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Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comActivision Blizzard Esports CEO and Overwatch League commissioner Pete Vlastelica will leave his post for a new role within the company following next week’s Overwatch Grand Finals, the company said in a statement on Thursday.“Pete Vlastelica, CEO of Activision Blizzard Esports and Commissioner of the Overwatch League, will transition from his role in ABE to focus on new entrepreneurial ventures on behalf of Activision Blizzard, following the Overwatch

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comNot only are The Game Awards still happening this year — they’re taking place in three different locations.The 2020 ceremony will stream live from Los Angeles, London and Tokyo on Dec. 10, it was announced on Wednesday, airing in 4K UHD from audience-less, in-studio locations.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comLike so much of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2,” the recently released remaster of the first two “Tony Hawk” games, the soundtrack captures the magic of the first two installments while adding some improvements.For starters, Vicarious Visions and Activision Blizzard, the developer and publisher behind “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2,” managed to get back 22 of the songs from the original soundtracks, missing out on just a few tracks due to licensing issues.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comSony Interactive Entertainment released its latest spot for the PlayStation 5 on Monday, the second in its global marketing campaign leading up to the new console’s launch.The ad, dubbed “The Edge,” shows a young man in a fishing boat riding through the sea before he’s seemingly transported to a more mythical version of the world, joined by a bevy of different types of boats and air vessels.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.com“Valorant,” Riot Games’ 5v5 competitive shooter, is still mapping out its nascent esports scene following its debut in early June. But players, talent and even major corporations are already making a push for women to get involved in the esport on the ground floor.This past Sunday, Nerd Street Gamers and Comcast’s Spectacor Gaming held a qualifier for an all-female “Valorant” tournament, dubbed the FTW Summer Showdown and set to take place on Sept.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comActivision Blizzard had big plans for its inaugural season of the Call of Duty League (CDL) in 2020.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comWith much of the world still stuck in a coronavirus-mandated lockdown, and most TV and film production still on pause, theater of the mind-style content could emerge as one of the best options for modern-day escapism.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comLynn Shelton and Fred Willard both landed Emmy nominations posthumously when they were announced on Tuesday morning.It marks the first Emmy nomination for Shelton, who scored a nod in the best directing for a limited series, movie or special category for Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.” Specifically, Shelton, who directed four episodes of the limited drama, is up for the episode “Find a Way,” the final installment of the series.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comWhen “The Umbrella Academy” drops its second season on Netflix on July 31, it won’t find the Hargreeves as a united front fighting to stop the apocalypse — at least not right away.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe Boys are back — well, almost, anyway.“The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke and stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capon and Aya Cash got together for a virtual panel as part of San Diego Comic-Con@Home on Thursday, during which they revealed that the show’s already been renewed for Season 3 and will get an aftershow hosted by Aisha Tyler, who moderated the panel.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comSonequa Martin-Green is officially part of the family.“The Walking Dead” and “Star Trek: Discovery” actor has joined the “Fast & Furious” franchise — by way of video game. She plays new character Vienna Cole in “Fast & Furious: Crossroads,” the upcoming racing/action roleplaying game from Bandai Namco that releases on Aug.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comAtari and developer Hello There Games released a new rhythm-based, touch-screen-optimized mobile game “Beat Legend: Avicii” on Thursday, featuring 15 of late producer, performer and songwriter Tim “Avicii” Bergling’s tracks.“Beat Legend: Avicii” is the first in a planned series of musical-artist-focused, rhythm-based mobile games from Atari and Hello There Games.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comIn “Ghost of Tsushima,” the latest PlayStation 4 exclusive from developer Sucker Punch that releases this Friday, players step into the shoes of Jin Sakai, a samurai warrior during the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comDisneyland, originally planning to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 17, has delayed the reopening “pending government approvals,” Disney said in a statement on Wednesday.“The State of California has now indicated that it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines until sometime after July 4,” it said.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe upcoming remaster of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2” managed to nab the entire original roster for what’s being touted a very “faithful” new look at the classic skateboarding games — but it’s also getting some new additions.Activision Blizzard announced on Tuesday the full roster of new skaters joining the lineup: Nyjah Huston, Leo Baker, Leticia Bufoni, Aori Nishimura, Lizzie Armanto, Shane O’Neill, Riley Hawk and Tyshawn Jones.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe highly anticipated “The Last of Us Part II,” released last Friday, obviously brings back the two characters at the center of the franchise: Joel and Ellie.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comAnsel Elgort has responded to a Twitter post published on Friday morning, in which a woman accused the actor of sexually assaulting her when she was 17.“I cannot claim to understand Gabby’s feelings but her description of events is simply not what happened,” he wrote in an Instagram response on Saturday evening.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.com[SPOILER NOTE: There are no spoilers for “The Last of Us Part II” below, beyond what was already revealed in trailers and pre-release gameplay footage. However, the ending of the first “The Last of Us” is discussed in detail.]To say there was a lot of pressure on “The Last of Us Part II,” which officially comes out on Friday, would be an understatement.It’s no easy feat to follow up a game that has the legacy that “The Last of Us” has — not to mention, an

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comNFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted in video posted to Twitter on Friday that the league should’ve listened to players’ protests against racism and police brutality earlier, and expressed support on behalf of the NFL for the Black Lives Matter movement.“It has been a difficult time for our country, in particular, Black people in our country,” he said in a video posted to the NFL’s Twitter account.

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By Alex Stedman

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