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Overwatch League addresses on-air talent departures

Activision Blizzard's esports outfit will "evolve" its broadcast after losing five hosts and casters in the past month

Call of Duty Mobile made almost $87m in its first two months

Sensor Tower reports Activision's smartphone shooter has been downloaded 172 million times

Blizzard, NetEase win $569k in copyright suit against Chinese mobile publisher

4399 Network found to have violated copyrights of Overwatch with Gunplay Battlefront, Heroes of Warfare

Bobby Kotick: Games are not a platform for my political views

Elsewhere, Activision CEO predicts company will reach one billion customers within next five years

The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: What role will indies play on PlayStation 5?

We also discuss how Overwatch 2 could present a new model for sequels, and pay homage to the Nintendo Wii

Overwatch director thinks Blitzchung ban "should be reduced more or eliminated"

Jeff Kaplan says the process for a suspension or ban in OWL "takes about four to five days"

Has Blizzard solved the sequel dilemma? | Opinion

Launching a sequel to a service-based game can easily lose player goodwill -- but Overwatch 2 may have found a clever way to thread the needle

Blizzard: Overwatch and Overwatch 2 clients will merge eventually

Jeff Kaplan says that all benefits of the paid sequel will be available to players of the first game

Activision Blizzard sees slumping sales, sliding engagement

Revenues and monthly active users down across the board for Activision, King, and Blizzard divisions

Activision and EA insiders have been profiting from selling stock during buybacks

CEOs Bobby Kotick and Andrew Wilson have made millions, but companies insist there is no improper practice

Hearthstone developers think Blizzard was "too harsh" with Blitzchung

But creative director Ben Thompson said that taking control of a platform that is "very much not your own" is not free speech

Brack confirms Blizzard won't repeal Blitzchung ban

The sanction against the casters won't be withdrawn either, Blizzard's president said

Blizzard is adding ethnically diverse character skins with World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

Fifteen years after launch, players will be able to customise their character to match their ethnicity

Xiaomeng 'Liooon' Li is the first woman to win Hearthstone GrandMasters

Li is also the first woman to win a major competition across all Blizzard games at Blizzcon

Overwatch 2 announced, will be cross-compatible with original game

Overwatch surpasses 50 million players, all of whom will be able to PvP match with, transfer cosmetics to Overwatch 2

J. Allen Brack apologizes for Blizzard's "tough Hearthstone esports moment"

At BlizzCon, company president alludes to ban of Hearthstone player Blitzchung for pro-Hong Kong support, welcomes protests

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Critical Consensus

Unsettling moments in the campaign clash with - but ultimately fade against - Infinity Ward's continued penchant for excellent gunplay and online multiplayer

Call of Duty Modern Warfare decried as 'American propaganda' over Highway of Death mission

Activision's latest shooter has been panned by critics and players, claiming game attempts to rewrite history

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare won't be sold on PS Store in Russia

Game will still be sold digitally on Battle.net, Xbox console store

US legislators: Blitzchung ban could have "chilling effect" on free speech

Bipartisan letter urges Blizzard to reverse decision to ban player for pro-Hong Kong statements