Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok He’s pitched the idea to potential partners including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, The Wall Street Journal reports. Cheyenne MacDonald Updated Fri, Mar 22, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard who stepped down at the end of last year, … Continue reading Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok
FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs Microsoft argues the firings were going to happen, with or without the acquisition. Jessica Conditt Updated Thu, Feb 8, 2024 AP Photo/Jae C. Hong One week after Microsoft laid off nearly 2,000 employees in its gaming division, the Federal Trade Commission is accusing … Continue reading FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs
Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle California’s gender discrimination lawsuit California’s complaint accused the developer of fostering a ‘frat boy’ culture. Mariella Moon Sat, Dec 16, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Activision Blizzard for a case it filed in … Continue reading Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle California’s gender discrimination lawsuit
Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023 He’s expected to leave in 2024 after helping with the transition to Microsoft’s ownership. Kris Holt Fri, Oct 13, 2023 Carlos Barria / reuters One of the biggest unanswered questions regarding Microsoft’s $67.8 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard concerned the role … Continue reading Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023
Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard, ending a 21-month battle with regulators The blockbuster $68.7 billion deal has finally closed after the companies cleared antitrust hurdles. Kris Holt Fri, Oct 13, 2023 NurPhoto via Getty Images The biggest acquisition in gaming history and one of the largest in the tech industry is in the books. … Continue reading Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard, ending a 21-month battle with regulators
Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision Kris Holt @krisholt The Federal Trade Commission has been unsuccessful in its last-ditch effort to pump the brakes on Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant the agency an emergency stay … Continue reading Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision
FTC Will Try To Block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition: Report by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 12, 2023 Microsoft has struggled to get governments to clear its acquisition of Activision Blizzard since January 2022. The UK blocked the deal, but the European Union approved it earlier this year. Now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set … Continue reading FTC Will Try To Block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition: Report
Jon Fingas|@jonfingas Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would … Continue reading The FTC might file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s Activision purchase
NLRB accuses Activision Blizzard of violating labor law by threatening employees It says the company enforced an ‘overbroad social media policy’ as workers started to organize. K. Holt @krisholt Mike Blake / reuters A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board has determined there’s “merit to the allegations” that Activision Blizzard violated the … Continue reading Activision Blizzard accused of spying on protesting workers
Activision Blizzard recruits a new chief diversity officer amid harassment scandal Kristen Hines will be tasked with helping to increase the number of women and non-binary workers at the company. K. Holt @krisholt April 11th, 2022 Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard has recruited a new chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer. Kristen Hines will join … Continue reading Activision Blizzard employees form a committee to fight workplace discrimination
