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Take-Two-Zynga is a very big deal, but is it a good one? | This Week in Business
The Grand Theft Auto publisher is paying a premium for a company with a track record of losses and a slumping share price, but there's some upside too
Square Enix's New Year's Convolution | This Week in Business
President Yosuke Matsuda's vision of blockchain gaming aims to encourage altruistic behavior by... appealing to people's self-interest?
2021: The Year of Living Ridiculously | This Year in Business
From GameStop's rally to Wolf Enhanced Pants NFTs, this year was the poorly considered gag gift that kept on giving
Roblox shows how digital services can hide exploitation | This Week in Business
Why did we just now get a shocking exposé on something that's been happening in the game for a dozen years?
Ubisoft's NFTs are a new shade of beige | This Week in Business
After four years of research, the publisher's first step into blockchain gaming is underwhelming, to say the least
Does the gaming press of old hold up today? | This Week in Business
They don't make game journalism like they used to, and that's probably a good thing
Pass the gravy, it's time to give thanks | This Week in Business
With everyone in the US enjoying a holiday weekend, we pause for a bit of positivity
Has Bobby Kotick learned anything? | This Week in Business
This week's Wall Street Journal report, the publisher's reaction, and Betteridge's law of headlines suggest not
Let's look at Facebook's Meta trademark | This Week in Business
If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you
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
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
"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
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
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
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
Improbable promises of the metaverse | This Week in Business
It can be tough telling the metaverse true believers from the snake oil salesmen
Progress isn't always pretty | This Week in Business
An attempt to offer good news for people who are tired of bad news
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
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