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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams
Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro, which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to…
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Don’t expect ‘Overwatch 2’ or ‘Diablo 4’ this year
First, the bad news: Neither Overwatch 2 nor Diablo 4 will not come out in 2021, according to publisher Activision Blizzard.Executives shared the information during the company’s Q4 2020 earnings call, and they didn’t provide a release window for eit… Source
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Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions
Game publisher Activision is folding one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard. On Friday, the company told GamesIndustry.biz all 200 team members of Vicarious Visions are now employees of Blizzard. And moving forward, they’ll be “fully dedicat… Source
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What Activision’s YouTube deal says about Call of Duty esports
This January, Activision signed a multi-year deal with YouTube, making it the exclusive home of both the Call of Duty and Overwatch leagues, ditching Twitch entirely. The Call of Duty League has 1.1 million YouTube subscribers, and its 2020 champions… Source
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AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive
For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would… Source
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Activision Blizzard reports a record quarter amid growing wage dispute
Activision Blizzard reported another quarter of record-setting financial results, with each of its core franchises delivering better-than-expected returns, including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch and Candy Crush. Activision… Source
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