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Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber, aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela, Bent Pixels CEO Mike Pusateri and Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • IDG Consulting president and CEO Yoshio Osaki speaks at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap tech reporter Sean Burch, Ubisoft senior director of esports Che Chou and UTA head of esports Damon Lau at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce, aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela, Bent Pixels CEO Mike Pusateri, Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte and Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber, IDG Consulting president and CEO Yoshio Osaki and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela and Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick and TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • IDG Consulting president and CEO Yoshio Osaki at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • IDG Consulting president and CEO Yoshio Osaki at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman at the Gaming Grill 2019.

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  • Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber, aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela, Bent Pixels CEO Mike Pusateri and Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Bent Pixels CEO Mike Pusateri at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Bent Pixels CEO Mike Pusateri at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber and aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap tech reporter Sean Burch, Ubisoft senior director of esports Che Chou, UTA head of esports Damon Lau, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment SVP of business operations Ryan Garfat and ESL Gaming VP of product and content Kevin Rosenblatt at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Ubisoft senior director of esports Che Chou at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • UTA head of esports Damon Lau at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Kroenke Sports and Entertainment SVP of business operations Ryan Garfat and ESL Gaming VP of product and content Kevin Rosenblatt at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Ubisoft senior director of esports Che Chou at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Kroenke Sports and Entertainment SVP of business operations Ryan Garfat at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • ESL Gaming VP of product and content Kevin Rosenblatt at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap tech reporter Sean Burch (right) with guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • IDG Consulting president and CEO Yoshio Osaki at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • The audience at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela (left) with guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte (right) with guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Guests at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • TheWrap tech reporter Sean Burch, Ubisoft senior director of esports Che Chou, UTA head of esports Damon Lau, TheWrap founder and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment SVP of business operations Ryan Garfat and ESL Gaming VP of product and content Kevin Rosenblatt at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • IDG Consulting president and CEO Yoshio Osaki at the GamingGrill 2019.

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  • Ross Gerber, IDG Consulting’s Yoshio Osaki, Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick and more discuss the state of gaming in 2019

    Rooster Teeth producer Alanah Pearce, Gerber Kawasaki CEO Ross Gerber, aXiomatic Gaming VP of strategy Mark Vela, Bent Pixels CEO Mike Pusateri and Crewham Inc. producer and on-air host Malik Forte at the GamingGrill 2019.

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