Activision
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600 more Activision QA workers unionize
Latest CODE-CWA group is the first to form under Microsoft's labor neutrality agreement
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Activision reportedly laying off more than 130 people from Ireland branch
Update: The layoffs were already included in the previously announced round of 1,900 cuts across Microsoft
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FTC claims Microsoft contradicted Activision acquisition following mass layoffs
Update: Microsoft claims Activision was already planning widespread staff cuts before the deal went through
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FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal
US regulator claims it only needed to show the potential for Microsoft to withhold games, not prove the deal was anticompetitive
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New Zealand approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
Deal now approved in 41 countries, Microsoft president says
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Microsoft-Activision's race for the finish line | This Week in Business
We attempt to answer the burning questions that remain as the biggest deal in the industry's history seemingly nears completion in the US
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Activision to sunset the original Call of Duty: Warzone
The free-to-play shooter will go offline on September 21, three years after launching
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Sony's objection to Activision sale won't hurt relationship, says Kotick
CEO also said that the firm cares "too deeply" about players to launch sub-par versions of its Call of Duty games
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First annual Activision Blizzard DEI report: 26% of workforce are women or non-binary
Publisher reports 38% of staff come from underrepresented ethnic groups, both figures up 2% over 2021
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CWA presses charges against Activision over the firing of two employees
Update: CWA decries discharge as "retaliation," says Activision treats employees like "disposable workhorses"
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Activision staffers learn of December data breach months later
Employees whose names, work emails and phone numbers were compromised learned of breach but not from publisher
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Microsoft reportedly expecting CMA to oppose ABK acquisition
UPDATE: Xbox firm says it has "not predetermined, nor been advised by its lawyers, that the merger will be blocked"
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Can the FTC block Microsoft's ABK acquisition?
Legal experts offer their thoughts on what will happen following the US regulator's lawsuit against the $69 billion deal
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Call of Duty on Nintendo is a sideshow | Opinion
As reports mount that regulators are worried about Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard deal, Xbox has gone on a PR offensive
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Microsoft commits to Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms if Activision merger approved
Phil Spencer also confirmed that the franchise will continue to come to Steam
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What happens if Activision Blizzard stays independent? | Opinion
Competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic seem poised to raise objections to Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition; what happens if the deal is blocked?
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Modern Warfare 2 marks biggest opening weekend for Call of Duty at $800m
Shooter beat the launch of 2011's Modern Warfare 3, also smashed series records for unique players and hours played
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Critical Consensus
Innovations in the campaign don't quite make up for uncomfortable moments in what critics overall deem a fun but imperfect Call of Duty title
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Diablo Immortal launch can't save Activision Blizzard's Q2
Revenues down 28% year-over-year, but franchise's free-to-play mobile debut pushes Blizzard engagement up modestly
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Auto-aim cheat tool shuts down at Activision request
User Vision makers said their "intent was never to do anything illegal"
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Activision takes Call of Duty Warzone trademark fight to court
After 2017 browser game objects to trademark filings, publisher asks a judge to determine rights
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Activision Blizzard sued over Call of Duty character
Film writer Clayton Haugen alleges his concept images were used as a basis for Modern Warfare's Mara
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Call of Duty has brought in $3 billion in past year
Activision's shooter franchise breaking records with mainline releases reinforced by Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile
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Nintendo spent over $14m on TV ads in March
No other gaming brand cracked $1 million in TV ad spend last month
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Activision goes after Reddit to expose Call of Duty leaker
DMCA subpoena issued to identify user who posted new screenshot