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Logic has a new call of duty. The 30-year-old rapper has signed a seven-figure deal with video game streaming platform Twitch amid his retirement from music. “Logic will stream weekly on his Twitch channel which will include a mixture of in-studio sessions, special guests, AMA style formats, and gaming,” the company wrote in a press …
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It looks like Sony is bracing for high demand for its upcoming PlayStation 5. The video game juggernaut will be limiting sales of its new console to one per person, according to an eagle-eyed gamer who was digging through the PlayStation website’s backend code. “You can only purchase one version of the PS5 Console: Disc …
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Drive-in esports arenas may be the next attraction in the coronavirus era. Real estate firm Horizon Group Properties inked a deal with esports analytics company Harena Data to develop esports arenas and drive-in movie theaters in four major US cities, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Initially, the arenas will be located in the …
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Fans of “Jeopardy!” can breathe a sigh of relief today. Alex Trebek released a video announcement today with an update on his fight against Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The beloved game show host, who made his illness public over a year ago, said he’s also looking forward to his upcoming book launch. “I’m doing well. …
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The miniature of the Nostromo spaceship used in “Alien,” one of Tom Cruise’s fighter pilot helmets from “Top Gun” and a Darth Vader costume from the “Star Wars” 1977 promotional tour are among the highlights in an upcoming auction of movie props. The Prop Store’s Aug. 26 and 27 virtual auction — the company’s first …
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Shares of French video-game giant Ubisoft tumbled Monday after three executives stepped down amid investigations of harassment and abuse. The maker of the “Assassin’s Creed” series saw its Paris-listed shares drop as much as 10 percent to 69.70 euros ($79.10) after it announced the departures Sunday of Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët and Yannis Mallat, …
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Carole Baskin is trading in on her “Tiger King” infamy to promote a smartphone game about big cats. Baskin — who was memorably accused in the smash hit Netflix docuseries of killing her second husband and putting his body through a meat grinder — began a pretty average press release about the game by saying, …
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He may have cabin fever, but he certainly doesn’t have writer’s block. Author George R. R. Martin says that the coronavirus quarantine has helped him make “steady progress” on “The Winds of Winter,” the long-awaited next installment in his “Game of Thrones” book series. “If nothing else, the enforced isolation has helped me write,” Martin, …
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In the world of “Fortnite,” the police have been defunded. The shooter-survivor video game has silently removed police cars from gameplay. “Fortnite,” among the most popular video games in the world with over 350 million players, last week launched a new season which included many vehicles familiar to players, but not cop cars, the Wall …
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This game show host is eager to get back to work despite battling cancer. Who is Alex Trebek? The “Jeopardy!” host, 79, who revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019, is looking forward to taping new episodes once filming resumes after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Alex is looking forward to …
Logic has a new call of duty. The 30-year-old rapper has signed a seven-figure deal with video game streaming platform Twitch amid his retirement from music. “Logic will stream weekly on his Twitch channel which will include a mixture of in-studio sessions, special guests, AMA style formats, and gaming,” the company wrote in a press …
