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Activision-Blizzard cuts sales to Russia, pledges support for Ukraine
Activision-Blizzard is the latest gaming company to cut ties with Russia in the wake of the country's recent invasion into Ukraine.
"Today, we are announcing...
Family of Activision-Blizzard employee allegedly harassed into suicide filed a wrongful death suit
If Activision-Blizzard was hoping that recent world events would be taking all of the pressure of the company's ongoing scandal and fallout, then such...
Breaking down Tencent’s extensive holdings across the video game industry
Riot Games, Epic Games, Netmarble, and Kakao. What do these companies have in common? If you said that they're all companies we talk about...
California’s attempt to stay Activision Blizzard’s EEOC settlement has failed in court
Activision Blizzard has scored at least one more win in its myriad legal battles that spawned from the company's culture of sexual harassment and...
Activision Blizzard faces lawsuits from shareholders regarding the sale to Microsoft
Ah, here we go, the lawsuits have started to roll in about the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft. We all knew they were...
Activision Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick urged by U.S. Senator to get out of the way of unionization efforts
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick received a stern warning from the highest levels of the U.S. government not to interfere with burgeoning unionization efforts...
How video game player data collection processes have expanded outside of gaming
The EULA - aka the wall o' text that we all blitz past in order to get to play the MMORPG or multiplayer title...
Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard offer happened lightning-fast – and Microsoft wasn’t the only bidder
While the news of Microsoft's nearly $70 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard came as a sudden surprise this past January, the truth is that...
ABK reportedly tries to stall Raven Software’s union vote as DFEH and SEC issue new subpoenas
The process for Raven Software forming its Game Workers Alliance union was likely always going to be messy, but the burst sewage pipe of...
Overwatch League pins down a May 5 start date for its 2022 season
Overwatch's professional esports league has been a bit quiet of recent in terms of its presumed 2022 season. Readers will recall that there were...
Warren Buffet’s company stands to make a mint on the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
As the winners and losers of the Microsoft deal to acquire Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion continue to be sorted out, one famous...
WAPO’s latest Bobby Kotick article lays bare his vindictive litigation history
Rumor is, the secret final boss of Diablo IV will be a creature far more vile and Faustian than Diablo himself. And in a...
Hearthstone gets a mini-set February 15, Overwatch adds ‘over-the-top’ heroes in Experimental
While a lot of attention is understandably focused on the Eternity's End update, that doesn't mean other Blizzard games aren't seeing updates (unless you're...
World of Warcraft attempts to diversify its player council as Microsoft prioritizes Activision-Blizzard corporate culture
The player council for World of Warcraft has already been formed and provided feedback, but Blizzard has made it clear that the initial lineup was...
Massively Overthinking: What else could Blizzard do to fix World of Warcraft?
Last time in Massively Overthinking, our writers and readers sure did have a lot of good ideas to fix New World that Amazon won't...
Microsoft says that it will keep Activision Blizzard games on Sony’s PlayStation
If you were worried that the sale of Activision Blizzard might leave a good portion of the gaming console community without their Orcs, superheroes,...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play New Blizzard’s mobile games?
One of the big takeaways from the Activision-Blizzard investor report last week was the reminder mobile is still a cash cow for the company....
Diablo II Resurrected plans Patch 2.4 ladder testing in the very near future
Diablo II: Resurrected is continuing to turn the knobs on its ballyhooed Patch 2.4 as PTR testing has moved along. The next step in...
WoW Classic updates its list of servers offering free realm transfers
Those who are looking to move to new server pastures in WoW Classic but were limited in their choices are waking up to some...
The Daily Grind: Do you even want a survival game from Blizzard?
Last week, amid the Microsoft buyout and unionization/unionbusting within Activision, Blizzard boldly, absurdly stepped forward and announced that it was hiring for a survival...
