Amidst legislative concerns over national security implications, former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has reportedly expressed keen interest in acquiring TikTok. The move comes as US lawmakers propose stringent measures, including a bill requiring Chinese tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok within six months o

Toys for Bob's future is uncertain following its closure in Novato, California, part of Xbox's recent Activision Blizzard acquisition, which resulted in a total of 1,900 layoffs. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 86 employees from the former studio responsible for producing popular games like Crash Bandi

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is officially stepping down on 29 December 2023. However, Microsoft has yet to announce a replacement for the position. In the meantime, remaining Activision Blizzard executives such as Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra, Activision Publishing president Rob Kostich, and

Microsoft's head of gaming Phil Spencer said that the company will be careful in approaching Activision Blizzard's vast back catalogue of games. After the massive acquisition from Microsoft, about US$69 billion which is anything but a small sum, the company will be respectful when approaching classic franchises Call

For those who have lived long enough to see the original Xbox, you may know the name Seamus Blackley. He spearheaded the original development of the original Xbox and co-designed games like System Shock and Flight Unlimited. He has a lot to say about the recent Activision Blizzard buyout by Microsoft. Blackley said

Only several hours after the UK’s Competition And Markets Authority (CMA) officially approved Microsoft Xbox‘s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it is now one hundred percent complete. Microsoft Xbox owns Activision Blizzard. The console wars have shifted. The official statement from Xbox CEO Phil Spence

Following the recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, which should be official by this week, the former has something to say about its games being on Game Pass. Will titles like Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 be on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass? Yes they will, as Activision Blizzard confirmed that it is

Microsoft Xbox has officially won the court case against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the purchase of Activision Blizzard. Californian Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley gave her ruling, which was submitted earlier today (via The Verge): Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been described as the larg

Diablo 4 is available right now for PC and consoles (special early access versions only), which means we can check out the game's full credits when you start off in the title. Lo and behold: a Malaysian video game company is involved with the production of the massive action RPG. Passion Republic, renowned for makin

Last week, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down and chat with two key minds behind one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade: Diablo IV. associate director Joe Piepiora and dungeon producer Ash Sweetring. We delved into the depths of Sanctuary, discussing everything from the game's dark and gri

One of gaming's biggest acquisitions might be happening after much contesting. The European Commission has approved Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard (and King too); ditto Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Serbia, Chile, Japan, South Africa, and Ukraine. According to Video Games Chronicle, as long as Micros

So, Microsoft's plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for a whopping US$69 billion has been blocked by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns that it would harm the growth of cloud gaming. This comes after the CMA provisionally opposed the deal in February due to similar concerns about cloud gamin

Microsoft isn't going down without a fight when it comes to its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, despite many objections from companies like Sony PlayStation. Case in point: its recent full-page advertisements in UK newspapers. As spotted by The Verge reporter Tom Warren, the ad appeared on the Financial Times an

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block Microsoft Xbox from acquiring Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion. The reason for FTC's decision is because they claim that the Microsoft Xbox Activision Blizzard deal would give them too much of a monopoly in the games industry and "would enable

A possible plot twist to the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard deal could be happening. According to sources from Politico, the Federal Trade Commission is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard. The FTC Chair Lina Khan plans to "reign in the power of the world's lar

Ever wonder why Overwatch was so popular back in 2016? It's not just the shooting and PvP multiplayer action; it's also because of the game's diverse cast of races from white characters to coloured heroes. And that's all sorted in-house at Activision Blizzard, like as if it wants to automate race tokenism. A report

When a whole city is sueing you, a video game company, things are not heading your way in the slightest. Such is the case of Activision Blizzard, which is facing a lawsuit filed by New York City. More specifically, the lawsuit is courtesy of the New York City Employees' Retirement System and pension funds representi

The Activision Blizzard harassment and discrimination saga continues. A report on Axios stated that the company is hosting an annual meeting of shareholders on 21 June and has sent a notice to all shareholders advising them of the five proposals that will be voted on at the meeting. The noteworthy bit includes them

According to reports by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier and ABK Worker’s Alliance’s Jessica Gonzalez, Activision Blizzard Chief Administrative Officer Brian Bulatao has informed all employees of the company that they are removing the mandate for employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and wants them to start

Activision Blizzard cannot catch a break still. The bigwig publisher that's being acquired by Microsoft is facing more legal trouble, being hit with a new lawsuit containing fresh allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. A Bloomberg report stated that attorney Lisa Bloom filed the lawsuit in the Los Ange