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Candy Crush mom ends up in the semi-finals of a $250K tournament she didn't even know she'd entered

Erryn Rhoden didn't mean to enter the Candy Crush All Stars tournament, but she's become an esports icon.

PC Gamer

E3 2023's Cancelation Could Fix One of the Industry's Biggest Problems

The ESA and ReedPop announced that E3 2023 is canceled, citing a specific problem that has plagued the event and the industry at large for years: demos.

Inverse

Pushing Buttons: Online multiplayer will never match the magic of playing with someone sat next to you

In this week’s newsletter: From Street Fighter parties with friends to Minecraft with my kids, there’s something special about playing together that’s hard to recreate online

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GameStop manager fired after robbers made off with PS5 systems

GameStop fired a manager after two robbers held up a single employee and made off with $5,000 worth of PS5s, which is 10 consoles

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ubisoft is reportedly working on a standalone Far Cry multiplayer game

Ubisoft is in the middle of developing a Far Cry multiplayer game alongside Far Cry 7, following news of several canceled games

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Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games

Ubisoft delayed its pirate game Skull and Bones once more and canceled multiple projects after projecting lower profits

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ikea’s lawyers target videogame developer over furniture store horror

Upcoming indie title The Store is Closed has been hit with a cease-and-desist order

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Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones delayed past the holiday 2022 season

Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones pirate game won’t be setting sail this holiday season after all, it turns out

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Former Nintendo testers speak out on ‘nightmare’ working conditions

Ex-contractors have lobbed allegations of sexual harassment and unequal pay at the company.

USA Today Sports Media Group

You need to play the most exhilarating free game on Nintendo Switch Online ASAP

Hectic puzzler meets 100-player battle royale in this unexpectedly awesome riff on a familiar classic.

Inverse

A super fan collected every Super Nintendo game manual and made them free

Kerry Hays has crowdsourced the manuals for upwards of 850 unique Super Nintendo games and made them free on an online archive.

WEKU

39 years ago, Yuji Horii created one of the most influential video games ever

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about an influential game you have probably never heard of, a key moment in Final Fantasy IX, and more.

Inverse

'GTA 6' leak reveals Rockstar may have finally learned a critical lesson

Recent leaks corroborated by Kotaku suggest Rockstar may have shelved two planned remasters, which suggests the developer may have learned a tough lesson from recent misfires.

Inverse

'Overwatch 2' proves Blizzard doesn't know what fans want

The upcoming sequel for Blizard's team-based shooter is a difficult sell, and the company keeps backtracking on promises to players.

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Fed-up GameStop employees quit en masse, stating ‘we are not God’

Four GameStop employees in Nebraska walked out of their store last weekend, citing bad working conditions and abusive upper management.

Axios

A worker reckoning at Nintendo

Contractors are disappointed with company response.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ubisoft will keep adding NFTs to its games despite fan backlash

The publisher is still investing in blockchain technology.

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Ubisoft is reportedly working on another Ghost Recon

The series will likely continue beyond Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick wanted to buy Kotaku, PC Gamer

Why work toward positive change when you can just silence naysayers instead?

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Bobby Kotick allegedly wanted to buy game sites Kotaku and PC Gamer

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick purportedly considered acquiring gaming-trade sites to change public perception of the company.

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