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Leaderboard: Are you concerned about the health of the games market right now?
In the last couple of weeks, we've been posting what seems like an endless list of bad news from gaming companies insofar as their...
Kakao is apparently considering a bid for Nexon as sale process heats up
Over January, we've been covering the future of Nexon, whose controlling owner, Kim Jung-ju, is aiming to sell his nearly 99% stake in the...
There’s another investor suit mounting against Activision, this one alleging fraud in Bungie split
The controversy over the sudden split between Destiny 2 developer Bungie and longtime publishing partner Activision continues with the announcement that "global investor rights...
SuperData December 2018: World of Warcraft returns to the rankings, Fortnite takes the year
Back in December, hearts skipped beats over the realization that not a single Blizzard game made it into SuperData's top global revenue rankings for...
Nexon founder’s controlling shares in the company are now officially up for sale
Remember how Nexon's founder and 98.64% share holder Kim Jung-ju made it clear early this month that he was looking into selling his controlling...
WoW Factor: No, Activision is not the reason you’re unhappy with World of Warcraft
There's a narrative that's been making the rounds for a little while now among the World of Warcraft community, buoyed a lot by the fact...
Bungie reiterates its commitment to Destiny 2 long-term as it previews short-term goals
Since last week's revelation that Activision and Bungie were parting ways and sending Destiny home to live with its real dad - oh yeah,...
After telling Blizzard to cut spending, Activision pays $15 million bonus to new CFO
Hey, do y'all remember a little bit back when Activision told Blizzard that it had to start cutting back on its spending? Oh, and...
The Bungie-Activision split could herald tough times ahead for Destiny 2
Following last week's announcement that Bungie would be cutting its business ties with Activision and taking sole control of Destiny 2, fans and players...
Activision investors are now investigating whether the Bungie split involves securities fraud
Two days ago, Activision and Bungie announced an early split of their long-running partnership, a split that transferred publishing rights for the franchise back...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2019
With nearly all of our end-of-2018 content finally and blissfully behind us - seriously, I always breathe a huge sigh of relief when it's...
Activision is transferring Destiny publishing rights back to Bungie
Still more big changes are afoot at Activision: Bungie just announced that Activision is transferring publishing rights for Destiny back to Bungie.
"We have enjoyed...
Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime will leave planned advisory role in April
Back in October, Blizzard announced that Mike Morhaime was stepping down as president of the company after 27 years working there. While World of...
The Hearthstone leads Blizz lost last year just scooped up the Marvel IP with their new studio
Blizzard had a rough year losing key figures at the company last year - heck, this week it lost its CFO to Square Inc....
Activision Blizzard’s CFO is ousted and appears to be getting hired by Netflix
It's a new year, but we've still got some last vestiges of last year's corporate ongoings to close out the events of 2018. Isn't...
Blizzard’s corporate culture is becoming much more cost-focused with stronger Activision influence
Let's start with the good news here. According to the most recent article covering Blizzard's ongoing corporate culture shifts on Kotaku, the studio's shifts...
Star Citizen ATV, Squadron 42’s projected 2020 beta, and Cloud Imperium’s $46M private investment
This week's Around the Verse does touch on the 3.4 release of Star Citizen, but the big news is definitely from Squadron 42, which...
Blizzard sources dish on Warcraft Go, Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, China, and Activision’s culture shift
Kotaku has a wild article up today ahead of the holiday with input from nearly a dozen anonymous current and former Blizzard employees spilling...
Activision draws heat over ignoring accessibility requirements as its stock continues tumbling
It's safe to say that Activision Blizzard took a bit of a drubbing after BlizzCon (you could read all about it on your cell...
Diablo’s David Brevik lambastes Blizzard over elimination of employee profit sharing
With the Diablo franchise taking heat from players over its mobile ambitions, Diablo II creator David Brevik decided to add more fuel to the...
