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The Excitement Around E-Sports Is Growing. But Where Are the Profits?

Traditional sports owners who invested in competitive video gaming say the money isn’t flowing in as quickly as they had expected.

By Kellen Browning

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Roleplay Off the Field Helps the Eagles on It

The Philadelphia Eagles’ veterans and newcomers have meshed into a championship contender thanks in part to their bonding over video game roleplay. “It’s kind of like our secret sauce,” one player said.

By Kris Rhim

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Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.

Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, which is undergoing reviews in 16 countries, has become a test for whether tech giants can buy companies amid a backlash.

By David McCabe and Karen Weise

Blizzard Entertainment China Communist Party of China Computer and Video Games Computers and the Internet E-Sports Netease.com Inc

World of Warcraft and Other Blizzard Games to Be Pulled From China

Blizzard Entertainment is suspending most of its gaming services in China after failing to renew a licensing deal with NetEase, a Chinese gaming partner.

By Chang Che

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