Blizzard covers DE&I in wrap-up of tumultuous year
Blizzard has released its end-of-year review for 2023, in which it discusses some of the major changes of the company’s culture in 2023. This...
Activision Blizzard to settle CA unequal pay case for $56M
Edited at 7:45pm PT — The original version of this article incorrectly stated the settlement was related to sexual harassment, not unequal employment practices...
Why Call of Duty is more than just a game | Johanna Faries
There’s no bigger game than Call of Duty. And so it was a natural for us to discuss its cultural impact at our conference...
Call of Duty GM Johanna Faries to speak at GamesBeat at The Game Awards
Johanna Faries, senior vice president at Activision Blizzard and general manager of Call of Duty, will be a speaker at our event, GamesBeat at...
Sledgehammer Games says Modern Warfare III gameplay hours are up versus previous games
Call of Duty game studio Sledgehammer Games said that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has set records for engagement for the overall Modern...
Microsoft owns Activision Blizzard — now what? | Kaser Focus
In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft today finally completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard King after 21 months of prep work and grappling with...
Microsoft completes its acquisition of Activision Blizzard King
After several months of grappling with federal investigations, Microsoft has closed its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard King. The console manufacturer officially acquired the...
UK authorities give final approval for Microsoft’s $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority gave final approval today for Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Unlock premium content and VIP...
Blizzard predictably axes Overwatch League to ‘revitalize’ esports program
Following the 2023 Overwatch League Grand Finals, Blizzard announced it would rebuild its esports program. After six seasons, the OWL never quite lived up...
Acquisition pause, Venom, and Ubisoft’s ‘large game’ | Kaser Focus
Another long week on the books, and luckily this one was not entirely dominated by the Microsoft-FTC-Activision Blizzard scuffle. In fact, given that Microsoft...