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    Bobby Kotick Reportedly Wanted to Buy Kotaku or PC Gamer to ‘Change the Narrative’

    Bobby Kotick reportedly planned on buying a gaming news site like Kotaku or PC Gamer for better coverage

    Activision/Blizzard spent the last two years deflecting from their sexual harassment scandal. Yesterday, seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft swooped in to buy the gaming giant. Before that sale, however, Activision had taken many steps to quiet criticism. Jen Oneal was made one of the heads of the company. She left only a few months later, […]

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    Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Will Receive ‘Lowest’ Minimum Salary as Company Works Through Gross Misconduct

    Bobby Kotick reportedly planned on buying a gaming news site like Kotaku or PC Gamer for better coverage

    Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sent an open letter to all of his company’s employees on Thursday morning and told them he will be taking a salary of just $62,500, the minimum allowed payment for an exempt salaried employee in California. For the record, this is obviously not the federal minimum wage. In California, $62,500 […]

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    Netease President Blames Jerk at Activision for Agreement Ending

    Netease President Blames "Jerk" at Activision for Agreement Ending

    Simon Zhu, President of NetEase, has some strong words for Activision. To be more specific, one person at Activision in particular.  The agreement between Blizzard and NetEase that allows games like World of Warcraft to release in China is coming to an end. After January 23rd, games like Diablo Immortal, Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, and others […]

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    Another Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Hits Activision Blizzard

    Another Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Hits Activision Blizzard

    A female employee is suing Activision Blizzard with allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace and the threat of their then-manager committing revenge porn against her.  ** Content warning: harassment ** The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, alleges that then-manager Miguel Vega committed sexual battery, sexual harassment, failure to prevent harassment, gender discrimination, and intentional […]

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    Game Pass is Making a Boat Load of Money for Microsoft

    Game Pass is Making a Boat Load of Money for Microsoft

    How much money does Microsoft make from Xbox Game Pass? It turns out, lots and lots of money. Lots, as in billions of dollars.   The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, recently approved the upcoming Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In CADE’s report of the forthcoming merger, the website Tweaktown noticed some details […]

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    Call of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch Will Come to Game Pass

    Call of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch Will Come to Game Pass

    As Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues to go through approval processes, we’re learning more about what the deal means moving forward. Phil Spencer talked today on the Microsoft blog to discuss what a finalized deal means for gamers. The highlight is the inclusion of several key Activision Blizzard franchises arriving on Xbox Game Pass. […]

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    Activision Will Open Collective Bargaining With Raven QA Union

    Activision Will Open Collective Bargaining With Raven QA Union

    Axios is reporting that Activision will begin collective bargaining negotiations with members of the new Raven Software QA Union. This goes against their previous stance of not recognizing the union. Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox and eventual head of Activision, said that Xbox would recognize the union once the merger was complete. In a […]

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    Possible Insider Trading Investigated During Microsoft’s Purchase of Activision

    Possible Insider Trading Investigated During Microsoft's Purchase of Activision

    U.S. Federal prosecutors are investigating the possibility of insider trading during Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. According to the Wall Street Journal, Barry Diller, Alexander von Furstenberg, and David Geffen are being probed for profiting $60 million in Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The report states that the three men bought shares of Activision at […]

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    Will Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Be Xbox Exclusive?

    We aren’t the only ones wondering who will go to who in the recent Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is one of those titles that players are curious about. With so many franchises going to Microsoft’s library, will we see Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater on all platforms, or will it become an Xbox […]

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    Microsoft Is Buying Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion

    Microsoft is Buying Activision Blizzard King for Nearly $70 Billion

    Microsoft has purchased mega-publisher Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion in a bombshell report. The story was quickly confirmed via Microsoft themselves. A few months ago, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo leaders were questioning their future relationship with Activision Blizzard. Spencer mentioned that he was “evaluating all aspects” of Xbox’s relationship with the company. It turns […]

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    Activision Blizzard Has Had 37 Employees ‘Exited’ Since July of 2021

    Activision has pushed out 37 employees since July of 2021

    Over the last 3 years, several game companies have been accused of ignoring sexual harassment and other toxic work environment issues. Activision is among the biggest of those organizations. In July of 2021 the California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision/Blizzard in regard to the claims. According to an investigation, the […]

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