As excited as we are about the metaverse, we can't let things get out of hand.

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Following the #MeToo movement we had a lot of people opening up about their sexual harassment incidents, but as with any internet viral movement, it faded with time. However, this plethora of information can be used effectively to automatically classify abuse incidents into […]

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Canna-bro culture is an unfortunate development over the past 5 to 10 years in the cannabis space.  What is canna-bro culture?  How did it start?  What can you do about it if a canna-bro tries to intimidate you or bully you?  Let’s cover what bro culture is and how it made its way into the cannabis industry.

Activision Blizzard and Raven Software QA workers are looking to define employees eligible for Game Workers Alliance, the union group formed in January...

So here we are. Now that the storm has settled (a bit), it's worth discussing the big news. Of course, Microsoft’s announced acquisition of Activision Blizzard has sent shockwaves through the industry, an acquisition that somehow dwarfs the company’s previous mega-acquisition of Bethesda.

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Following months of rumours, Activision - still reeling from shocking reports it fostered a company culture where sexual harassment, assault, and inappropriate behaviour were able to thrive - has confirmed this year's Call of Duty game will be a sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare.

Development will, according to an announcement buried at the bottom of Call of Duty's most recent community update, be handled by long-time Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. The developer is also said to be working on a new Warzone "experience", both being designed together and both built from the "ground up" using a new engine.

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Staff at Worms developer Team17 have spoken out on issues of sexual harassment, low pay, and poor treatment within the studio in the wake of public backlash following its NFT U-turn.

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New "mobile Warcraft content" is slated to release sometime in 2022, according to Activision Blizzard's 2021 fourth-quarter earnings report. While it seems safe to assume it will be a Warcraft mobile game, the exact wording keeps things vague.

"Blizzard is planning substantial new content for the Warcraft franchise in 2022, including new experiences in World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, and getting all-new mobile Warcraft content into players’ hands for the first time," the report reads.

As for what that "mobile Warcraft content" will actually entail is anybody's guess. This isn't the first time Activision Blizzard has discussed Warcraft on mobile during an earnings report. In 2021, an earnings call stated two free-to-play Warcraft mobile games were in stages of "advanced development" and would allow "fans to experience the Warcraft universe in entirely new ways." It should be noted that the reports specifically refer to the mobile games as "Warcraft" games and not "World of Warcraft," so don't expect Blizzard's MMO to come to phones anytime soon.

Warcraft has technically had "mobile content" before. For the last several WoW expansions, players could use the game's mobile companion app to earn additional in-game resources or play minigames that involved leveling up followers and sending them out on missions. Hearthstone, Blizzard's popular Warcraft-themed card game, is also on mobile devices. The Warcraft franchise originally took the form of real-time strategy games, but the most recent game in the series to fit that format was 2002's Warcraft III. It's unclear if a Warcraft mobile game would embrace the franchise's strategy roots or go in a different direction.

Activision Blizzard is currently in the process of being acquired by Microsoft in a $69 billion deal, pending approval by regulators. Microsoft's buyout of the company comes as Activision Blizzard deals with ongoing lawsuits and investigations alleging a workplace culture of sexual harassment and discrimination.

META shares crash by 20% after Facebook decided to enter into the Metaverse and pause the pursuit of an immediate profit by building the metaverse so let’s read further in our latest cryptocurrency news. Judging by the drop in stock prices, the investors are not really convinced by Facebook’s plans to enter the metaverse. The […]

The esports industry is a young one. Despite that, it struggles with many of the same issues much older industries face, including where diversity and inclusion sit on the corporate agenda. To discuss that issue and possible answers, Esports Insider sat down with Mitsouko Anderson and Nick Williams of DotX Talent, the new business venture […]