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Overwatch developers form nearly 200-person union at Blizzard Entertainment
Overwatch developers form nearly 200-person union at Blizzard Entertainment
The world could always use more unions.
May 12, 2025
Microsoft triumphs over FTC again in challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
Microsoft triumphs over FTC again in challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
Is this also an Xbox?
May 8, 2025
Activision user research workers are unionizing 'to create an industry that works for them'
Activision user research workers are unionizing 'to create an industry that works for them'
The newly-formed union intends to push for better wages, job protections, and transparency in the workplace.
March 27, 2025
Activision Blizzard is using generative AI to hawk games that don't exist
Activision Blizzard is using generative AI to hawk games that don't exist
The publisher is using the controversial technology to determine if players would want spinoffs for Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot.
March 4, 2025
Players lambast Activision after publisher confirms generative AI was used in Black Ops 6
Players lambast Activision after publisher confirms generative AI was used in Black Ops 6
The Microsoft-owned publisher has admitted generative AI tools were used to 'help develop some in game assets.'
Feb. 25, 2025
Overwatch 2 brings loot boxes back from the grave
Overwatch 2 brings loot boxes back from the grave
Blizzard is bringing back the controversial loot boxes for Overwatch 2, and reintroducing parts of its once-planned PvE mode.
Feb. 14, 2025
Ex-Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick calls Bizarre acquisition a 'bad, expensive lesson'
Ex-Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick calls Bizarre acquisition a 'bad, expensive lesson'
According to Kotick, buying the Project Gotham Racing studio back in 2007 'violated all our principles.'
Feb. 13, 2025
It looks like someone at Activision is leaking Slack screenshots to right-wing X users
It looks like someone at Activision is leaking Slack screenshots to right-wing X users
Far-right users of X (formerly Twitter) are singling out individual Activision Blizzard employees for comments made in support of DEI and inclusion at the company.
Jan. 29, 2025
Activision spent almost $1.8 billion developing three Call of Duty titles
Activision spent almost $1.8 billion developing three Call of Duty titles
And that's without accounting for marketing costs.
Jan. 7, 2025
Activision quietly recast Black Ops 6 Zombies actors during SAG-AFTRA strike
Activision quietly recast Black Ops 6 Zombies actors during SAG-AFTRA strike
Pre-release versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies cutscenes contain different voiceover performances than those heard in the final game.
Dec. 19, 2024
Activision Blizzard QA staff walk out over return to office mandate
Activision Blizzard QA staff walk out over return to office mandate
Workers from Activision Blizzard's QA department in Eden Prairie, Minnesota have walked out in protest against the firm…
Oct. 30, 2024
Call of Duty QA workers rally against Activision Blizzard return-to-office mandate
Call of Duty QA workers rally against Activision Blizzard return-to-office mandate
The CWA alleges Activision Blizzard and Microsoft are refusing to accomodate QA staff with certified medical conditions with their 'strict' return-to-office policy.
Oct. 30, 2024