Activision Blizzard converts QA testers to full-time with pay raises
Activision Blizzard announced it is converting all of its U.S.-based temporary quality assurance (QA) workers — about 1,100 people — into full-time employees. It...
Activision Blizzard settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $18M
A federal judge approved a settlement today in Activision Blizzard‘s sexual harassment lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The game publisher will pay...
Activision’s Beenox opens Call of Duty game studio in Montreal
Activision Blizzard’s Beenox studio, which specializes in making Call of Duty games, has opened a new studio in Montreal. Quebec City-based Beenox, which is...
Call of Duty Endowment found jobs for 16,138 veterans in 2021
Despite the pandemic and the end-of-year Omicron variant, the Call of Duty Endowment charity found jobs for more than 16,138 veterans in 2021. That’s...
Newzoo: Acquisitions have already disrupted 2022’s gaming landscape
Newzoo today released data and analysis about 2022’s spate of mergers and acquisitions in the games industry. According to its information, the various acquisitions...
Activision is making more Call of Duty to deal with the declining performance of Call of Duty
Call of Duty revenue was down on console and PC during the fourth quarter of last year, according to Activision Blizzard’s latest earnings report....
Activision Blizzard earnings fall short of expectations
Activision Blizzard‘s net bookings of $2.49 billion in the fourth quarter ended December 31 fell short of expectations on Wall Street, with the net...
Activision Blizzard reorganizes Raven tester department that voted for union
Activision Blizzard game-testing workers in Wisconsin are expected to file for a union with the National Labor Relations Board. In the meantime, the company...
The DeanBeat: Interpreting Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal as a metaverse play
Microsoft‘s $68.7 billion pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard will shake up the game industry to its core. It has upset the status quo and...
GDC: Game devs focus on unionization, fighting toxicity, and adopting blockchain/metaverse
The Game Developers Conference has released its annual developer survey and found growing support for unionization, the fight against toxicity, and the adoption of...