Sony Stocks Slide Following Activision Blizzard Sale
Shares in Japan’s Sony Group fell 9% on January 19th after gaming rival Microsoft said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard inContinue Reading
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Froskurinn Speaks Out Against Sexism in the Games Industry
Sexism has become a hot topic in the gaming industry. Whether it’s the toxic environment of Bobby Kotick’s Activision-Blizzard orContinue Reading
Riot Employees Would Receive 25% Of Their Annual Salary If They Quit Right Now
Riot Games’ CEO Nicolo Laurent outlined the organization’s new five-year plan in a lengthy January 11th blog post. In thisContinue Reading
Weekly News #183: Microsoft Acquires Activision-Blizzard, Riot Employees Quit, ValkyRae Break, Xbox One Discontinued
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Microsoft turning the gaming world on its headContinue Reading
Microsoft Announces Acquisition Of Activision-Blizzard
Microsoft made history on January 18th when the company announced plans to acquire the major video game publisher Activision-Blizzard. ThisContinue Reading
Raven Software Strike Enters Its Fifth Week
Employees of Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision, have been on strike for five weeks after Activision laid off aContinue Reading
Microsoft Halts Production Of The Xbox One
Microsoft recently announced it has stopped manufacturing Xbox Ones. This comes as the organization looks to ramp up the productionContinue Reading
Take-Two Purchasing Zynga For Almost $13B
Take-Two Interactive recently announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zynga in a cash and stock transaction. TheContinue Reading
Steam Unveils Best-Selling And Most-Played Games Of 2021
Now that we are well into 2022, major businesses are taking a look back at the successes they had inContinue Reading
Former Activision-Blizzard Developer Accused Of Making Transphobic Comments In Right-Wing Discord Server
Long-time Activision-Blizzard developer Geoff Frazier was fired from the company recently after it came to light that his far-right viewpointsContinue Reading
Big-Name Personalities Attack Activision For The State Of The Call Of Duty Esports Scene
Activision-Blizzard has had its fair share of problems over the last 12 months. Most recently, the organization is receiving backlashContinue Reading
Activision-Blizzard Suing COD Cheating Website EngineOwning
On January 4th, Activision-Blizzard filed a lawsuit in California against EngineOwning, one of the most popular sites in the worldContinue Reading
Former Sony CEO Launches $225M Gaming SPAC
Jack Tretton, former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, is leading a $225 million special-purpose acquisition company that’s pursuing aContinue Reading
Treyarch Releases Statement In Response To Activision-Blizzard Controversy
Treyarch recently released a statement that let the world know how it felt regarding the allegations against its parent companyContinue Reading
Kraft Sports Group Merging With Oxygen Esports To Bring “Call Of Duty” League Team To Boston
Kraft Sports Group, which is the organization that owns the New England Patriots, recently announced it had agreed to aContinue Reading
Several People Join Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Esports Technical Advisory Committee
Several people have been named to the Esports Technical Advisory Committee by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). These individualsContinue Reading
Internal Report Reveals Moral Harassment At Brazil’s Wildlife Studios
Wildlife Studios, a Brazilian gaming company worth $3 billion and responsible for some of the most popular free-to-play mobile gamesContinue Reading
Heinz Teams Up With Activision For Call Of Duty Activation
Heinz has joined forces with Activision’s Call of Duty. As a result of this partnership, Heinz will create hidden spotsContinue Reading
NFTs Risk Being Used For Unpopular Microtransactions By Gaming Corporations
We have entered a new era of video gaming monetization, one in which the in-game assets themselves can be tokenizedContinue Reading
Report: Activision-Blizzard Plans On Ending Competitive Balance Tax And Max Player Salary Caps In OWL & CDL
According to a recent report, Activision-Blizzard is planning on eliminating the competitive balance tax and the soft player salary capsContinue Reading
“League Of Legends” Tournament, The Worlds, Fails To Turn A Profit
The huge League of Legends tournament, The Worlds, took place in October, drawing viewers from all across the globe. DespiteContinue Reading
Episode #172 (Video): Evolved Play, Education x Gaming, Fun vs Learning, Game Development Insights
In this episode with special guest Kevin Caldwell (Founder & CEO of Evolved Play), we discuss the intersection of gamingContinue Reading
Episode #172: Evolved Play, Education x Gaming, Fun vs Learning, Game Development Insights
In this episode with special guest Kevin Caldwell (Founder & CEO of Evolved Play), we discuss the intersection of gamingContinue Reading
Activision-Blizzard Was Not Invited To This Year’s The Game Awards
Despite Call of Duty being nominated twice at this years’ Game Awards, its publisher, Activision-Blizzard, was not in attendance. SinceContinue Reading
The National Legal And Policy Center Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola’s Board
The National Legal and Policy Center, a right-wing organization that “promotes ethics in public life,” has written to Coca-Cola CEOContinue Reading
Will “World Of Warcraft” Soon Be A Console Game?
World of Warcraft could be coming to video game consoles for the very first time. This comes after a postingContinue Reading
Business of Esports – Weekly News #381
In this week’s esports business news: Bobby Kotick’s time at Activision-Blizzard could be ending soon, Twitch Rivals partners with Crypto.com,Continue Reading
Jessica Gonzalez Resigns From Activision-Blizzard
On November 30th, Blizzard’s Senior Test Analyst, Jessica Gonzalez, revealed in a Twitter post that she resigned from her positionContinue Reading