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Opinion: The PS5 Reveal Has Put All the Pressure Back on Microsoft

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Sony went all-in with this week’s PlayStation 5 Reveal event, choosing to push all of its chips into the center of the table on one hand rather than make more frequent smaller bets, as Microsoft has (mostly successfully) done so far. But, perhaps knowing it had a great hand – it certainly helps that you’re the market leader by a sales factor of two over your competitors, meaning you have a much higher margin for error – it waited. And when the time finally came, Sony played its hand beautifully – it was also the most-watched gaming stream in YouTube’s history – erasing much of Microsoft’s hard-earned Xbox Series X momentum in one fell swoop. So the question for Team Xbox becomes, “Now what?” Winning the price battle would be a good start. Unlike in the matchup between the Xbox One and the PS4, the general consensus in the developer community thus far seems to be that the Xbox Series X will have more overall power than the PS5 and thus be able to run in higher resolutions and at high
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Activision Blizzard Charged $35 Million By the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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Activision Blizzard has been charged $35 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for "failing to maintain disclosure controls related to complaints of workplace misconduct and violating whistleblower protection rule." The SEC shared the news in a press release, stating Activision Blizzard agreed to pay the $35 million to settle its violations, and the charges stemmed from issues dating back to 2016. "According to the SEC’s order, between 2018 and 2021, Activision Blizzard was aware that its ability to attract, retain, and motivate employees was a particularly important risk in its business, but it lacked controls and procedures among its separate business units to collect and analyze employee complaints of workplace misconduct," The SEC wrote. Between 2016 and 2021, the SEC stated Activision Blizzard also "executed separation agreements in the ordinary course of its business that violated a Commission whistleblower protection rule by
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The Most Powerful Jedi Face-Off: The Winner Revealed

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Happy Star Wars Day! Once again, May the Fourth has arrived to give us all a day to celebrate that wonderful galaxy far, far away together. In honor of this special day and the recent launch of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, we asked you to help us decide which Jedi was the most powerful of them all. Now, After thousands and thousands of 1v1 battles with match-ups like pre-Darth Vader Anakin Skywalker vs. Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Qui-Gon Jinn, a winner has been chosen. So, which competitor claimed the top spot for the most powerful Jedi of all time? Drumroll please... Move aside, Anakin Skywalker. Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%. Yoda is one of the most iconic characters in all of Star Wars and was not only a leading member of the Je
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Scientist angers audience with views on women in physics

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A senior professor tells a workshop in Switzerland that men, not women, face discrimination in physics.

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