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Blizzard and NetEase extend Chinese publishing deal for Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 11, 2019
1 min

Blizzard and NetEase have made a deal to continue their Chinese publishing partnership through 2023, according to GameDaily.biz. NetEase, itself headquartered in China, publishes...

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Destiny and Bungie are breaking up with Activision

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 10, 2019
2 min

Bungie is ending its partnership with publisher Activision, according to a report from Kotaku and confirmed by the publisher and the studio. The former Halo...

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Activision Blizzard makes three new major leadership appointments

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 9, 2019
1 min

Activision Blizzard has made appointments for three leadership positions, with all of them coming from within the company. Activision Blizzard is one of the...

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode.

Activision Blizzard plans to fire its chief financial officer; Netflix may hire him (updated)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 1, 2019
1 min

Activision Blizzard fell nearly 1 percent in after-hours trading today as the company filed a regulatory announcement saying that it plans to fire Spencer...

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy has stronger debut month than all past Spyro games combined

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 18, 2018
1 min

Spyro the Dragon has some fire left in him. Spyro Reignited Trilogy was the No. 9 best-selling game in the U.S. in November, according...

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How Europe’s Rewired GG fund will invest $57 million in esports

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 15, 2018
16 min

A couple of weeks ago, European esports organization Team Vitality has raised €20 million, or $22.7 million, in an investment from entrepreneur Tej Kohli. That was...

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Call of Duty World League levels up its esports competition with 5v5 combat

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 9, 2018
9 min

The Call of Duty World League (CWL) kicked off its esports season this weekend in Las Vegas. And this year, the competitors will play...

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Crash Team Racing is next on the remake circuit

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 7, 2018
1 min

Activision Blizzard announced Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled at The Game Awards tonight in Los Angeles. It’s a remake of the franchise’s original kart racing game....

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The FTC saunters into the loot box fight

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 29, 2018
4 min

This time 12 months ago, loot boxes were the biggest story in the video game business . But now, even though they are still in...

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Activision Blizzard hits Q3 earnings but spooks investors with weak Q4 forecast

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 8, 2018
1 min

Investors seem prone to be spooked about Activision Blizzard‘s earnings these days. Activision Blizzard reported results for the third fiscal quarter ended September 30...

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