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
Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic In an interview with The Guardian more than a decade ago, Warren Spector, the director and producer of Deus Ex, said his dream game would take place in one city block. “There are people who are trying to simulate massive worlds at a level of an inch per mile,” Spector told journalist … Continue reading ‘Diablo IV’ and other Blizzard games are down due to a DDoS attack
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
Blizzard intends to buy ‘Spellbreak’ studio Proletariat to speed up ‘WoW’ development Kris Holt @krisholt It’s a busy spell for Blizzard, with Diablo Immortal, Overwatch 2 and mobile game Warcraft Arclight Rumble all arriving this year. The studio has another major release lined up in the form of World of Warcraft expansion Dragonflight, which … Continue reading Workers at Blizzard support studio Proletariat aim to unionize
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
Activision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations But CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly tried to keep a lid on the exact figures. K. Holt @krisholt January 17th, 2022 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company … Continue reading Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide
