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Take-Two spells out its diversity efforts amid Activision Blizzard problems

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick took some time during the company’s analyst call Monday to spell out the company’s efforts on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity rarely comes up during Wall Street analyst calls for video game companies, as the topics usually focus on company financials. But it did…
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8BitDo launches new Xbox media remotes

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The new generation of gaming consoles are great at playing games, but they are also excellent media devices. And peripheral manufacturer 8BitDo is launching two new Xbox media remotes to help…
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Nintendo and Sony are playing different games when it comes to TV advertising

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nintendo flat-out dominated video game national TV advertising for the first half of 2021. But depending on your programming of choice, you may not have noticed. Overall, the industry drove 3.73 billion TV ad impressions, with an estimated $32.4 million spent, according to TV ad measurement and attribution company…
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The DeanBeat: Activision Blizzard is losing the PR war

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The sex discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is going to be a real nightmare for all parties involved, and my heart goes out to anyone who is suffering pain as a result of this…
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Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout and thousands sign petition for anti-discrimination action

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees joined a walkout today to protest the company’s initially harsh response to allegations of sex discrimination at the company that makes games such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. The backlash against the company’s stance was visible on social media, and that forced…
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Favorite Nintendo 64 games and reassessing Metroid: Other M | Last of the Nintendogs 004

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, the crew talks about their favorite Nintendo 64 games. And the hype for Metroid: Dread has GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb going back to try Metroid: Other M once again. Reviews editor Mike Minotti, meanwhile, can finally talk about Ace Attorney and Neo The World Ends With You.
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