Gaming Microtransactions made up 61% of Activision Blizzard's 2021 income It was a record-breaking year despite the scandals and poor game sales By Cal Jeffrey, February 7, 2022, 9:54 PM 18 comments
Gaming Industry FTC is looking into Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision deal Regulators are worried about the rapid consolidation of the video game industry By Adrian Potoroaca, February 1, 2022, 8:41 AM 20 comments
Gaming Rumor: Call of Duty Modern Warfare sequel enters alpha state with 11 studios involved All hands on deck By Daniel Sims, January 31, 2022, 7:04 PM 18 comments
Gaming Microsoft Activision reportedly committed to three more Call of Duty games for PlayStation No reason to worry, at least right now By Joao Silva, January 26, 2022, 12:23 PM 14 comments
Gaming Microsoft Blizzard is hiring artists, designers, and engineers for a "brand-new" franchise It will likely be Blizzard's very first Xbox exclusive By Cal Jeffrey, January 25, 2022, 3:53 PM 15 comments
Gaming Microsoft Sony responds to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard PlayStation games already in development will proceed as planned By Daniel Sims, January 20, 2022, 4:08 PM 30 comments
Industry Microsoft Game exclusivity fears following Microsoft/Activision deal wipe $20 billion off Sony's valuation Will Call of Duty leave the PlayStation? By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2022, 8:08 AM 40 comments
Microsoft Gaming Microsoft to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion This is the Redmond company's largest acquisition to date By Adrian Potoroaca, January 18, 2022, 1:03 PM 51 comments
Gaming California DFEH appeals judge's denial of intervention in Activision Blizzard's EEOC settlement It's starting out to be another year of turmoil for Activision Blizzard By Cal Jeffrey, January 10, 2022, 1:27 PM
Gaming Industry Activision Blizzard workers go on strike, seek donations for wage assistance Their GoFundMe has surpassed $200,000 By Cohen Coberly, December 10, 2021, 6:03 AM 16 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Raven Software employees plan walkout in response to QA layoffs Protestors demand full-time job offers By Daniel Sims, December 6, 2021, 4:52 PM 10 comments
Gaming Activision Blizzard won't have a role at the 2021 Game Awards outside of its nominations Industry heavyweights continue to distance themselves from Activision Blizzard By Shawn Knight, December 5, 2021, 2:26 PM 15 comments
Gaming Industry Activision and Raven Software lay off Call of Duty QA testers Many of the company's testers were promised pay raises but received pink slips instead By Jimmy Pezzone, December 4, 2021, 10:35 AM 25 comments
Industry Gaming 6 US treasurers demand answers from Activision Blizzard regarding harassment allegations The company is facing 'investment risk exposures' By Cohen Coberly, December 1, 2021, 7:11 PM
Industry Gaming Activision Blizzard creates 'Workplace Responsibility Committee' in response to harassment claims Nintendo expresses concern over Kotick's behavior, CEO says departure not impossible By Daniel Sims, November 23, 2021, 4:57 PM
Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer says Xbox is 'evaluating all aspects' of its relationship with Activision Blizzard That doesn't sound like good news By Cohen Coberly, November 18, 2021, 7:13 PM 18 comments
Gaming Industry PlayStation CEO criticizes Activision Blizzard's response to Kotick report PlayStation boss not satisfied with Activision's defense of Kotick By Daniel Sims, November 17, 2021, 7:08 PM 12 comments
Industry Activision CEO Bobby Kotick allegedly failed to inform the company board about rape allegations More bad news for Activision By Cohen Coberly, November 16, 2021, 7:29 PM 27 comments
Gaming Call of Duty cheaters face being permabanned from every current and future game in the series Does the punishment fit the crime? By Rob Thubron, November 16, 2021, 8:55 AM 35 comments
Gaming Industry Activision Blizzard temporary workers get better pay and PTO Employee organization hails it as a big win By Daniel Sims, November 10, 2021, 6:31 PM 10 comments
Gaming Industry Activision Blizzard announces Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 delays, co-leader Jen Oneal is leaving after just 3 months Not a good day for the company By Rob Thubron, November 3, 2021, 5:19 AM 14 comments
Industry Tech Culture Activision CEO cuts own pay to $62,500 amid company's sexual harassment lawsuit Kotick also pledges cultural changes at the company By Daniel Sims, October 29, 2021, 3:21 PM 19 comments
Gaming Industry Judge turns down Activision's request to pause California sexual harassment lawsuit over ethics violations No detailed reason was given for the denial By Daniel Sims, October 26, 2021, 2:47 PM
Gaming Tech Culture Overwatch's McCree is now Cole Cassidy Part of the response to Blizzard's sexual harassment lawsuit By Daniel Sims, October 22, 2021, 5:05 PM 19 comments
Industry Tech Culture At least 20 employees 'exited' Activision Blizzard over sexual harassment lawsuit 'If you've committed some sort of misconduct ... we're going to take action.'---Chief Compliance Officer By Cal Jeffrey, October 20, 2021, 4:02 PM 7 comments