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Activision's Newest Exec Has Decided To Post Through It
20.10.2022
Lulu Cheng Meservey has been on the job for less than a month and the Activision executive has already antagonized employees at the center of a long-overdue unionization push within the games industry. After over a dozen Blizzard quality assurance testers won the right to hold a union vote...
In-depth: how Legend Of Keepers hit it big on PC
19.10.2022
Also: the UK x Microsoft x Activision discussion heats up, & discovery news galore
Blizzard Testers Win Case, Can Now Vote On Forming A Union
19.10.2022
Back in July, a group of 21 quality assurance workers at Activision’s Albany studio—formerly known as Vicarious Visions—announced their intentions to unionise. Today, the National Labor Relations Board have confirmed that their vote can go ahead.Read more
Activision Bans Top Call of Duty Twitch Streamer From $100,000 Tourney Over Marriage Prank
18.10.2022
Activision hosted a Call of Duty tournament this weekend, and the top competitive player was noticeably absent from the lineup. In a now-deleted tweet, Doug “Censor” Martin revealed that the publisher had banned him for competing in Fortune’s Keep, citing that he had “harassed [Nadia Amine].”...
Massive Madden 23 Patch Tries Addressing Backlash, Still Leaves Fans Fuming
14.10.2022
EA’s “most polished” Madden in years continues to walk a rough road. Madden 23 received its massive October title update on Thursday, and with it a lot of welcome tweaks to underlying gameplay. But despite a bevy of bug fixes, many fans still feel like EA isn’t been honest about the current...
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Is A Modest Bustin’ Experience
14.10.2022
Ever since I was a kid playing David Crane’s original Ghostbusters game on my Commodore 64, I’ve believed that Ghostbusters is a property that lends itself perfectly to video games. You’ve got great characters, you’ve got cool gadgets, you’ve got spirits from another realm that threaten apocalyptic...
Obchod od Microsoftu a Activision má zádrhel. Britský regulační úřad se obává snížení konkurence na herním trhu
13.10.2022
New Activision Lawsuit Makes Revenge Porn, Sexual Harassment Allegations
13.10.2022
Over a year after the first reports and government investigations into the company began, publisher Activision Blizzard is facing fresh lawsuits over what is described in this latest case as a “pervasive ‘frat-boy’ workplace culture that is a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination...
Bush-Era Torture Apologist Steps Down From Call Of Duty Publisher
1.10.2022
In a past life, Frances Townsend defended the legal basis for the torture method called waterboarding during George W. Bush’s war on terror. In a more recent one, she helped lead Activision Blizzard’s initially tone-deaf response to a major sexual harassment lawsuit by the state of California....
Activision Blizzard Announces New LGBTQ+ Friendly Overwatch 2 Competitive And Shoutcaster Programs
1.10.2022
Today, Activision Blizzard announced three programs coming to Overwatch 2’s competitive and casual scene. These aim to foster a healthy environment, with a focus on its new and returning LGBTQ+ player base. Read more
Enormous Diablo IV Leak Shows Almost 45 Minutes Of Dungeon Crawling Footage
19.9.2022
It was quite the weekend for major game leaks. As well as the first ever footage from a very unfinished GTA 6 being plastered all across the internet midway through September, Sunday the 18th also saw a full 43 minutes of the unfinished Diablo IV get uploaded. Footage from the ongoing friends...
Xbox Boss Commits To Current Series S/X Console Prices, For Now
16.9.2022
Sony turned a few heads when it unexpectedly hiked prices on the PlayStation 5 in the second year of the current generation of consoles. Naturally, many wondered if the same complicated economic situations we all find ourselves in would see a spike in Xbox prices as well. In a recent interview with...
The Biggest News From The Call Of Duty Next Showcase
16.9.2022
Today, Activision and Infinity Ward revealed new information about the upcoming shooters Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty Warzone 2. From a new map for Warzone to new modes in MWII, here are some of the biggest and most interesting things we learned from the Call of Duty Next showcase.Read more
PlayStation Boss Calls Out Microsoft Over 'Inadequate' Call Of Duty Deal
7.9.2022
The console war custody battle over Call of Duty has taken an unlikely turn. In an industry notorious for secrecy and backroom deals, two of the biggest executives in gaming are hashing it out in public. A week after Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said Activision’s hit shooter would remain...
Former Sledgehammer Boss Clumsily Walks Back Pro-Crunch Comments
5.9.2022
Crunch is bad. Boasting about crunch is bad. You’d imagine everyone knows that now, wouldn’t you? Yet, and I’m not a qualified reputation manager, I still think I have a beneficial suggestion that could greatly aid many within the games development industry: Stop saying you think crunch is great....
Microsoft Lets Sony Have ‘Several More Years’ Of Call Of Duty, As A Treat
2.9.2022
Good news PlayStation Call of Duty players: Microsoft says you get to have “several more years” of playing the shoot-bang game on your Sony console. Read more
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Skeptical About Metaverse, Criticizes Play-to-Earn Models
30.8.2022
Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox brand, believes that the metaverse has been with us since 30 years ago, when digital gaming was largely introduced. However, Spencer criticized play-to-earn (P2E) models, stating that they create a workforce out of a kind of gamer who needs to monetize the time spent...
Xbox Boss Says Exclusives Aren’t The Future While Company Buys Up Exclusives
25.8.2022
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, recently described the progress of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard as heading in a “positive direction,” as the company awaits regulatory approval of the deal that would see it owning wildly popular franchises such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft....
Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated
23.8.2022
Destiny 2's most controversial practice is no more. Bungie confirmed during its 2022 showcase today that no more of the loot shooter’s content will be vaulted. That announcement comes after lots of fan complaints in recent years as huge portions of the game were removed to make room for...
Call Of Duty's New Skin Looks Eerily Similar To Ex-Dev's Work
16.8.2022
Activision is back on its bullshit, and by that I mean the massive games publisher is again suspected of lifting ideas from outside artwork to create the skins it sells in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone. This time, it appears likely the company took direct inspiration from a skin created by...