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Let's look at Facebook's Meta trademark | This Week in Business
If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you
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Has Call of Duty finally peaked? | This Week in Business
An attempt to talk myself into believing that this is the year Call of Duty finally begins a managed decline
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Breaking off the engagement | This Week in Business
Ubisoft gets clingy with lapsed Far Cry 6 players and Facebook never Meta terrible idea it didn't like
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"The epic intimacy of World War II" | This Week in Business
What people say and what they mean don't always match, especially when what they say doesn't mean anything
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Netflix takes a page from gaming's playbook | This Week in Business
In dealing with criticism of Chappelle stand-up special, streaming service CEO borrows a familiar dodge
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Gaming's short-sighted treatment of its own history | This Week in Business
Disinterest in making old games easily accessible misses out on a modest opportunity now and a much larger one in the future
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Activision Blizzard settles for less | This Week in Business
Publisher pledges to set up $18 million fund for people it never wronged as government regulator avoids the "distraction" of a lawsuit
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Improbable promises of the metaverse | This Week in Business
It can be tough telling the metaverse true believers from the snake oil salesmen
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Progress isn't always pretty | This Week in Business
An attempt to offer good news for people who are tired of bad news
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Naughty Dog's real mark on the industry | This Week in Business
Negative impact of studio's conflation of crunch with quality is only amplified by the success of its games
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EA wants to once again Challenge Everything (almost) | This Week in Business
Apex Legends ping system exemplifies the benefit of questioning assumptions of how things are done
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Imitation is the sincerest form of robbery | This Week in Business
Fortnite Impostor is a little too close to Among Us for comfort, but what recourse does Innersloth have?
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Getting impatient for next-gen | This Week in Business
Honestly, it can't get here quickly enough
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Bobby Kotick in the bigger picture | This Week in Business
What happens when we look past the recent lawsuit to consider the Activision Blizzard CEO beyond the latest headlines?
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Past harassment is still present | This Week in Business
It's a lot easier for companies to turn the page on abusive workplace scandals than it is for their victims
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Essential facts about the ESA's Essential Facts | This Week in Business
An entirely too frustrating attempt to chart industry trends through 15 years of the trade group's annual stats dump
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Won't somebody think of the children? | This Week in Business
The oft-derided plea of the overly concerned parent or disingenuous legislator is a cliché at this point, but there's a reason it keeps coming back
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Twitter turmoil for Sony | This Week In Business
PlayStation faced backlash from indies and PS Plus subscribers this week, despite promising acquisition news
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When the money flows like water | This Week in Business
EA's billion-dollar acquisitions are just the latest indication of an abnormal amount of enthusiasm for investment in gaming
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When a disappointing E3 is a good problem to have | This Week in Business
Conspicuous absences suggest fading relevance for the venerable show, but don't reflect the health of the industry at large
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The four kinds of celebrity appearance | This Week in Business
It's rare that hiring a big-name talent to pitch a game at a show like E3 works for both the company and the audience
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Sony has people cross about cross-gen | This Week in Business
Apparent decision to make next God of War and Gran Turismo 7 available on PS4 as well has irked some early adopters, but is the anger justified?
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A taxing look at EA's annual report | This Week in Business
In the past 15 years, EA has posted more than $6 billion in pre-tax profits. After taxes, that number… goes up?
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Tim Cook doesn't know stuff | This Week in Business
Apple CEO goes out of his way to avoid admitting basic information in Epic court case
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The cannibalization takeaway | This Week in Business
Ubisoft's free-to-play faux pas simply reflective of the industry's increasing hunger for lucrative brand extensions