy is getting flak from fans
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5 crucial changes in Diablo 4's gigantic season 4 rework: XP, loot, and endgame bosses are going to look a lot different from now on.
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5 crucial changes in Diablo 4's gigantic season 4 rework
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Cheaters have spoiled Diablo 4's new leaderboards and players are begging Blizzard to fix it quickly
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Cheaters have spoiled Diablo 4's new leaderboards and players are begging ...
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WoW's new pirate battle royale ignites a baffling flame war between PvP and PvE players, meanwhile Blizzard's ramping up the rewards to make the grind a touch ...
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WoW's new pirate battle royale ignites a baffling flame war between PvP ...
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Droga5 hires a worldwide chief creative officer—David Droga on the choice: Pelle Sjoenell was most recently the chief creative officer at Activision Blizzard.
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Droga5 hires a worldwide chief creative officer—David Droga on the choice
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Diablo 4's loot rework PTR begins on April 2, season 3 extended until mid-May 'to ensure that we get all the feedback'
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Diablo 4's loot rework PTR begins on April 2, season 3 extended until ...
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Overwatch 2's Hacked Event Double Trouble is almost over, which is probably for the best
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Overwatch 2's Hacked Event Double Trouble is almost over, which is ...
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What’s Going On With Overwatch 2’s Story Missions?: A small change in the hero shooter’s newest patch has fans concerned
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What’s Going On With Overwatch 2’s Story Missions?
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Overwatch 2 Fans Think One Cowboy Bebop Skin Is Goofy As Hell: Cassidy’s Spike Spiegel skin has raised eyebrows about what’s going on upstairs
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Overwatch 2 Fans Think One Cowboy Bebop Skin Is Goofy As Hell
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USA:Ex-CEO of Activision Blizzard apparently wants to buy TikTok: The popular social media app TikTok appears to be banned soon in the USA. Now Bobby Kotick has ...
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USA:Ex-CEO of Activision Blizzard apparently wants to buy TikTok
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Warzone Mobile Won’t Trump Call of Duty: Mobile’s Content, New Experiences Coming
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Warzone Mobile Won’t Trump Call of Duty: Mobile’s Content ...
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WoW's latest Hearthstone event crushed to death by a tide of roleplayers, as selectively-applied server sharding causes utter chaos
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WoW's latest Hearthstone event crushed to death by a tide of roleplayers ...
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Overwatch 2 Cowboy Bebop crossover launch date, first skins revealed: Blizzard’s releasing Cowboy Bebop-inspired skins for Overwatch 2 in a new anime crossover ...
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Overwatch 2 Cowboy Bebop crossover launch date, first skins revealed
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Last Epoch impressions: There must always be a Diablo alternative: Just as Path of Exile set itself up in opposition to Diablo 3, Last Epoch is attracting ...
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Last Epoch impressions: There must always be a Diablo alternative
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Diablo 4: The developers talk about the "most important feature": The trials in Diablo 4 are approaching: From March 5th, players can compete with each other in ...
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Diablo 4: The developers talk about the
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Sony to cut about 900 PlayStation jobs as gaming layoffs continue: The layoffs arrive a month after Microsoft said it would cut nearly 2,000 workers after its ...
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Sony to cut about 900 PlayStation jobs as gaming layoffs continue
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Spyro/Crash Bandicoot Developer Ditches Activision, Goes Indie: The 35-year-old studio behind Skylanders and Star Control is entering a new era
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Spyro/Crash Bandicoot Developer Ditches Activision, Goes Indie
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Xbox's promise of more games for more players: Today, in a special edition of the official Xbox podcast, we gave an update on plans to bring even more games to ...
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Xbox's promise of more games for more players
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The FTC isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs: The Federal Trade Commission is still looking to reverse Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision ...
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The FTC isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs
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Microsoft: Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass in March and the Xbox Series X/S refresh at the end of the year
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Microsoft: Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass in March and the Xbox Series X/S ...
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New Overwatch 2 Changes Continue An Upsetting Trend: Blizzard’s hero shooter is once again prioritizing speed over strategy
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New Overwatch 2 Changes Continue An Upsetting Trend
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Jar Jar Binks may be coming to Call Of Duty, god help us all: Somehow Jar Jar Binks has returned…possibly as an operator for Call of Duty. We're truly ...
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Jar Jar Binks may be coming to Call Of Duty, god help us all
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Xbox still has plans for day one Activision Blizzard titles on Game Pass, will keep supporting physical media - for now
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Xbox still has plans for day one Activision Blizzard titles on Game Pass ...
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Diablo 4’s Hellish Microtransactions Go From Bad to Worse With $65 Horse Bundle That Costs More Than the Game Itself - IGN
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Diablo 4’s Hellish Microtransactions Go From Bad to Worse With $65 Horse ...
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Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees amid industry-wide cuts
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Quick Glance: Mass Layoffs in Microsoft Gaming Division
  • Microsoft announces layoffs in the Microsoft Gaming division.

  • The 1,900 cuts primarily affect former Activision Blizzard employees after the acquisition by Microsoft.

  • In addition to the Activision Blizzard layoffs, some Xbox and ZeniMax employees are affected.

  • The staff reduction amounts to approximately 8 percent of the total workforce of the Microsoft Gaming division.
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Diablo 4's $30 Class-Locked Portal Skins a Fresh Hell for Fans: "Portal through Sanctuary in style"
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Diablo 4's $30 Class-Locked Portal Skins a Fresh Hell for Fans
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Microsoft's Xbox Layoffs Hit Crash Bandicoot And Spyro Developer 'Toys For Bob': It reportedly includes an office closure
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Microsoft's Xbox Layoffs Hit Crash Bandicoot And Spyro Developer 'Toys For ...
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Diablo 4's upcoming loot rework will be so massive Blizzard will let you playtest it early in its first PTR
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Diablo 4's upcoming loot rework will be so massive Blizzard will let you ...
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'Call of Duty' gamers sue Activision for monopolizing leagues, tournaments: Video game maker Activision Blizzard has been hit with a U.S. lawsuit claiming it ...
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'Call of Duty' gamers sue Activision for monopolizing leagues, tournaments
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Diablo 4’s Latest Microtransaction Backlash Is Over Portal Reskins That Cost the Same as Palword - IGN
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Diablo 4’s Latest Microtransaction Backlash Is Over Portal Reskins That ...
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Call of Duty: Warzone is finally coming to mobile in March: Verdansk and Rebirth Island return in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, which launches this March.
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Call of Duty: Warzone is finally coming to mobile in March
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard to lay off 162 Bay Area workers: Microsoft-owned gaming giant Activision Blizzard’s mass layoffs will affect 162 Bay Area workers ...
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard to lay off 162 Bay Area workers
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Call of Duty is coming to Xbox Game Pass, confirms Phil Spencer: Xbox head Phil Spencer recently confirmed in an interview that Call of Duty will be available on ...
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Call of Duty is coming to Xbox Game Pass, confirms Phil Spencer
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Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys for Bob is going independent: Toys for Bob, the Activision Blizzard studio behind franchises like Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders ...
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Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys for Bob is going independent
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Blizzard teases Cowboy Bebop crossover for Overwatch 2: Overwatch 2, an anime game, is getting a Cowboy Bebop-themed event, according to a new season 9 teaser ...
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Blizzard teases Cowboy Bebop crossover for Overwatch 2
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Call of Duty League team owner suing Activision Blizzard for $680 million: Activision Blizzard is facing a $680 million lawsuit accusing it of monopolistic ...
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Call of Duty League team owner suing Activision Blizzard for $680 million
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"Diablo 4" will be part of the Game Pass in March: The hack'n'slash "Diablo 4" will be part of the Game Pass on March 28, Microsoft announced ...
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With Diablo 4, Xbox Game Pass Is More Enticing Than Ever: More games from the studio will likely join the service soon, as well.
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With Diablo 4, Xbox Game Pass Is More Enticing Than Ever
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 just got a major update : Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 has received a new update in 2024, and it’s believed to be a precursor to the ...
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 just got a major update
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World of Warcraft's subscription is about to get almost 3,000% more expensive in Argentina—and it'll 'only get worse with inflation'
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World of Warcraft's subscription is about to get almost 3 ...
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Call of Duty Boss Takes the Top Job at Blizzard: Former NFL exec is in
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Call of Duty Boss Takes the Top Job at Blizzard
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Xbox reveals four exclusive games will soon be available to rival consoles: In what may signal a shift for the gaming behemoths and a more bipartisan approach to ...
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Xbox reveals four exclusive games will soon be available to rival consoles
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Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff? : Despite healthy sales, publishers such as Epic Games and Activision Blizzard are making hundreds ...
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Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff?
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Xbox 'dedicated' to bringing us new Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games: An insider has reassured fans that Microsoft is dedicated to bringing back Crash Bandicoot ...
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Xbox 'dedicated' to bringing us new Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games
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World of Warcraft's lead storyteller quietly left Blizzard last fall: 'I've felt the itch to stretch my creativity in new directions'
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World of Warcraft's lead storyteller quietly left Blizzard last fall: ...
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Diablo 4’s New Fast-Travel Portal Colors Cost $30: You probably should spend that money on something else, like a video game or food
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Diablo 4’s New Fast-Travel Portal Colors Cost $30
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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Staff From Its Video Game Workforce - IGN: Microsoft is cutting 1,900 staff from its video game workforce, sources have told IGN.
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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Staff From Its Video Game Workforce - IGN
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Blizzard dares its richest World of Warcraft players to pour 70K gold down the drain for a meager achievement
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Blizzard dares its richest World of Warcraft players to pour 70K gold down ...
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Microsoft reportedly hits Activision Blizzard's esport division with mass layoffs
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Microsoft reportedly hits Activision Blizzard's esport division with ...
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Microsoft's "vision for the future of Xbox" will be revealed next week, says Phil Spencer
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Microsoft's "vision for the future of Xbox" will be ...
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Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Gaming, Including at Activision: Microsoft will lay off 1,900 people across its video-game divisions including at Activision ...
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Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Gaming, Including at Activision