Jon Festinger

GAMES Game On: FaZe Clan’s $20 Million Lawsuit Against eSports Gamer Will Continue To find new games, more women value social circles, while men look to influencers – Newzoo: More women than men tend to value games that are easy to pick up and play quickly Bobby Kotick: Games are not a platform for my […]

GAMES Epic is suing another tester for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2 content Another tester is being sued by Epic Games for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2: Keywords Studio employee was fired day after leak, now faces claim for over $85,000 in damages Activision and EA insiders have been profiting from selling stock during buybacks: CEOs Bobby Kotick and […]

GAMES Blizzard president gives vague apology for Hong Kong protest response Blizzard president J. Allen Brack apologizes for bungled Hearthstone punishment Hong Kong protesters shine, but don’t quite spark at BlizzCon Blizzard’s substance-less BlizzCon statement speaks volumes | Opinion: Allen Brack’s speech rings hollow as company changes no policies, stands by Hearthstone pro’s ban for supporting Hong […]

GAMES Valve disables container key sales and trades in CS:GO due to rampant fraud ‘Nearly All’ Counter-Strike Microtransactions Are Being Used for Money Laundering: N”early all key purchases that end up being traded or sold on the marketplace are believed to be fraud-sourced” Valve says. Money laundering prompts Valve to halt CS:GO in-game key sales: “At this […]

GAMES In These Partisan Times, The Only Thing That Gets Bi-Partisan Agreement Is That Blizzard Sucks Legislators condemn action against Hearthstone pro in letter to Activision Blizzard CEO Lawmakers express “deep concern” over Blizzard’s Hong Kong protest response US legislators: Blitzchung ban could have “chilling effect” on free speech – Bipartisan letter urges Blizzard to reverse decision […]