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Campaign Encourages Players to Follow Health and Safety Guidelines for COVID-19 from the World Health Organization; Provides Information and Social Connection
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$ZNGA#PlayApartTogether–Today, leaders from the global games industry who participated in #PlayApartTogether committed to reactivate the initiative launched one year ago, which encourages gamers everywhere to follow World Health Organization (WHO) health advice on COVID-19 prevention.
As part of #PlayApartTogether, a large number of gaming companies agreed to disseminate evidence-based health messages from WHO to help slow the spread of COVID-19. To promote these messages, hundreds of game industry leaders in the interactive entertainment space have encouraged their vast network of users to follow the WHO’s health guidelines including on physical distancing, masks, hand and respiratory hygiene, avoiding crowds and how to keep rooms well ventila
Games Industry Reflects on and Recommits to #PlayApartTogether Campaign at One Year Milestone
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Steve Ibsen’s cat Kayla was the star of an internet meme called “Kitty Cat Dance,” created in 2004. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Seventeen years ago, Steve Ibsen was getting ready to leave his house when he noticed his cat, Kayla, sprawled on the bed. Amused at her dance-like pose, Ibsen snapped a series of photographs of the cat.
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Australian slot machine maker Aristocrat Leisure will finally be able to close the book on two class action lawsuits against its social gaming arm Big Fish Games after a US district court has given a final approval to a $155 million settlement announced last year.
The cases were brought in Washington by players who argued that Big Fish
“illegally profited” from tens of thousands of people who played on its Big Fish Casino, Jackpot Magic Slots, and Epic Diamond Slots social casino platforms.
Big Fish develops various social casino games such as slots, blackjack, and poker. All these are free to download. Players are initially awarded a certain amount of virtual chips but when they exhaust these, they need to