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Kotick leaves Activision Blizzard
Stepping down and Microsoft cleans house
As expected, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially on 29 December as part of Microsoft’s management reshuffle of the game maker after it took over.
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Insomniac Games has lost 1.3 million files
If only there were a team of super heroes that could have stopped this
Hackers have leaked 1.3 million files from Sony division Insomniac Games, including game roadmaps, budgets, and detailed information about Insomniac's upcoming Wolverine game, which a document says is slated for 2026.
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ESA officially pronounces E3 dead at 11:03PM
After two decades of being a big show
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that Electronics Entertainment Expo, E3, is now officially dead.
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Doom turns 30
And the modern games industry began
The first “modern” computer game Doom is celebrating its 30th birthday today.
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Baldur's Gate 3 named game of 2023
23 years after its predecessor
Role-playing adventure game Baldur's Gate 3 won game of the year last night at The Game Awards 2023 in Los Angeles.