Kaplan says he is “a believer in free speech,” and disagrees with Blizzard’s controversial decision.

  • Analysis

In 2001, he predicted the current state of the Internet. His new game is about how we reconnect.

The game ably emulates the manic tempo of being young, smart (and stupid) and having a wild night out.

  • Christopher Byrd
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His predecessor, Shuhei Yoshida, will oversee a newly formed division in the company focused on "nurturing external independent creators.”

  • Elise Favis
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It started in a conference hall in Sweden and became one of the most viewed competitions on the planet.

  • Noah Smith
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He'll be the first Fatal Fury character to join a Smash Bros. game.

  • Elise Favis
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Esports are taking the east coast by storm.

In simplest terms, the technique is a computer’s graphical simulation of how light works in the real world.

Ilya Davydov, also known as Maddyson, pulled out from his promotion with Activision after he said he realized the new Call of Duty portrayed Russian soldiers as "war criminals."

  • Analysis

Epic's move makes it clear to creators that when capitalizing on another's creative property, you have to play by their rules.

  • Review

In The Outer Worlds, agonizing player choices help the game rise above Fallout homage and carve a pulpy, sci-fi identity of its own.

  • Elise Favis
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Xiaomeng Li said someone once told her women didn’t belong on the Hearthstone scene. Now she’s a champion.

While over 30 protesters gathered in support of Hong Kong outside the convention, fans of Blizzard's games appeared excited by the revelation of upcoming games Diablo IV and Overwatch 2.

  • Noah Smith
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Hong Kong team manager Derek Kwok predicted that the team would “put up a good fight” against Germany. That statement summarized the match, watched by nearly 20,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch, well.

After facing a firestorm of criticism, Blizzard opened its annual convention with an apology over its handling of a Hong Kong protest and then immediately transitioned to an early look at one of its most eagerly-awaited games.

“Death Stranding” is one of the oddest, and one of the best, games of 2019.

  • Christopher Byrd
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  • Perspective

The latest game from Hideo Kojima is a bizarre, terrifying trip. But will his fans like it?

After Blizzard banned a player for speaking in support of Hong Kong protesters, the underdog Hong Kong Overwatch team could receive a lot of attention this weekend.

The annual convention held by software publisher Blizzard will face the challenge of hyping new game releases while confronting criticism and protests

  • Noah Smith
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Professional gamers Lukas Wiklund and Elliot Vaneryd enter the OWL as part of the Washington Justice. The 20-year-old tank players have come a long way since gaming at each other’s houses in Sweden after school and competing for the same youth soccer team.

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