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Thousands of people are without power and numerous crashes have been reported in parts of southern Ontario as the province is hit by a large winter storm. As of around 4 p.m., Hydro One’s outage map showed localized outages throughout the region, with areas north of Peterborough and surrounding the …

Snow squall warnings are in effect for parts of southern Ontario, including areas that were already hard-hit by blizzard conditions over the past few days. Environment Canada is warning of up to 30 additional cm of snow for parts of Niagara Falls, Welland and southern Niagara Region by Tuesday afternoon. …

Demand for video games has surged during the pandemic. Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would buy “Call of Duty” videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, the largest deal in the sector making the Xbox maker the thirdlargest gaming company by revenue. Reuters Last Updated:January 18, 2022, …

Enlarge / Sign on facade of Activision’s Los Angeles offices. Getty Images On Wednesday, a California State agency filed a lawsuit against the game publisher Activision Blizzard over allegations of rampant sexual discrimination and sexual harassment. The nature of this harassment is so widespread, the lawsuit claims, that women who have …

Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: Activision Blizzard says that it is merging its Vicarious Visions studio, which Activision acquired in 2005, and its ~200 staff into Blizzard Entertainment  —  Long-time Activision Publishing studio will be “fully dedicated” to Blizzard titles going forward; former studio head Jen Oneal promoted to Blizzard leadership’s …