Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile finally launched globally today on iOS and Android, after spending the last couple of years in various beta versions and soft launches. The game features two main Battle Royale maps, Verdansk and Rebirth Island, as well as cross-progression for players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and the PC/console […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Around 600 quality assurance (QA) employees at Microsoft-owned Activision have unionized, with the union being voluntarily recognized by Microsoft. The union joins existing unions for QA employees at Raven Software, Blizzard Albany, and ZeniMax Media. Microsoft continues to maintain a neutral approach towards unionization as part of an extensive deal […]
Read MoreComme annoncé lors du CES 2024 de Las Vegas, les jeux Activision Blizzard ainsi que le launcher Battle.net sont officiellement accessibles sur le GeForce Now en mars 2024. Au total, une trentaine de titres seront disponibles, parmi Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, Call of Duty HQ ou encore Heartstone. Souvenez-vous, à l’occasion du CES 2024 de […]
Read MoreIn October 2023, Microsoft completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and with that, people expected the company to bring the Call of Duty series games to Xbox Game Pass immediately after the acquisition was complete. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Back then, the Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, said that Microsoft wasn’t planning to bring the […]
Read MoreLors de sa conférence, Microsoft a officiellement annoncé que Diablo 4 sera le premier jeu d’Activision Blizzard à débarquer sur le Xbox Game Pass, et cela dès le 28 mars prochain. Diablo 4, le dernier opus de la célèbre série d’action RPG de Blizzard Entertainment, sera disponible sur le service Xbox Game Pass dans le […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Diablo 4, Blizzard Entertainment’s latest entry in its beloved ARPG franchise, is headed to Xbox Game Pass on March 28. Other Activision Blizzard games are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the future as well, though currently, we don’t know which ones or when they’ll be added. The news came […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft shared its financial results for FY24 Q2, the quarter ending on Dec. 31, 2023. Gaming revenue is up 49% year-over-year. Xbox content and services revenue is up 61% year-over-year. Xbox hardware revenue is up 3% year-over-year. The latest financial results are in, with some long-awaited earnings that finally factor […]
Read MoreMicrosoft is laying off 1,900 employees from Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and Zenimax teams. That’s roughly eight percent of the company’s workforce in the gaming department, which has around 22,000 employees at the moment. The latest news comes right after Microsoft reached $3 trillion market capitalization, becoming the second company, after Apple, to achieve the milestone. […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The gaming industry has been rife with layoffs over the last year, with thousands of jobs cut and a number of studios closed. Microsoft is cutting 1900 jobs across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media. It’s not clear at this time exactly where most of the cuts are […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The gaming industry has been rife with layoffs over the last year, with thousands of jobs cut and a number of studios closed. Microsoft is cutting 1900 jobs across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media. Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra is departing Microsoft. It’s not clear at this […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Today was CEO Bobby Kotick’s last day at Activision Blizzard after almost 33 years with the company. The stepping down of Bobby Kotick came after the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, which closed in October. Kotick’s time at the helm has been shadowed by controversy, and his […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Today was CEO Bobby Kotick’s last day at Activision Blizzard after almost 33 years with the company. The stepping down of Bobby Kotick came after the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, which closed in October. Kotick’s time at the helm has been shadowed by controversy, and his […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Today was CEO Bobby Kotick’s last day at Activision Blizzard after almost 33 years with the company. The stepping down of Bobby Kotick came after the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, which closed in October. Kotick’s time at the helm has been shadowed by controversy, and his […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics is teaming up with Activision Blizzard EMEA for a marketing campaign called “Embrace Your Game.” It will leverage Activision Blizzard’s popular games to promote Samsung’s gaming device portfolio, ranging from TVs and monitors to smartphones. The collaboration will fuel a multi-channel, multi-product marketing campaign in 44 countries. The Embrace Your Game Campaign also […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Two months after Microsoft successfully completed its $69b acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down from ABK on December 29, 2023. A new internal memo from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer reveals that moving forward, top Activision Blizzard King executives will report to Microsoft Gaming president […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know In an interview with Windows Central, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer talked about the nature of reviving older franchises. Spencer reiterated that he won’t force a team to make something and that there has to be “passion” for a team to revisit an older franchise. Spencer also says that he […]
Read MoreBlizzard has announced the first expansion pack for the CRPG game Diablo 4. It’s called Vessel of Hatred, and the company says it will bring a brand new class “never seen before in the Diablo universe.” The first Diablo 4 expansion pack will also allow players to hack & slash their way through hoards of […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Activision Blizzard, makers of Call of Duty, Diablo, Warcraft, and more are celebrating its 44th birthday. The publisher has released an infographic to mark the occasion. This infographic includes the rise of Activision, Blizzard, and King and all their hit titles. Top recommendations Activision Blizzard, a company of some of […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Activision Blizzard, makers of Call of Duty, Diablo, Warcraft, and more are celebrating its 44th birthday. The publisher has released an infographic to mark the occasion. This infographic includes the rise of Activision, Blizzard, and King and all their hit titles. Top recommendations Activision Blizzard, a company of some of […]
Read MoreVideo game company Activision-Blizzard is out for blood, and that’s no idiom. The company launched a highly unusual sweepstakes around its CRPG game, Diablo 4. The developer is encouraging Diablo 4 players in the USA to donate blood at a clinic of their choice, and in return, Blizzard is willing to give away in-game items […]
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