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Activision-Blizzard’s Raven Software gets green light to vote for a union by National Labor Relations Board
This past Friday saw a major step forward for the QA workers of Activision-Blizzard studio Raven Software, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
Activision-Blizzard tells the SEC it hasn’t yet negotiated Kotick’s future with Microsoft
While it's all but assured that if the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard goes through, CEO Bobby Kotick will get to flutter away on a...
Mike Ybarra says Blizzard isn’t ‘doing NFTs’ in spite of its play-to-earn and NFT surveys
Now before anyone begins to get too upset, it should be made plain from the off that surveys are not full-bore announcements of features,...
Overwatch elaborates on the Anniversary Remix vol. 1 event arriving April 5
The anniversary event of Overwatch is on the horizon, but this time it's going to be a bit different. In fact, it's going to...
Some U.S. senators give the Microsoft-Activision buyout the big stink-eye
Not everyone is jumping up and down in approval over the upcoming $68.7 billion Microsoft buyout of Activision Blizzard. According to the Wall Street...
Activision-Blizzard’s $18M settlement with the EEOC is officially finalized
Yesterday saw the long fight among the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and Activision-Blizzard over an $18M...
Diablo II Resurrected delays update 2.4 due to ‘showstopper’ bugs, Overwatch 2 outlines its new ping system
For those who are looking forward to the class balancing and competitive ladder features of Diablo II: Resurrected's update 2.4, there's some bad news:...
Another worker lodges a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard
The lawsuits continue to pile up around Activision-Blizzard. Readers will recall that back in December, an Activision-Blizzard worker identified as Christine held a press...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders will vote on whether to allow Microsoft’s buyout April 28
We all had to know that the process of Microsoft buying out Activision-Blizzard wasn't going to happen quickly or elegantly, and that's not even...
Overwatch 2 hypes its April 26 closed PvP beta as the Overwatch League struggles to secure sponsors
If there's anybody out there still interested in what PvP in Overwatch 2 is going to look like, the previously announced spring beta test...
WoW Factor: No one is attacking you for liking World of Warcraft
Let's just go ahead and give away the conclusion of this article right in the first line: There is no grand conspiracy of people...
Three Activision-Blizzard shareholders are under investigation for possible insider trading
Gosh, amidst all of the other scandals rocking Activision-Blizzard, you know what we haven't gotten? A good old insider trading scandal! Maybe in all...
Blizzard’s new diversity lead assures fans of progress on inclusion, worker safety, and accountability
With today being International Women's Day, Blizzard saw fit to grant a spotlight to one of its top women, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)...
Activision Blizzard’s head of esports announces departure as World of Warcraft tunes classes and sets
Brandon Snow, who has been heading the esports division of Activision Blizzard since this past July, is moving on to greener pastures. Snow has...
The Daily Grind: Is the MMO market too segmented?
Back in November 2021's Activision-Blizzard quarterly investor call, Blizzard's Mike Ybarra spoke about the company's vision for the Diablo franchise. He essentially said that...
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...
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...
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...