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FILE - This June 13, 2013 file photo shows the Activision Blizzard Booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Video game maker Activision Blizzard is laying off nearly 800 workers as the company braces for a steep downturn in revenue following the best year in its history. The cutbacks announced Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, illustrate the boom-and-bust cycles in an industry whose fortunes are tied to video games that can have a relatively short lives before players move on to the next craze. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

With the suit against Activision Blizzard, gaming faces another #MeToo moment. Will it finally bring change?

The suit filed against Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard lays bare the gross inequalities that have long plagued a male-dominated industry
Anaheim, CA - 7/24/21: Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson exit the Jungle Cruise ride and pose for photographers on the red carpet for the premiere of the new film Disney's Jungle Cruise Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Disneyland. (PHOTOGRAPH BY ADAM AMENGUAL / FOR THE TIMES)

‘The Jungle Cruise’ premiere aims for the ‘joy and nostalgia’ of Disneyland

Comic-Con International Convention fans ride the escalator on the second day of the convention, July 19, 2019, at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, California.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - MAY 28, 2021: Customer Jermaine Jones, left, a retired professional soccer player, shows football cards to Cassius Marsh, co-founder of Cash Cards Unlimited, a business specializing in high end sports cards and trading card games, after opening up a pack. This was Jones first time ever buying sports cards. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

For NFL player Cassius Marsh, the magic came with gathering of nerds

Anaheim, CA - July 09: A view of an expedition's wrecked boat that was taken over by chimpanzees during the Jungle Cruise ride at Adventureland, Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, July 9, 2021. The official reopening of Jungle Cruise will be on July 16, 2021, with new adventures, an expanded storyline and more humor as skippers take guests on a tongue-in-cheek journey along some of the most remote rivers around the world at Disneyland. What's new: The expanded backstory centers around Alberta Falls, the granddaughter of the world-renowned Dr. Albert Falls, who is now proprietor of the Jungle Navigation Company Ltd. New scenes include: A safari of explorers from around the world finds itself up a tree after the journey goes awry. Chimpanzees have taken over the expedition's wrecked boat. A Lost & Found location has turned into a Gift Shop run by Alberta's longtime friend, Trader Sam. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Why Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise cultural changes aren’t just ‘woke’ — they’re necessary

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