Nintendo And Sony Feel The Burn As The Console Wars Heat Up
Companies like Nintendo and Sony have been scrambling to come up with a response to Microsoft’s mammoth acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.Continue Reading
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Despite Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard Deal, Call Of Duty’s Next Three Games Will Remain On PlayStation
Good news for you Call of Duty fans with PlayStations who might have been worried about what the $70 billionContinue Reading
The New York Times Purchases Wordle
On January 31st, The New York Times announced it had purchased Wordle for a price “in the low seven figures.”Continue Reading
Geoff Keighley Tweets That More Gaming Acquisitions Are Coming In 2022
It’s been a wild couple of months in the gaming industry, with mergers and acquisitions dominating the headlines. Activision-Blizzard nowContinue Reading
Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Deal Likely to Survive Legal Scrutiny And Federal Regulations
Any time a deal reaches the magnitude of the Activision-Blizzard sale, it invites a whole plethora of legal questions. TheContinue Reading
Activision-Blizzard Reportedly Farming Out Overwatch League Operations To A Third Party
According to sources that spoke with Sports Business Journal, Activision-Blizzard is expected to farm out its Overwatch League operations toContinue Reading
Sony Buys Bungie For $3.6B
Sony Interactive Entertainment recently announced it had purchased Bungie Inc. for $3.6 billion. According to Gamesindustry.biz, Bungie will act asContinue Reading
Microsoft To Cancel Inactive Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions In The UK Following Investigation
Microsoft will soon change its Xbox subscription services in the UK following a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation intoContinue Reading
Is Overwatch 2 On The Horizon?
An anonymous content creator who attended the not-so-secret Blizzard meeting back in December recently leaked news that Overwatch 2 information,Continue Reading
Weekly News #187: Sony x Bungie, ValkyRae YouTube, LoL Mockumentary, Ford In-Car Gaming, Wordle, Scump Retirement, Nintendo Strikes, Saudi Arabia Esports, Harry Potter Fail, Ubisoft NFTs
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion, ValkyRae stickingContinue Reading
Esports Owners, Executives React To Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal
Activision-Blizzard has made quite a name for itself over the last decade, producing titles like Overwatch and Call of Duty.Continue Reading
Phil Spencer Asks Nintendo Not To Do Anything That Would Harm The Gaming Industry
We are still dealing with the fallout that came from Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. In a recent interview with TheContinue Reading
Former European Leaders At Activision Blizzard Have Founded A New Publisher
Several former Activision Blizzard leaders from the now defunct Versailles operation have come together to form New Tales, a publishingContinue Reading
The Global Gaming Market Will Be Worth Almost $550B By 2028
A new report was recently released by Fortune Business Insights. In this study, it was revealed that the global gamingContinue Reading
Esports Engine Named Official Broadcasting Partner For Call Of Duty League
Esports operations company Esports Engine has been named the official broadcasting partner of the upcoming Call of Duty League (CDL) season, Activision Blizzard andContinue Reading
Microsoft Becomes Third-Largest Gaming Company Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Following the $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is now the third-largest gaming company in the world behind TencentContinue Reading
Raven Software Ends Strike
A Better ABK, the employee advocacy group at Activision-Blizzard, recently announced it ended Raven QA’s strike of Activision-Blizzard that lastedContinue Reading
Phil Spencer Looking To Revitalize Old Activision Blizzard Titles
This Activision Blizzard sale is so much of the gaming news going on lately and it’s easy to see why.Continue Reading
Savvy Gaming Group Purchases ESL Gaming From Modern Times Group For Over $1B
On January 24th, Modern Times Group announced that it had agreed to sell ESL Gaming to Savvy Gaming Group forContinue Reading
Blizzard Is Developing A New Survival Video Game
Blizzard Entertainment is apparently working on a new IP. The organization recently announced it is developing a survival video gameContinue Reading
Bobby Kotick Looking At $505M Payday From Microsoft Sale
Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick, stands to receive $504.7 million when Microsoft completes its $70 billion purchase of the company.Continue Reading
Weekly News #185: New Blizzard Game, $1.5B Saudi ESL FACEIT Acquisition, Kotaku PC Gamer Rumors, Lame Guild HQ, Spyke $55M Seed, Netflix Ambitions
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Blizzard developing a new survival game, SonyContinue Reading
Statements Indicate Activision Games Will Still Be Made For PlayStation Consoles
Sony recently released a statement in response to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard for almost $70 billion. According to a spokespersonContinue Reading
Will Overwatch Come To Phones Via Xbox Cloud Gaming?
The Activision Blizzard sale has left us with more questions than answers. We’ve known for awhile that Activision has beenContinue Reading
Report: Bobby Kotick Wanted To Buy Kotaku And PC Gamer
According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, Bobby Kotick was interested in buying video game publications, namelyContinue Reading
Sony Stocks Tumble Following Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard Acquisition
On January 18th, the global gaming industry was shaken to its core after it was announced that Microsoft had acquiredContinue Reading
NPD Group Reveals Top 20 Selling Games In The US In 2021
Industry-tracking firm, NPD Group, revealed the top 20 best-selling games in the United States for 2021, and the most notableContinue Reading
Lego Group Re-Evaluates Overwatch Deal With Activision-Blizzard Due To Lack Of Progress Made In Abuse Scandal
With Activision-Blizzard still in the midst of a seemingly never-ending abuse scandal, the Lego Group has decided to step backContinue Reading