Tag: Activision blizzard
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It’s the End of a Tumultuous Era for Activision—And the Start of a New Day in LA for Microsoft
It is a momentous, defining day for Southern California’s tech industry.After a tumultuous year, Activision Blizzard—the most prominent video game developer and publisher in Southern California, and one of the largest globally—is selling itself to Mic…
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Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Deal to Acquire Activision Blizzard Will Create a New Gaming Behemoth
Microsoft is aiming to vault itself into the upper echelon of video games with its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, the gaming giant behind such franchises as Warcraft Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush.Announced Tuesday…
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‘After I Complained of Sexual Harassment, I Was Demoted’: Blizzard Employee Speaks Out
A current Blizzard employee accused the company of ignoring reports of sexual harassment and of retaliating against her in a press conference outside the video game publisher’s headquarters in Irvine on Wednesday morning.Christine, who asked that repo…
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Workers at Activision Blizzard Studio Raven Software Walk Out, Protesting Layoffs
Embattled video game publisher Activision Blizzard is facing its third work stoppage in the last five months as employees at its subsidiary studio Raven Software walked out to protest layoffs of its quality assurance testers. Employees have staged oth…
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Activision Shareholders, Over 500 Employees Call for CEO Bobby Kotick’s Resignation
A group of activist shareholders is calling for Activision Blizzard’s chief executive Bobby Kotick to resign after accusations surfaced that he concealed alleged sexual harassment and rapes at the company.Washington, D.C.-based SOC Investment Group (f…
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Activision Blizzard Employees Plan Another Walkout, Demand CEO Resign
Employees at game publisher Activision Blizzard are planning to walk out once more after a bombshell report from the Wall Street Journal Tuesday detailed new assault claims and alleged that CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of a rape settlement at an Activis…
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Activision Blizzard Stock Slides as Key Franchise Releases are Delayed Again
Activision Blizzard’s shares tumbled after hours as the company facing discrimination lawsuits fell short of analysts’ fourth quarter projections and reported its most-anticipated game releases weren’t on schedule, leaving its slate of new content off…
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OpenDrives Hires Ex-Activision Esports’ André Rievers as Operations Lead
Digital storage company OpenDrives is planning a move into the lucrative world of esports and gaming and has hired former Activision Blizzard post production lead André Rievers to help lead the effort.OpenDrives is a backend storage provider for some …
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Read Activision’s Letter to Staff After Firing 20 Employees
Activision Blizzard addressed ongoing employee concerns over workplace culture in a letter to staff Tuesday, and said it disciplined 40 employees for inappropriate workplace behavior. The letter was written by Blizzard’s Executive Vice President for C…
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SEC Launches Investigation into Activision Blizzard
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into video game publishing giant Activision Blizzard, which is engulfed in allegations that company executives ignored reports of sexual misconduct and discrimination against wo…