Author: Max Smith

After Microsoft acquired the studio last year, it decided to “let Blizzard be Blizzard.”That's according to World of Warcraft executive producer and vice president Holly Longdale, who spoke about what life at Microsoft is like for developers in a recent interview with VGC.”If anything, it's just been helpful,” Longdale said. “We were spending time with Helen Chang at Mojang and sharing information, so we had access to what worked for them. – Being able to talk to the team and share what we're doing and what's going well makes it feel like we've made a profit.”No one is asking us…

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I can't get enough of this story of Tesla's (TSLA) downfall!So I'm back with new research on Tesla from Deutsche Bank auto analyst Emmanuel Rosner (see 6am post below). I loved this title for his section on Tesla. “We need to be clear about the future direction of the company.”That's exactly right, and most people on the street would agree.Rosner's comments below go a long way toward explaining why Tesla stock has soared.“Perhaps most importantly, we see the recent spate of Tesla news as potentially changing the theory for investors, which makes it particularly bearish as there are still many…

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Japan's Makoto Yamaguchi Design has completed a headquarters in Tokyo for a game production company inspired by elements of video games. It faces the site of an elevated railway, through which trains pass every 1.5 minutes on average in both directions, and is planned with sloping walls that respond to environmental factors such as light, wind and sound. Image provided by: Koichi TorimuraThe height of all inclined walls throughout the building is optimized according to the requirements of each floor. For example, the walls on the third floor have been raised to ensure that the recording studio is not affected…

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“Game On” is The Fly's weekly recap of the stories that strengthen or undermine video game stocks. New release: Among this week's notable game releases are Microsoft (MSFT) 2022 title “Grounded” ported to Nintendo Switch (NTDOY), PlayStation 4 (Sony), PS5 will be released on April 16th. This week, Square Enix's (SQNXF) “Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide'' is a downloadable expansion for the 2023 PlayStation 5 game “Final Fantasy XVI,'' released on April 18th. Take-two layoffs: On Tuesday, Take-Two's board of directors (Two) has approved a cost reduction program to identify efficiencies across the business and improve the company's profitability…

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CHECK BACK FOR UPDATESBASEBALLDe Pere 1, Ashwaubenon 0DE PERE – The Redbirds scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth for the game’s lone score as De Pere held off the Jaguars.Axel Donaldson reached on an error to open the inning, stole second base, was bunted to third by Mason Sequin and scored on Easton Arendt’s sacrifice fly.Donaldson pitched six strong innings, striking out eight and walking one, while allowing three hits. Arendt pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning with two strikeouts to earn the save.De Pere (5-1, 4-1 FRCC) will play at Manitowoc (5-0) on Friday at 4:30…

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Cybercriminals are now developing ever more sophisticated ransomware tactics, social engineering scams, and brute force attacks against an organization's operations and its data. The same advances that enable leaps in innovation, speed, and efficiency can also be used to access sensitive data and systems. And unfortunately, these criminal tactics are working. In 2023, two out of three US organizations experienced ransomware attacks. Large corporations are not the main target. Organizations of all sizes are vulnerable. Businesses with only 100-250 employees (62%) were just as likely to experience a ransomware attack as businesses with more than 3,000 employees (63%). Beyond overhead…

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Unlike other genres, sports have the power to consistently attract large numbers of television viewers on set schedules. It must have been a tough year for him not to have been exposed to the NFL whirlwind that brought record numbers of viewers to Super Bowl I. But regardless of its appeal, fierce competition for sports rights in an increasingly fragmented media landscape makes it difficult and frustrating for fans to find the games they're looking for. While not all publishers can afford to bid on sports rights, the field in which they distribute content is much larger than it was…

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Net rental income increased +4.0% in real terms compared to 1Q 2023Good commercial momentum: 210 leases signed in Q1 (+19%), positive return (+3.4%)Financial market share is 95.9% (96.0% as of the end of March 2023)Compared to Q1 2023, retailer sales increased by +2.0% and foot traffic increased by +0.9%Solar energy project launched in SpainGuidance confirmation: Ordinary profit per share in 2024 of at least EUR 1.63 (growth of at least 2% compared to 2023)Garinmo acquisition is scheduled to be completed this summerDividend in 2023 is 1.20 euros per share in cash (2022 dividend is 1.17 euros)Paris, April 17, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory…

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