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...
Ex-Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime: To the Blizzard women …, I am extremely sorry that I failed you
Former Blizzard Entertainment president and company cofounder Mike Morhaime issued an apology to the women of Blizzard who have suffered alleged sexual discrimination charged...
Blizzard lawsuit, Dead Space, Respawn, Dragon Age 4, and more | GB Decides 206
[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/embed/episodes/206-CRANK-TIME-e14ttti” height=”102px” width=”700px” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] Working at Blizzard sounds like a challenge for women and minorities, and in some instances, it sounds like...
Activision Blizzard sued by California for sex discrimination
Activision Blizzard has been sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing for sex discrimination in the workplace. The company that makes...
Cloud gaming monetization keeps evolving
Cloud gaming tech has significant potential to upset established video game monetization models. We’re seeing stark parallels with established streaming models, like with the...
Overwatch 2 limits teams to only 1 tank on 5-person teams
Overwatch 2 is going to change more about the way the game works than you might have first anticipated. One of the biggest differences...
Former Blizzard and Epic veterans raise $5M for Lightforge Games
When game companies become successful, they tend to breed offspring. That’s the case with veterans of Blizzard Entertainment and Epic Games, who have raised...
Diablo: Immortal is on target for global release this year
As part of today’s Activision Blizzard earnings announcement, the company revealed that Diablo: Immortal is on track for a global release later in 2021....
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty drives 27% Q1 2020 revenue growth to $2.28 billion
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street’s expectations with 27% revenue growth to $2.28 billion for the first quarter ended March 31....
Bobby Kotick reflects on 3 decades running one of gaming’s giants
With 30 years of experience, Bobby Kotick has the longest record of any CEO of a major video game company. His company, Activision Blizzard,...