Activision-owned Raven Software employees form union
QA testers at Raven Software, an Activision-owned studio, today announced they have formed a union. The union, called the Game Workers Alliance, reportedly includes...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2021
Almost two years into the pandemic, it’s hard to look back and see much good that happened this year. But as reality was horrible...
Raven Software employees walk out to protest Activision Blizzard layoffs
Several employees at Raven Software, one of the development teams under Activision Blizzard, are walking out to protest layoffs at the company. Several members...
Activision drops new details on Warzone Pacific map Caldera debuting December 8
Call of Duty: Warzone is getting its first really new map on December 8 in the form of Caldera, the Warzone Pacific map set...
Activision unveils Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty
Activision unveiled its Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty games as it tries to attack a longstanding cheating problem that has frustrated a...
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...
The DeanBeat: How fun finds a way around friction
In an old Saturday Night Live skit, actor Garrett Morris rubbed two balloons on his sweater, and they stuck to his chest. It was...
Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War get Season 4 content on June 17
Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War will get new Season 4 content on June 17. Johanna Faries,...
Bringing the 1980s action heroes into Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone got some 1980s action heroes this week with its midseason update. Now you can play as Die Hard‘s John McClane...
World Series of Warzone will feature 4 events with $300K prize for each
Activision announced the World Series of Warzone tournament will feature a $300,000 prize pool for each of four different events. That’s the biggest prize...