State agency accuses Activision Blizzard of shredding HR records
The California agency investigating Activision Blizzard for sex discrimination has accused the big game publisher of shredding human resources records. Axios reported this week...
The DeanBeat: Epic pulls out its real case against Google in antitrust lawsuit (update)
On Thursday, Epic Games revealed its fully unredacted antitrust lawsuit against Google, and the nature of the allegations and the evidence to back them...
Call of Duty: Vanguard delves into the birth of special forces in WWII
Activision and Sledgehammer Games are unveiling a well-known secret: Call of Duty: Vanguard. The game is the next installment of the Call of Duty series...
How Sledgehammer Games went on the expansion path for Call of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games has been in the spotlight because of its work on Call of Duty, but it hasn’t had an easy time as a...
Blizzard parts ways with leaders of Diablo 4 game development
Under scrutiny for alleged sexist behavior and human resources violations, Activision Blizzard’s Blizzard Entertainment division confirmed more departures among its leadership on the high-profile Diablo...
Activision Blizzard promises change while dodging employee demands
During today’s investor call, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick promised that change would come to the troubled publisher. However, he and other leaders failed...
Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty
Activision Blizzard has created a new mobile game studio for the Call of Duty franchise. The studio is working on an unannounced title for...
Activision Blizzard’s Q2 2021 bookings drop 7% to $1.92B
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street’s and its own expectations with 19% revenue growth to $2.29 billion for the second quarter...
J. Allen Brack’s short, tumultuous run in charge of Blizzard is over
Activision Blizzard announced today on its site that J. Allen Brack is no longer president of Blizzard. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will be...
The DeanBeat: Activision Blizzard is losing the PR war
The sex discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is going to be a real nightmare for all parties involved, and my heart goes out to...