video game culture
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UK Antitrust Investigation Is Latest Microsoft-Activision Acquisition Speedbump
Microsoft announced its nearly $US69 ($96) billion purchase of massive gaming company, Activision Blizzard in January. But the road to acquisition hasn’t been smooth for the two companies, and the deal isn’t sealed yet.
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Giant Bomb Staff Discuss Jeff Gerstmann Exit While He Starts New Podcast
Today, both Giant Bomb staff and co-founder Jeff Gerstmann talked about his departure from the site he helped create 14 years ago. While he didn’t appear on the latest podcast from Giant Bomb to say goodbye, Gerstmann launched his own Patreon-supported video game podcast and video project. He explained that he still loves doing this…
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Twitch Streamer xQc Claims He Lost Over $2.53 Million Gambling Last Month
Popular Twitch streamer xQc recently admitted that he lost $US1.8 ($2.53) million to gambling over the last month. After news of his losses spread online, his dad called him during a stream to ask if he was ok and to express how worried he was about the streamer’s gambling problems.
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CSGO Pro Loses Tournament, Gives $45K To The Ukrainian Army Like A Champ Anyway
Prominent CSGO streamer and pro esports player Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has donated one million Ukrainian hryvnias (or a little over $33,000 USD ($45,811)) to the Ukrainian army, according to a post on his Instagram Stories. This comes just after s1mple gave an emotional plea for unity during the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice tournament over the…