With regulators and lawmakers tightening the noose around Microsoft’s purchase […]

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Top GamesAssassin's Creed Valhalla is now the first game in the franchise to have made more than $1 billion in revenue, Ubisoft announced...

So here we are. Now that the storm has settled (a bit), it's worth discussing the big news. Of course, Microsoft’s announced acquisition of Activision Blizzard has sent shockwaves through the industry, an acquisition that somehow dwarfs the company’s previous mega-acquisition of Bethesda.

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The Activision Blizzard CEO is no stranger to legal battles.

Microsoft has said it will be watching Activision Blizzard's leadership during its acquisition approval process to ensure the embattled Call of Duty publisher has the "right people" at the top to facilitate positive cultural change.

Activision Blizzard has, of course, been the focus of months of disturbing allegations surrounding its workplace culture following the launch of a State of California lawsuit calling the company a "breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women" - made all the more unsettling after a damning Wall Street Journal report claimed Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick had been aware of the allegations of sexual misconduct and mistreatment of female employees across many parts of the company "for years".

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Last week, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Bungie dominated headlines in […]

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A developer version of Overwatch 2 is now available on Battle.net. Two months before the start of the Overwatch League,…

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced fourth-quarter and 2021 results. “I’m so incredibly proud of our teams for their commitment and passion as we continued to engage the world through epic entertainment in 2021,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “As we look to the future, with Microsoft’s scale and […]

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The esports industry is a young one. Despite that, it struggles with many of the same issues much older industries face, including where diversity and inclusion sit on the corporate agenda. To discuss that issue and possible answers, Esports Insider sat down with Mitsouko Anderson and Nick Williams of DotX Talent, the new business venture […]

From the layoffs to the strikes to the forming of Activision Blizzard's first union, here is everything you need to know about the ongoing Raven Software QA unionization story.

Activision Blizzard has had a roller coaster of a week, from company acquisitions to new game announcements. But what the fans really want to know is: when will we get some news about Overwatch 2 and the next Diablo game? Fortunately, a Blizzard developer on Twitter confirmed that news for Overwatch and Diablo games is on the way, and we’ll see them in the upcoming weeks. But as with any news surrounding Overwatch, I keep my expectations in check. In a Twitter post promoting a new upcoming survival game from the studio, a Twitter user inquired about whether or not Blizzard should make new games, as, according to them, they’re already neglecting some of its other properties. Blizzard’s Mike Ybarra replied with, “Blizzard is a big studio and we have talented and growing teams supporting live games as well. Over the coming weeks, you’ll be hearing more on that from Warcraft and Overwatch. Diablo will follow. Stay tuned!”   I’m over watchin...

The union's next step is to file for an election with the NLRB, requiring Activision Blizzard to begin bargaining.