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“Call of Duty” is adding a new feature to its mega-popular “Modern Warfare” game: social activism. The best-selling shooting game now includes a message splashed on its loading screen with “Black Lives Matter” written in large, bold print. “Our community is hurting,” the statement, first spotted by The Verge, reads. “The systemic inequalities our community …
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The ripple effects of the George Floyd protests have reached the world of video games. “Fortnite,” a free-to-play, shoot-em-up game that is among the most popular in the world, this week announced that it was delaying its end-of-season event in order to give employees and players more time with their families and friends. “We’re acutely …
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of the “Fortnite” video game of misappropriating a dance move that the ex-teammates popularized. US District Judge Paul Grimm in Maryland ruled Friday that the Copyright Act preempts claims that Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley filed …
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“Sonic the Hedgehog” is getting a sequel. Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy confirmed on Thursday that they have commenced development on a sequel to the live-action family comedy. The sequel would reteam the filmmakers, with Jeff Fowler directing, and Pat Casey and Josh Miller writing the script. The movie is still in the development stage …
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Forget baseball. In a pandemic, “Animal Crossing” is the true national pastime. Life is simple in the latest version of Nintendo’s popular video-game franchise. Players assume a cutesy avatar and move to a tropical island, which they’re tasked with building up while making nice with their neighbors. There are no levels or bad guys or …
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“Animal Crossing” isn’t the only game in town. Whether you like to throw punches or pigskin, expert Daniel Mastin, who runs Video Games New York in the East Village, the oldest and largest video-game emporium in the city, has a recommendation to keep you entertained during lockdown. Best throwback: ‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening’ …
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Video game publishers EA and Activision soundly beat earnings estimates Tuesday, but their stocks went in opposite directions on their future guidance. Activision ended Monday up more than 6 percent after predicting that gamers will continue turning to free-to-play games like its mega popular “Call of Duty: Warzone” due to the financial impact of the …
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The hit Nintendo Switch game “Animal Crossing” just got a little more fabulous. The video game, which has become an essential part of people’s quarantine, has been joined by one of the Fab Five on the hit Netflix show “Queer Eye.” On Tuesday, the official Netflix account tweeted that Bobby Berk, known for his impeccable …
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Hollywood studios are quietly turning to video-game technology as they look to get production shoots delayed by the coronavirus back on schedule, The Post has learned. Armed with virtual-reality tools created by companies like Fortnite creator Epic Games and Pokemon Go’s Unity Technologies, special-effects gurus are creating computer-generated virtual sets for upcoming films and series …
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Video-game sales exploded last month as the coronavirus forced millions worldwide to hunker down at home looking for something to do. March spending on video game hardware, software and accessories jumped 35 percent from a year earlier to $1.6 billion — reversing a seven-month streak of declines to hit the highest March total since 2008, …
“Call of Duty” is adding a new feature to its mega-popular “Modern Warfare” game: social activism. The best-selling shooting game now includes a message splashed on its loading screen with “Black Lives Matter” written in large, bold print. “Our community is hurting,” the statement, first spotted by The Verge, reads. “The systemic inequalities our community …
