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Call of Duty drives record year for Activision Blizzard

Shooter series brought in nearly twice as much money in 2020 as it did in 2019, but company's Q4 engagement numbers soft

Activision bans 60,000 Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters

That brings the total number of permanent bans from the title to 300,000

Activision Blizzard employees donate $1.6m to charity

The firm's staff were given $200 as part of the initiative, with more than 3,200 charities receiving donations

Activision sues Netflix for poaching former CFO

Suit alleges Netflix incited Spencer Neumann to break his contract to become CFO of Netflix

More layoffs expected at Activision-Blizzard, this time at APAC offices

Company confirms around 30 employees face redundancy following announcement it needed to hire over 2,000

As World of Warcraft enters the Shadowlands: "Why should it ever end?"

Executive producer John Hight and lead game designer Morgan Day share how the World of Warcraft team is still building on its MMORPG 16 years after launch

Activision-Blizzard needs to hire 2,000 people to meet production demands

Publisher to beef up for franchise-focused strategy a year and a half after laying off 800

Call of Duty drives Activision Blizzard revenues up 52% year-over-year

Modern Warfare reboot sets franchise record for first-year premium sales as engagement dips for Blizzard, King

Call of Duty: Mobile closes first year with 300m downloads

Activision and Tencent collaboration managed to keep momentum after its strong early performance

Activision Blizzard closing France office -- Report

Publisher pulling the plug on marketing, customer service and localizing office that had hundreds of employees

Call of Duty: Mobile spending reaches $480m in first year

Sensor Tower: Title has seen almost 270 million total downloads so far

Blizzard delays World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion

Release moved to later in the year for additional polish and balancing

OWL Commissioner and Activision Blizzard Esports CEO Pete Vlastelica steps down

Vlastelica first took on the commissioner role last year following the departure of Nate Nanzer

Activision says Call of Duty account hack reports are false

Publisher assures it investigates all privacy concerns, but reiterates that players should protect online accounts

Activision Blizzard names new EMEA boss

Anna Malmhake to lead the publisher's go-to-market commercial organisation across Europe

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is the biggest UK launch for the series since 2003

With digital, it is probably the biggest launch ever

Riccardo Zacconi departs King after 17 years

Company co-founder previously stepped down as CEO last year, but remained as chairman

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will cost $70 for next-gen console versions

Update: Current-gen versions will be playable via backward compatibility, but will be missing enhancements

Blizzard employees reportedly preparing demands for fair pay

As dissatisfied staff organise, spokesperson says management "looks forward to hearing from them"

Activision: "Warzone caused us to rethink how, when and where we reveal our upcoming title"

This year's Call of Duty game could be announced within the free-to-play title's 75m-strong community