Activision Blizzard cuts 8% of jobs amid ‘best’ financial results
Activision is planning to cut “non-development jobs” because it isn’t releasing enough games. This news comes via a Kotaku report that claims new Blizzard...
Activision Blizzard is reportedly planning hundreds of layoffs
The video game industry isn’t done with its bad news, it seems. Bloomberg reported that Activision Blizzard plans to lay off hundreds of people...
The DeanBeat: Wall Street hates game companies again. How dumb!
Electronic Arts saw its stock price fall off a cliff this week as it acknowledged in an earnings call that Battlefield V didn’t sell...
Bungie-Activision divorce analysis: Royalties, underperformance, and Destiny 3
Bungie and Activision shocked the gaming world Thursday when the companies announced that they were no longer working together on the Destiny franchise. Activision...
Blizzard and NetEase extend Chinese publishing deal for Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more
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...
Destiny and Bungie are breaking up with Activision
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...
Activision Blizzard makes three new major leadership appointments
Activision Blizzard has made appointments for three leadership positions, with all of them coming from within the company. Activision Blizzard is one of the...
Activision Blizzard plans to fire its chief financial officer; Netflix may hire him (updated)
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...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy has stronger debut month than all past Spyro games combined
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...
How Europe’s Rewired GG fund will invest $57 million in esports
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...